I believe some of the Newtown families were among them.

That book has scared the shit out of me for years ... possibly because deep down, even in my just-read-it teenaged soul, I feared IT WAS POSSIBLE.

I never said anything about racism. And last I checked, those people were paying money to get exactly what they knew she was giving. Seems like everyone in that scenario got exactly what the contract offered.

It's different here, though, because there's no explicit ban — no signs or the like, and staff clearly wouldn't have said a word about it except for the old biddies having conniptions about it.

Being pulled aside and told that other patrons are upset because you have tattoos? That's humiliating. And she's not "badass" BECAUSE she has the tattoos, but is such in general. It's obviously a culture clash, but that doesn't make these people any better. Come on.

Yep. And somehow, my husband hasn't left me, even when I tried to go brunette (I'm a strawberry blonde). It didn't stick. He somehow managed to still want to have the sex with me.

I panicked in the sixth grade when I got "assassin" — don't know why, as I knew the word. But somehow, in my anxiety, I thought, "Dammit, no, that's wrong ..." The snarky kids in my grade (my friends, actually) brought it up for YEARS. I then proceeded to win the next two years and go to regionals. Where I panicked…

SERIOUSLY. I love her on that cover. And I'm not a fan. Very chic, I think. I'd like to look like that now and I'm not pregnant.

Other than the fact that I wish my wedding hadn't been so traditional (I wanted to elope anyway), I would have eschewed a wedding party entirely and saved everybody the cash on dresses they'll never wear again. One of my flower girls — my twin nieces — totally freaked out and my matron of honor had to guide them down…

Thank you.

That faaaaaaace. :)

I happen to love her, as I'm sure lots of people do, which is probably why she did become such a target of hate before the Oscars: She went from super-likable and funny and pretty and quirky to "HOLY CRAP I MUST INUNDATE YOU ALL ALL THE TIME WITH MEEEE." For me, it's not so much hate as disappointment, because I think…

And seriously, high schools SURELY have more worthy causes to spend that money on than a fucking statue.

Ugh. I hate those people. My husband and I — 35 each — are like, "Hey, it's midnight ... where to next?" Not because we're physically able. God, no; we're fucking exhausted. But mentally? And because we never want to look back and sigh wistfully that we should have had more fun? Mentally, we're still 21 and having a…

I love you.

I'm turning 35 this month and I refuse to be old. This country is so fucking obsessed with youth that we feel this need to put ourselves out to pasture at 22, because what else should we do now that our usefulness is over?

Perfectly said.

Being a child of the '70s, I've actually never seen an uncut penis. I also had a taste for Jewish men (and married one), so my odds were small ... but I really don't think this should be as big a deal as people make of it. My husband is of the same mind, and he is, ahem, not suffering through life with his OMG…

Um, it's not like the male characters are being treated like gods.