My first boyfriend's parents and my husband's parents both grew up under similar circumstances—farming communities, living off the land, not dirt poor but by no means well-off. They both came into big money as adults, and now act as though everyone else should be able to do the same.

When I was trying to decorate for Christmas as cheaply as possible (I think, excluding the tree, I did it for under $15. Joanne's clearance FTW), I decided to describe my home as 'haphazard'.

I've found that the problem isn't in dealing with one's partner; it's integrating into one another's families that's the hard part.

I'd love to see someone take a look at the extended family dynamics when couples marry across classes. Mr. Aspen grew up solidly middle class. He grew up to work in a similar field as his dad. My MIL and I both work for public schools systems. We're living a very similar lifestyle to the one he grew up with. Mr. Aspen…

We judge each other a lot by our homes and judge each other's class position by our homes; homes are a symbol of our class..

Or . . . take an Uber. That's what they were invented for, right?

Well, they kinda are crappy. Also, I heard a rumor that Kenny G. may have helped to invent them. Which makes it better or worse. Definitely makes it something.

My dad (75) does that all the time. He thinks it's hilarious. I tried to warn him not to screw with the people who make your food, but I've given up.

That's a more accurate name.

Haha you actually think that you can reason with somebody who's default reaction to not getting what they want is to start screaming and cursing. Really? I know these kinds of people, they're the ones who get mad because how dare you not read their mind? Then throw a tantrum like a baby instead of using their adult…

There's nothing wrong with her body, that's how a 47 year old body looks, if you're lucky and have very, very good genes. Why people should continue the myth that beautiful = young I don't know. Because as a species our window of youth is relatively small, and we'll be old far longer than young. That's a long time to…

"Taking a selfie with Jesus" sounds like a euphemism for someone dying.

I like her.

It kills me that your friend's situation, and the situation of so many others in the U.S., was the result of deliberate political processes designed to keep women in the home—while welfare became contingent on working, squeezing low-income women into a bind. http://www.newrepublic.com/article/112892… So much misery,…

My other thought is, if she had access to affordable day care, maybe she would have gotten away from that sick bastard more easily as well.

Tracee Ellis Ross, stay exactly the way you are, you fox.

Yes, does it have to be restaurants? Because my old General Manager at a now-defunct car lot literally did coke on his desk. Literally. Lines. On. His. Desk.

Attachment parent here, 45 years old, and kiddo has made it to sixteen years. Long and short? You really have to do what fits your family the best, and it may not be extended or on-demand nursing. My son was two and half when he weaned himself. At three and a half he said to me, "Daddy snores. I want my own…