In Amazon’s The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, she does that! I was blown away. None of the married women in my family wear makeup at all, so that was mindblowing.

OH NOOOO... WHY???

• I do 2 breakfasts— Per nutritionist’s orders, I have bran flakes with skim milk at home, followed by tea and yogurt and fruit at my desk at work. Sad.

I’m like a cancer-detecting dog: if I think my husband stinks, I know he’s sick.

I hear you. In an interview she talks about how much she hates her strict diet and extreme exercise. I just wanted to take her aside and let her know that she actually doesn’t have to do it. She can choose to just age, but the vanity is enough to torture herself. Sounds kinda sad. I just can’t with that level of…

:((( Ouch! Some of us never developed an adult voice and can’t help it. I just hate that it makes it hard to be taken seriously, but my husband thinks I’d rake in the dough on a sex line. 

Also, it’s hard to completely reject culture. A super shallow example is that I know that shaving my legs is a cultural norm that I should be free to reject... but the thought of wearing a dress with werewolf legs is horrifying and I could never do it. It’s really not that easy to just overcome the brainwashing. A…

My young, female gyno once asked me why I don’t want kids. I was THIS close to getting huffy, when she admitted that she also doesn’t want kids and was having a hard time dealing with pressure from her family. We commiserated for a bit. It was great!

Hugs to you! And mid-forties is not too late to find a life partner! Your story reminds me of people who come out as gay late in life— no matter how late the realization comes, there’s still time for fun and romance! You’re rejecting the stigma of childfree life and cultural oppression. I hope all the best in life for…

I had that happen too! Um... kids are not the end-all-be-all of a relationship!

I do it all the time—- especially if it’s something potentially embarrassing or dangerous, like skirts that ride up or unzipped backpacks.

ID is the best thing that ever happened to TV! Whenever I’m around cable (hotel rooms, visiting people) if Homicide Hunter is on... I am watching it! I even got my mom hooked because the re-enacter is so dreamy and the actual detective is so sassy. LOVE IT.

I think my family was pretty shrewd and then I watched and read enough horror and true crime to trust my instincts. I live in a city with some interesting characters on the streets, but luckily my dog is even jumpier than I am and does a good job of watching my back at night.

I have, but I haven’t read it. To be fair, I think I was born with the gift of fear. Is it good?

Me too! I’ve listened to like 25 episodes in probably 25 days. I felt really bad about listening on a Megabus and googling everything that came up. Anyone reading over my shoulder would think I’m a monster.

Fellow Murderino! My parents did not at all limit my tv/movie watching... I think it just made me a savvier person. For example, I was reading in the news about a woman who had been held at gunpoint and nearly killed after getting home from work to find her front door off its hinges. Honestly, would you or I enter our…

I think they will! I was reading movie reviews on RogerEbert.com last week. Of all the movies in theaters right now, half of the 4 star reviews were technically horror films: Dig Two Graves, The Devil’s Candy, Raw, Personal Shopper (I think?)! I dig it.

I know— you hear sometimes about people from loving families who crack and get diagnosed and just get help and support and everything is fine, aside from that little spell of craziness— like Mark Vonnegut. Meanwhile, when narcissistic families value their own comfort and appearances over the actual well-being of their…

Woah! Ignore the troll. GEEZ!