Yep. Wearing a super pretty flowy white top AND cropped skinnies with leopard loafers today. Pretty sure it's the trifecta of guy-repellant. Oddly enough, MrBuckeye was still giving me the eye earlier. You mean he likes me despite my refusal to dress for the male gaze?

I live in a very nice area of a VERY nice city outside of Charleston, SC. We are extremely close with our neighbors on our street and hang with them almost every evening for a bit. We not only lock our door, we have an automatic deadbolt that locks after 15 seconds. It's kind of bizarre, but my hubby is from…

Nope, just a die hard fan. So, I won't dog your education choices, but Krzyzewski sucks. :)

MrBuckeye shares your mutant power. It's handy when Daylight Savings Time hits. All I have to do is ask him to move my car and it will be reprogrammed. Oh, and after thunderstorms. I would live with perpetual blinking clocks without him. It goes without saying that he unilaterally controls our thermostat. I can jack…

So, I get your husband's perspective. I am fantastic at work, because I have an objective in my conversations, even if it is to build a relationship with someone else. I file info into "personal needs" and "positional needs" then I mine those files when I am trying to get something done. It has taken me far longer to…

People just suck sometimes. I'm sorry for the experience, and for the kids growing up in that environment.

First off, YAY Burt! Can you host every Saturday instead of He-who-shall-not-be-named?

Ah.....that explains a lot.

Ok, now I must ask: who is this?

Hehehe, there were some interesting theories when the Governor of Texas (Rick Perry) was pushing for all those new abortion requirements to protect the "wimminz" and it turned out his sister had an interest in one of the few clinics in TX that would meet those requirements. Talk about a bump in profits!

Quite a misleading headline there...

Yep. As I've written and posted elsewhere, it just makes me so. damn. tired.

It's exhausting, right? I finally put my finger on why it makes me so tired: I have to not only explain THAT "x" or "y" is offensive, but all the background concepts that support my argument. The reaction I get from most white men, even receptive ones, is at best a furrowed brow. I have to slowly walk them back…

I just ordered this dress and jacket for work. I have been waiting for fall so I can wear houndstooth. Granted, it's 82 degrees, but at least I'll look seasonally appropriate.

Yep-for us, it was extremely easy because TTB thrives on structure. Everyone has to find their own balance, and I think trying to force your family into a mold is where people start to think its cruel. Other commenters have addressed better than me many examples of how they adjusted for their family, whether its…

I think it's more about setting expectations and having guidelines for behavior. I'm sure there are co-sleeping parents who have well-adjusted and happy children: because the child knows what to expect and how their evening will go. For our family, we sleep trained because TTB thrived on the very consistent schedule…

WTF? That is just....appalling. That poor child.

We did the same thing with TTB. Amazing that its not standard responsible adult behaviour, but our next door neighbor is like, eh, not my problem. We try to maintain his schedule on the weekends and vacations too-just better for everyone, TTB included.

Congrats on raising not-an-asshole! too bad more people didnt have your success. TTB is so well behaved. He's not a robot child either-tons of personality and mischievousness, and he gets plenty of free play time to ensure he's developing various skills and abilities. As long as he has structure, and we set…

That sounds exhausting. Kudos to you for biting your tongue-I would have trouble pointing out that THIS IS NOT A HEALTHY FAMILY. I'm all for to each their own within reason, but that woman needs to learn about limits. Special snowflakes-this is how they start!