@trustfundhipsters: I say go out of your way to pick fights with him so long as you're willing to do whatever it takes to win. He needs to have someone pushing back even if it doesn't seem like it's making a difference right now.

@trustfundhipsters: If you've got to have him around, I think you gotta do what you can to shut that shit down. Is this your house that he's visiting? At least a few times a week he should be getting just a little discipline. And deep down, 12 year old boys want boundaries and clarity in their world. He's not…

@thenewmrssalazar: I love this advice. I have a bunch of stuff that I'm trying to unload but the thrift stores around me just get picked over by hipsters.

@Hooplehead: Give him the bedroom. Hopefully he gets a job and starts paying rent eventually.

@HillGirl: Yeah, I'm reserved and it reads as snobby. I'm working on it because I don't want to be that way - even accidentally.

@BeetsGoOn: Small baby? Yes. They're probably terrified that they're bothering the neighbors but if they're young and new to the neighborhood they might not have a lot of support. You could consider stopping by in a friendly way - maybe with some cookies or a pizza - to check in and offer to help if you can. This…

@gestures: I did it in college. We agreed that neither of us would date anyone new until he was moved out and that really made things easier. That and two bedrooms. But he stopped driving me to school and that was mean.

@nolagringa001: It's your clothes that don't work! Get on with your Oreo self, my diet is seriously suffering from a shortage of Oreos tonight.

@nolagringa001: Well, what do you mean by "work"? It definitely pleases me quite a lot.

@pissiechrissie: I've been there. There seemed to be nothing else on TV for months and it really sucks. He doesn't get to invade my late-night escape!

@Hooplehead: Five years after the breakup, ex just unfriended me - how bizarre.

@heyitsmle: Practice is really the best thing. One of my favorite tricks is unsafe but I do it all the time - I shift into neutral approaching a stoplight and then just brake as needed. It's not so safe because when you're in neutral, you don't have a lot of control over the vehicle so if something happened (like a…

@alifredist: Whoa. My little brothers are twins and the neighbors? Twin boys with the same names.

@Sunshine: He is someone I will always be a little bit in love with and he feels the same way. Right now we're on different coasts and it isn't workable but we've already talked about how open the future is. But honestly, I think maybe that the fantasy of us is so perfect that the real us might not live up to that. …

@boxspelunker: You will get just as much enjoyment out of looking at it online. More, even since you've now saved the money for something else.

@SallySassyPants: I loved Ecuador and would have felt safe alone there (but I speak Spanish). Egypt was also fantastic but I'm not sure I would have done it by myself.

@pinkhunny: I just yoink them out. I figure I'll come up with another solution once I can't keep up with their breeding process any more. I don't want to get stuck dyeing my hair all the time!

@SometimeSunshine: Ooooh. One of the eternal questions. I say that something solid can't be ruined by taking a chance so long as you're on the same page. If it doesn't work, you can rebuild a friendship. But if you've got feelings that he doesn't share - that's a recipe for heartbreak.

@GeekChic: My brother's baby mama is a terrible person and an even worse mother. I have turned myself inside out trying to be kind and helpful to her but she's just not interested. Some people are assholes, no matter how much you want to help them.

@sheilagirl: Yeah, I'm with mass romantic. "I totally just realized that if I wrap up my pads, it really seems to help the smell in the bathroom."