Uh oh. Since you're studying under the influence, you'll have to take the test under the influence because of state-based learning. Right? It's probably in your book right near the entry about hypochondria.

I guess I failed reading comprehension because I didn't see anything about her fearing that her kid would wander onto the freeway, and everything about her kid breathing brake-fluid particulate and exhaust. I guess I need to read better.

My totally unscientific feeling is that there are lots of different types of parents, lots of different types of kids, and as long as you are actively trying to parent, and not sexually, physically, or emotionally abusing your kid, they'll probably turn out alright. Some of what works for my kid doesn't work for his…

That's true, and I think that being conscious of our instinctive reaction to these kinds of behaviors helps us be mindful of how we judge people. I know that next time I start thinking someone is a creepy weirdo, I will pause to consider that perhaps they have a problem with social cues. Although I kind of think I've…

The main consumer for these things is rental agencies and party centers. They have to withstand daily use by children and adults, not to mention constant inflation. I think the price is high, but not completely unreasonable.

That is one possible outcome, and you're lucky that that's the one you have. I have a nine year old with autism (very common these days), and while we have a lot of the fun that you describe (like enjoying some of the same YA authors and watching movies together), he also severely cuts into the fun that Sorcia…

One of my friends believes that the movie "Thor" is the first comic-book hero movie made for women because it contains so much fan-service for the female fan. Personally I disagree, but she is blinded by the awesome pecs.

Whatever the original intent of the song, or how it is interpreted now, the "bitch" being a drug-sniffing dog is the story he went with in an NPR interview with Terry Gross and presumably in his auto-biography as well.

I may be misinformed in this case. It *used* to be the case that you could change it all the time. I'm not sure about now.

My happy/unhappy list would be much different from yours:

Congratulations! I wish everyone who didn't want kids could have easy and permanent birth control. I'm sorry that you had to go through tribulations before you got your tubes tied. It may be permanent, but it doesn't sound like it was easy.

You don't need to start over to change your user name: Just click on your username in the upper right-hand corner, then click on profile, and on the profile page click "Edit Profile." That should bring up a dialog box that lets you change your screen name. You can change it as often as you like.

I'm right there with you. Although nobody wants the boyfriend thing, they just don't want to show up. I've had at least 5 (not exaggerating) guys stand me up or change their plans at the last minute when we had a date to have sex. I think it has something to do with performance anxiety. Maybe they're worried that I'll…

Agreed. A friend of mine has had to take out restraining orders on three of his exes, two for threatened violence, one for actual assault. He's in a safe relationship now though.

Solution: Same kind of setup for the picture, except the little girl is flipping the dog off. Problem solved.

Regarding #3: Pua is Hawaiian for 'blossom' or 'flower,' so it would be a very nice slang for lady parts.

Frank Gehry, actually. It's a cool building and I feel cooler for having been in there once.

I think the bigger issue is that he's a noted fabulist and an all around crazy person. Republicans may have different values from me, but surely they can see that this guy is radioactive.

I think that finding mental health care (affordable or not) can be nearly impossible at times. I live in a city and without health insurance I was simply unable to find my son a psychiatrist. We were even rejected from local charitable programs because his main diagnosis is autism, and very few psychiatrists treat…

The quick remedies don't work for me either. I have to do a five or seven day cure for it to really work. Probiotics will probably never work on their own if you tend to have stubborn ones. I also recommend abstaining from sugar (especially juice and soda) and milk while you have the infection as sugars can feed it.…