Robert Sean Leonard sent my daughter a very sweet handwritten note in reply to a fan letter she wrote to him telling him how much she loved him in Swing Kids. He also included an autographed photo. I know, maybe some staff of his might have actually written the note, but maybe not.

As much as conservative Christians love to claim that Planned Parenthood is pro-abortion, this is my real experience.

Right? Because nothing says ‘we’re a family restaurant’ more than going on social media and calling someone a cunt.

I think they're hilarious. Especially Litty Miss Fluffytail.

And whiter wheat toast. I don't like dark wheat bread. I mean I'm allergic.

The ruptured intestine thing happened to my brother. Yes, it was due to severe diverticulitis. He survived, thanks to emergency surgery. He had a colostomy bag for a year, and then had surgery to be reconnected. All is well now.

We didn’t even get the cereal. She wouldn’t make us eat something we didn’t like (after we’d tried it), but the stupid reasons in the Instagram pics would have made her head explode. And gotten any one of us foolhardy enough to try it excused from the table.

Agreed. Can I be ungreyed, please?

Damn right. My grandmother would not put up with this bullshit. If one of us kids acted a fool at the table, we got told to leave it. Her philosophy was “they’ll eat when they’re hungry enough.” No special dishes, no special way it's made. You eat what she cooked or go to bed hungry.

I really loved her in Where The Heart Is, also. I’m done with Jane Foster, tho. I hate how Marvel has her playing Jane like a lovesick simp. Blah.

My mom repeatedly told anyone who would listen the story of how I didn’t cry like the other kids on the first day of Kindergarten. I happily skipped off towards the classroom, past other shrieking children clinging to their mothers’ legs with a cheery, “See you later, Mom!” Instead of being proud of my fearlessness…

That’s my mom, too: she has many acquaintances who think she is the bee’s knees, but no real long-term close friendships. She is very charming to people outside the family. I have introduced her to friends that suddenly become her friends more than mine. I can only imagine the stories she is telling them about me,…

You are the best husband ever. As someone who was raised in a similar fashion by a mother who was incapable of showing affection, I can tell you that your support means more to your wife than you will ever know. All the e-hugs to you and Mrs. Matt.

Absolutely. The reactions of some people, when they find out that you aren’t on good terms (or even speaking terms) with your mother are priceless. There will be a shocked expression and then some response like, “But that’s your mother! How can you treat your mother like that!?” or “My mother and I are so close; she’s…

Mark, may I be ungreyed, please?

Ugh, you’re right. There’s a pic of four women; it looks like he photoshopped the hell out of two of their faces. They look unnatural, like wax figures. I don't mean to be insulting at all to the women in the picture, but seriously, their faces are devoid of any natural shadowing or contour.

What?! Good to know!

I’m a texture matters person. I can’t have too much mushiness in a dish or I’ll get nauseous. For example, there’s a taqueria in my town that is famous for their huge burritos. They are about 10 inches long and thick as a man’s forearm. And they're delicious. But I can't get through more than a few bites before my…

My brother is allergic to tomatoes.

I have to constantly correct my 70 year old mother on referring to Asians as Orientals. She gets irritated with me for doing so, never mind that this woman brought me up to not take racist crap from white people (we are Mexican-American). Hijole... -_-