Has your aunt changed her opinion? Decades ago, my then best friend went the Lamaze route for her pregnancy and went weeks past her due date with no intervention. When she finally did go into labor, there was no heartbeat from the baby when she got to the hospital. She suffered through a long labor knowing her baby…

I think it must be mind-changing thing, once someone experiences a certain level of pain. I had two kids without epidurals or pain meds. I wasn’t even offered an epidural, which I would have turned down. No way would I consent to having a needle in my spine. The recovery room time is very quick too, if you’ve not had…

I bought a set of Cuisinart knives from the Kinja deals. Each one is a different color, serves a different purpose and has its own sleeve. They are awesome!

I saw this story on the news last night and was struck by how wrong their approach is to keeping the girl, knowing full well that fostering is clearly intended to be temporary. Making a big stink and bringing the matter into the public forum on serves to harm the and traumatize this little girl. Very selfish. Had no…

I have been wearing the same perfume for 20+ years after receiving it as a gift from a business acquaintance. The reason I never changed it up is because I get so many compliments. After a bartender complimented my scent and asked what I was wearing, and I told her, she frowned and said it just didn’t smell the same…

I was really surprised to read that someone died of cervical cancer in this day and age, especially shortly after giving birth. Yikes, it’s terrible if true that they avoided any medical treatment or testing while she was pregnant.

Who’s the one on the left? I don’t recognize her. (JK)

I’m sorry for your loss. It’s a terrible thing to grapple with for those of us who lose close friends and family in this manner.

I know of two women who were current and former employees (servers/bartenders) of a very popular bar in my area who took their respective lives with a gun. I believe each was drunk and at the time and one of them was given to her by her father for protection when she moved out to LA from the east coast. Imagine how he…

Ha ha, I’m old! It was an unintentional first date with my ex-husband. Funny enough, my best friend and her husband also went to the same concert on their first date. We didn’t know one another then but that concert turned out to be one of many coincidences between the two of us. They filmed the concert movie over the…

Arcade Fire opened for David Byrne (with his Brazilian band) at the Hollywood Bowl about 10 years ago, or so. Was my first time seeing Arcade Fire - such a great show!

I actually saw the concert being filmed at the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood. Must have been 1985. Was so freaking awesome!

Awesome, thank you!

With Kettle One as No. 1, I wholeheartedly agree with this list. Stoli is always my second choice when I’m drinking Vodka, which is often. I keep bottles of both in the freezer.

That was the first thing I thought of when I saw the call out for submissions. Holy shit, that was the scariest story ever!

Yeah, I saw them perform together a few months ago at Pappy & Harriet’s near Joshua Tree. I doubt they’ve broken up since then.

She definitely is that.

I drink most of Sunday each week, which I refer to as Mimosa Sundays. Most often than not, I have to re-watch each Mad Men episode the next day. I’m going to miss Mad Men and the Tom and Lorenzo recaps.

The writer is absolutely wrong on this point.

Exactly! No way is she running off with a man who wants nothing to do with her son.