Are you from Newfoundland? I seem to recall the couple of times I was there seeing these things. I asked people about "those really racist dolls" and most just laughed it off and said "noooooooo! They're not racist! They're traditional!" My response was the biggest side-eye ever, followed by "ok, you tell yourself…

That was my take-away from that one too. When I was a front of house manager, I had a quiet policy with my servers that if a table doesn't tip you, you don't tip out on it. I also did the cashouts and deposits so it worked out. I figured if the server suffers, everyone suffers and why should they lose money because of…

I was just coming to say bahn mi are pretty easy to make! I learned out of desperation a few years ago when I moved from a city with amazing Vietnamese food to my current city, which has such horrible "Vietnamese" food that it once literally moved me to tears. I have also learned how to make killer nuoc cham and…

Basketballs! Brilliant! Hahahaha, seriously though I know eeeeeveeryone who sees me knows, but my little ruse makes me feel better :)

This is my real-life right now! I'm over 5 months pregnant, but it's a high-risk pregnancy so I just don't feel like talking about it to anyone outside my tiny little group. I constantly make sure I have a very large purse, jacket or whatever to cover my bump. It's getting really hard though since I'm 4'11 and…

When my husband's cousin got married, we did this. She had actually put in her invitation "cash gifts only". Her own father was going around telling the family to give her nothing (they were rich as was the man she was marrying). So we made a nice big donation in her name towards literacy through World Vision. We did…

Yup! I'm 4'11 and my husband is 5'4. The height difference is just right :)

Oooooh I am with you soooo hard. I'm 20 weeks and omg I want the cold cuts and booze. My "birth plan" consists of:

Yes, this. I just found out I'm having a boy, and I'm already worried. I know how to help young/teen/early 20s females through those time periods. Boys, on the other hand, are a complete mystery to me. I don't think my husband will be super enlightening either, as he grew up in a very different time and place. He does…

Agreed. The comments here this evening are making me sad. They are also making me miss the good old days of disenvoweling!

Yup. My younger brother is infinitely more successful and driven than me. We actually joke around a lot that he is totally like my older brother even though I'm four years older. He even looks older and comes across as much older. *Sigh* I wish I got even a small fraction of the ambition he has.

Thank you :) you are so kind, and that's exactly the type of thing I needed to hear today. Maybe the universe sucks just a little less :)

I feel you so hard. After 5 years and thousands of dollars in treatments, I am finally pregnant, but it's high-risk and fraught with complications. Every time I see another story like one of these, I get so angry that people like this can just have children so easily, but there are so many of us out there fighting to…

Ummm... Can't tell if trolling, but if you actually read the article the baby was planned. They tried for a few months. She says specifically that she wants her children to be close in age.

Okay....I was just being polite. I feel extremely strongly about vaccines and vaccinating children properly. I also don't see any reason to attack people online with whom I disagree. I feel like the ultra-aggressive nature that the internet brings out in people only causes the anti-vaxxers to dig in their heels. I…

I agree that more civilized discussions should take place on the subject, and I would be interested in learning more about both the benefits and the risks of altered vaccine schedules. Sadly, I doubt it will happen here, but I appreciate the opportunity to see a different side to the issue beyond just the usual Jenny…

I appreciate your reply and agree with you whole-heartedly about adults needing to be diligent about their boosters. That said, because your little guy has extremely serious allergies and has issues with vaccines as a result, shouldn't you be firmly in the pro-vaccine camp for all healthy children who can receive…

I was you. Then I dealt with infertility for five years and learned the reality of "just adopt". Do you actually think that I enjoyed years, upon years of invasive and humiliating tests and procedures? Do you think I was so excited for every minute of every kind of hormone that got pumped into me? I sure did love the…

Thank you :)

I wish more of these completely obvious ones like JLo would just be open about it, but for my own selfish reasons. I've been dealing with infertility for five years (and am finally pregnant, thank you IVF!). When these celebrities use ART but make a big deal about not doing so, not only does it add an air of shame to…