Awesome cat. No entity can project disdain as well as a feline. As for the germ issue: When I had my first child, I sterilized pretty much everything that he came in contact with. When I had the second, I relaxed a bit. Both of them have lots of allergies. By the time I had my third child, when her pacifier would fall…

@ifoughtthelaw: It has always been my opinion that all of those mommy forums are the axis of evil of the internet. Most of the women posting there are insane, righteous, passive aggressive and ill informed. Your pregnancy weight issues are a matter for you and your doctor. Every pregnancy is unique and while there…

The shoes are wrong, but the rest? Perfection.

@dorasmithlong: This is kinda me. Throw in some Cosmo's, the nude beach, an intolerance for willful stupidity, an insistence on THINKING (as in, actually using the brain you were born with), and the ability to successfully avoid all the scary suburban moms that I am SO not, and I'm there.

I've never had the slightest desire to tweet. I barely post a status on FB. I can't imagine that anything I do is that interesting. If I'm excited about something, I'll just call someone.

I was 18 and we were in a van in a parking lot somewhere. I didn't lose it; I gave it up with great enthusiasm. He was rather large, and I remember looking at what was my first erect penis, up close and personal, and thinking, "that is not gonna fit anywhere". It did.

@eazy_peazy: Trampolines are fun, but also dangerous. Injury rates are high, and include broken bones, sprains, fractures and head and neck injuries. Several kids on it at once jacks the rate even higher. If you must have one, get one with a safety net, shock absorbing pads for the springs and frame and make sure it…

Possibly the least erotic thing I've ever seen. The tightie whities around his ankles was a nice touch.

@cycles: Apparently Maru has a scratching something-or-other that he uses. I am mortified that I know this.

@Holli_Golightly: Maru has his own channel on YouTube. I think his owner films him all day long.

@Penny:

@asizzlah: If your baby is thriving, then whatever you are doing, in whatever combination, is fine. Don't beat yourself up for providing your daughter with what she needs to be healthy and happy. THAT is the bottom line.

@dodo-bajoe: Chips. With chocolate.

I got married twice, for all kinds of reasons that strike me as pathetic and wrong-headed now. After the last split, I dated for awhile but it felt like Groundhog Day, so I declared a moratorium on looking for a new relationship and I gave up recreational sex (not easy). I swore I would NEVER get married again. By the…

@tghi: Agreed. Vilifying this woman without a deeper understanding of the facts is unfair. I wish I could examine this on a purely intellectual level, but I can't. For me, it is difficult to separate the visceral reaction to these events from the pathology of domestic violence. How does one determine what degree of…

@tghi: I've read through this entire thread and I'm still struggling with how I feel about this. I lived for years with an abuser. He never touched his kids, but he beat me, raped me and terrorized me. My history? My mother beat me regularly until I got big enough to fight back. I raised my abuser's children for…

This was better than a perfect martini.

I can agree with you to a point. I do think that children, after the age of, let's say, 3 or 4 (because there is a chance you can reason with them), DO need to consider why certain behaviors are wrong. When I had 3 kids under the age of 8, one of which was a puking, screaming bundle of reflux and colic, I did not have…

I've been smoking weed since 1973 and gave up joints when I could finally afford good weed. I do fondly remember that I could roll a perfect joint while I was driving. Yes, I was an idiot at 19, Now, a homemade GB or a pipe is all I need. Gave away all my bongs in the 80's, haven't made pot brownies since 1987, and…

@pollyannacowgirl: Yessssss! I stopped reading those mags long before I got married and had kids and got divorced and went through menopause and wondered where the fuck my waist disappeared to and why is my ass moving toward my knees?