I just went running but my zen has been obliterated!! I am trying to limit myself to just one complaint:

I have four siblings and honestly one of our all time favorite games post-bath/pre-bedtime was to get in line and my mom catapult us across the room. She'd sit on her bed, hoist her feet up, we'd position ourselves so her feet were lined up with our butt, she'd extend her legs, sending us flying across the room.

If any of you have read Outliers, Gladwell outlines a similar circumstance in Roseto: instances of heart disease were noticeably lower than average, and they ruled out diet, genetics, and environment—they determined it was the community/network they had created within their town.

Can I thank you for that insight? I've always wondered about that during particularly awkward interviews (Like, the Better Know a Districts).

Kids, this is what happens when you role-play without a safeword.

If it's wrong, then I don't want to be right :(

I also assumed that the brunette had the late birth, and wondered if perhaps she was a fraternal triplet while the others were identical.

You "don't believe" in Santa Claus or the Easter Bunny. You can't (logically, rationally, reasonably) deny the existence of adoption.

I received WWZ as a gift a coupla years ago and thought "Ew, science fiction, my least favorite genre" but I LOVED it. I'd lend you my copy, that's how convinced I am that you will enjoy it.

Thank you for the advice! :)

How? Grab another, thicker spoon! My mom has broken so many spoons on my brothers. They have butts of steel that hit back though—one time I playfully swatted my youngest brother with my HAIRBRUSH and it snapped it half.

There's a book about that, with illustrations, so I pictured it all too clearly as well :(

"What really gets me about the Prudence letter is that she feels envy rather than anger at men harassing her teenage daughter."

I work as a banquet server in the summers and sometimes when there's an open bar during a wedding reception, guests quickly lose their manners. One night another server overheard me complaining about being corned and solicited by a group of groomsmen and scoffed, "Don't complain—at least they're hitting on you." I…

haha, I noticed that too: "James the rabbit jumps while he is held on a leash. Trainers say restraints are vital to prevent uncontrolled breeding."

I bet my parents got divorced because Mother's Day often falls on my dad's birthday :|

I like your Godard spin on it! That's a good way of thinking about new art.

Fascinating! And I'll take LolaLane's advice and apply it to wee ones for sure.

ikr?! Although I have been known to wear white underwear to encourage my period to start...

If I had a nickel for every guy who just wanted to cuddle, I'd have enough to gag myself with.