That makes sense— normally moving in would be the step that signals more commitment, but you all have already done that!

I agree with you that he shouldn't be in charge of making these kinds of decisions, but I agree with him that an engagement means a wedding is being planned. Are you two on the same page about when you'd like to get married? If so, what is it about waiting until it is time to start planning to get officially engaged…

They are a big deal at some colleges— in some cases a majority of the students are members and the social life of the campus revolves around them. At others a small minority of the student population joins. At others there are no fraternities/sororities. Having no or little fraternity/sorority activity was a…

I get what you're saying— it seems a reasonable assumption that the more the media portrays certain aspects of our culture as "for" white people, the more the general public will see things that way too.

I wonder if it is an age thing? If the line launched in 1986 I am the right age for them, but I wonder if they got off to a slow start, because I was never aware of them until I saw the books while babysitting, probably mid-90s. But my family was not wealthy enough for them, either, so who knows.

I guess I am the odd woman out here. I mostly think of carbs as vehicles for the good stuff (i.e., salt and fat) that waste valuable stomach space. The only exceptions I can think of are pizza and bacon, egg, and cheese on a roll, which is infinitely superior to bacon, eggs, and cheese on a plate.

As it was explained to me as a child, it is offensive partly because of the Western gaze it implies. Orient means east, but Asia is only east from a Eurocentric point of view. That doesn't explain why it is ok to say "Oriental rug", though.

:( I would say that my eyes were so drawn to other parts of that image that I didn't notice, but let's be honest, I have never made anything in my life and didn't know the difference until you told me. I am just not good at crafty stuff.

Wow, I didn't even realize he was knitting.

Do you wear eyeliner? It is the bit of skin even closer to your eye than where you put on eyeliner. Sort of like where the inside and outside of your eyelid meet, if that makes sense.

Honestly, this is going to make me sound like a total conspiracy-theory nutjob. But the aborted NYC Marathon in November created A LOT of anger here in New York because of the resources it would require in the wake of Super Storm Sandy (generators, police presence, sanitation crews, etc.) For a second I wondered if…

I think there are pros and cons to each. With a nanny the kid gets one-on-one (or two-on-one with a sibling) attention. I think people who hire nannies think it is safer than sending the kid to daycare, and they probably feel like they have more control over the child's environment. I don't know how true this is,…

Wow, that is amazing, I definitely want to try measuring myself!

Oh, man, I have a contact paper project I was supposed to do today but I ran out of time. Should I just give up now?!

Your name is familiar to me, so I am surprised you are in the grey! I am hoping the way it is now is temporary— that the people who have the power to move commenters permanently out of pending status have a lot of leg work to do right now so it'll just take some time.

My period is much different post-baby— much heavier, much more painful, including horrible pains in my legs that I never had before. I have had diarrhea issues with my period in the past (sorry, tmi). So, it seems possible it could be that, but talking to your ob-gyn sounds like a good idea.

Yes, there was an article about an abortion-related billing scam on Jezebel last year.

Obviously you just put the placenta in the basket underneath the stroller. Why do you think people are so concerned with the storage capacity under there? :)

If you as a college student with lots of student loan debt have some extra cash you don't know what to do with, you should seriously be using it to pay down your debt or minimize the amount of loans you have. It is really nice to be thinking of your friend, but have you seen the news lately? The job market is a…

With all due respect, that one has nothing on this one. It is mesmerizing.