I once fell over at a stop light and there was a car next to me that I used to stop my fall. So there I am calling out to the driver “Please don’t move!” while frantically trying to unclip before the light changes. Definitely embarrassing.

Could you try transitioning away from lying down with him in stages? Like, you’ll sit in his bed next to him and he can hold your hand, then you’ll sit in a chair next to his bed, etc.? We have this same problem with our son. Now I sit with him until he falls asleep, and eventually hopefully I can leave when he’s…

Hmmm....I drank a ton of rosé prosecco at a wedding last weekend. Does this mean I should have gotten them a more expensive gift? ;)

I would also never in a million years nurse in a (borrowed, I’m guessing) suede jacket.

This is amazing.

Oh, god, I am done getting married (I hope) but I am not sure I can resist the urge to look up paper bouquets on Etsy.

That’s a good point. I wasn’t out for that long and it was April, so not even summer yet, so I really wasn’t expecting it. I’ve got to find another moisturizer with sunscreen and be more diligent about using it.

I seriously love that this thread became a list of all of the reasons people still use pencils. :)

This is timely because just two days ago I was reading the back of my Neutrogena moisturizer + SPF 15 and it had a whole paragraph about its sun protecting features, and then two paragraphs later had a warning that it contains ingredients that can make the skin more sensitive to the sun. Considering I once got a…

I think age has a lot to do with it. I can’t even remember the complete time-line of my own life at this point. I’m certainly not going to spend any amount of time guessing about my spouse’s, or use precious brain cells remembering it if he tells me. :)

I think there’s a big difference between hiding how many people you’ve slept with and not having a conversation in which numbers are swapped. Maybe my attitude is partly formed by the fact that my husband and I met later than the average and I’d already been married before. We’ve both had significant past…

My husband and I have not had an explicit conversation about how many people we’ve slept with and I don’t think either of us could guess based on conversations we’ve had about the past. Sure, we’ve mentioned significant past relationships in the context of telling stories about our lives before each other. But I’ve…

I don’t think it’s that odd. Maybe her parents set up an educational trust for her to pay for college and $20k was what she was going to have left after she graduated. Or maybe a grandparent passed away when she was a minor and directed that her inheritance be held in trust until she turned 21.

I love that you had a nemesis. I’m going to imagine that you were living a life full of intrigue

I get where you are coming from, even though I am totally not domestic at all. The historical reasons why this type of work is devalued make sense, as discussed in this article and people’s comments to you. But with the benefit of hindsight I think it was a mistake on the part of the feminist movement (of which I…

I have a toddler and an infant and teach college students part-time (well, not this semester because the baby was only three weeks old when the semester started). For me it is a great balance. My ability to be present and patient with my older son skyrocketed when I went back to work (I was home with him full-time for…

I am so sorry. I lost my dog to cancer a few years ago so I have an idea of what you are going through right now. He was beautiful and I am sure you gave him a wonderful life. I hope you will be able to remember the happy times with him.

Yup, make it a parents’ issue, not a womens’ issue, and then maybe we would see some movement on it plus women wouldn’t be stigmatized for taking it.

You will be fine! I don’t think NY is that much more dangerous than other big cities (or maybe I am just used to it?). If you feel like getting off the beaten path a little bit, you can eat well for relatively cheap in Queens, especially if you like Greek, Indian, Korean, Chinese, Thai (and probably other things too).

In terms of creeps, if you are on the sidewalk or somewhere else on the move, I’d say ignore and keep moving. Don’t engage with people who approach you. Depending on where you’re coming from this might feel rude as hell, but this is how people here cope with being surrounded by so many people every minute, some of…