This was my first thought. Why the heck did I finish high school when I could have taken the exit for vet school at 16?

I hear you. I just cannot connect with my mother. I have a warmer relationship with some of my co-workers than her (and that's coworkers who have never made the jump to friends). The whole time we're together she seems dissatisfied with the experience. It's exhausting.

I hear you. I have a... turbulent relationship with my mother so mother/daughter shows and tv sometimes make me feel left out. I'm completely confused by people who call/text their mothers every week (let alone every day). Having my own kid has reframed a lot of these movies for me so if kids are something you'd like…

I could watch this gif forever!

How did I not know that Kristin Chenowith was playing Easter? The cast of this show continues to blow my mind!

Same. I also hope their dad takes them to the doctor when the mom's not around. It really didn't sound like he had drank the koolaid.

Haha, I asked my mom why she went with the uber popular Jennifer. "I liked it. Besides it's not like I named you Amanda." Which to be fair, was very popular in my area.

That is awful. I had a teacher that if you didn’t complete a question on your homework, you would have to stand in front of the class and explain whether you were too stupid or lazy to do the work. My parents wouldn’t give me the answer to a question I didn’t understand (thinking I’d get a better explanation in class)…

I absolutely agree! I caught a mild strain of whopping cough as a child. I had to stop reading because I was getting so breathlessly angry. She wavered a few times but went back to her anti-vax echo chamber for support. It was maddening. Luckily her three kids pulled through, but now she feels vindicated by the…

I definitely think that there is this idea that mumps, whooping cough, etc are just “childhood illnesses” and as such are no big deal. Completely ignoring the fact that children died from them regularly! They also assume that medicine has come such a long way that most children would survive with today's medical…

I’m in my 30s and caught whooping cough as a child. I’d been vaccinated for it and the strain I caught was considered mild. It sure as hell didn’t feel mild to me so as soon as my daughter was physically able, she got her vaccine. The thought of her coughing so much she vomited or going through the terror of not being…

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Thanks! I discovered a treasure trove of super grim comics at my library and need something a smidge lighter to cleanse the palette. I've been debating picking up The Pulse, so thanks for the recommendation!

What is this from? I'm looking for something new and JJ+LC look so cute together!

I assume your response is meant to counter the wave of "No don't do it, bearing crotch-fruit will ruin your life!!!11!". I love parenting too, but I can admit that it isn't for everyone. Just look at earlier generations when bearing children was an expectation and not a choice. I don't feel that it is selfish to…

Recently at a party, someone asked me to try to convince her to have a kid. My first thought was “If I have to convince you to have a kid, you shouldn’t have one”. I desperately wanted to be a parent. I knew that my life would now involve sleepless night, some missed adventures and copious amounts of body fluids, and…

I totally wanted "Home" but my husband campaigned hard for "Sea of Love". Sea of Love won due to its short length.

So dark and yet I still use it as a lullaby for my daughter (it's easy to sing and I know all the words). I'm just lucky my kidlet likes sad bastard music just like her mom.

I tend to sing "The Girl" by City and Colour and "Follow you into the dark" by Death Cab For Cutie. And one particularly sleep-deprived night I started singing Backstreet Boys. I wasn't even a fan in the 90s but somehow the lyrics were etched into my mind.

Ugh. Parent-child songs are really tough to come by. Wait, make that appropriate parent-child songs. My initial pick was going to be “Somewhere out there” from Fievel Goes West. My dad and I watched the crap out of that movie when I was a kid. Then we decided to combine the dances during one song to keep the…