Scribbles—we got her from Lost Paws Rescue.

I live in Texas, home of many crazy religious people who refuse to teach their kids about sex. Plenty of these people also heavily monitor their children’s internet use and their time with friends. I have met adult, college-aged people from these kinds of families with little to no understanding of how sex works. It's…

My two year old daughter is certainly spirited like this. She’s been that way since about one year old. It never ceases to amaze me how many people think children owe adults unquestioning obedience. They usually recommend inflicting ever escalating levels of punishment on kids like my baby. I’ve found the best way to…

As a former daycare worker, I was actually required to get training in infant CPR and first aid. Although I didn’t stay at that job because of the terribly low pay, I was seriously glad I took that class when I had my own daughter.

My mother has a story similar to the Craigslist one. She got a phone call from someone who claimed to be doing a survey. I remember her getting the call—I was around 7 or 8 at the time, and my sister was 5 or 6. She started talking to this person, answering questions. But as she was talking to him, she got more and…

Absolutely! Unless you live in a place with sky-high rent and closet sized apartments, you probably don’t have good public transportation (or any public transportation at all, which is common in most small towns, exurbs, and even larger Midwestern cities). And if you choose to live in New York and complain about rent,…

This judge is a beast. I hope they sue her into oblivion.

I had my first baby when I was 32. It will change your life, but so will moving, getting a new job, or anything really. Your life will never stay the same forever. I love my daughter with every fiber of my being, and I know it’s cool to roll your eyes at parents when we talk about how awesome it is to look into your…

Amen! I have a rambunctious two-year-old as well, and I love that Steph Curry brought his daughter with him to his press conference. BTW, as a parent, when a two-year-old wants her daddy, especially after she’s just watched him for a couple of hours but couldn’t play with him or hug him, she’s bound to be super sad if…

If the girlfriend in the second letter is a teenager, she might just need time to explore her body and her sexuality in a non-pressured way. I’ve known plenty of women who didn’t orgasm until they were in their late twenties, and often it took a lot of effort at first. And by effort I mean spending up to an hour…

I’m so relieved to read all these comments. My daughter is 22 months, and I’m still twenty pounds up. I’m trying to walk a lot more, but I’ve just about given up on my belly. It jingles when my baby plays with it, which is kind of hilarious. Also, fuck all the terrible food advice people give you when you’re pregnant.…

This! I’ve actually never heard of the “abandon your baby all night” CIO before now. I’d always heard to check on them every ten minutes.

Haha, it is amazing how a toddler or baby can stretch out until you feel like you’re going to roll off the bed. Personally, we did a combo of co-sleeping and CIO. Basically, she co-slept until I think about 8 months, then we did the Fermier method. However, when she wakes up in the middle of the night, we just put her…

Seriously, if the first time a girl is nice to them these guys molest her, creep on her, and generally make her feel squicky, maybe all those "mean" girls in high school were clued in to something deeply messed up about them. Maybe the Queen Bitches of the World aren't bullies, just women who won't put up with their…

I also used to watch Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Over and over and over. But hubby doesn't like Buffy :(

Before I got married, I'd eat nothing but delicious bread dipped in garlic-pepper olive oil all day. I loved making Welsh Rarebit and blue-cheese polenta. My husband lost a ton of weight on a low carb diet, and now if I eat like that he acts like I'm murdering puppies. Sigh.

You must teach in a middle to upper class school. I taught at a school that was entirely poor and minority students. They regularly received failing grades, and were constantly held back and humiliated over their scores on standardized tests. I don't think any of that helped them at all. Failure is incredibly…

You must teach in a middle to upper class school. I taught at a school that was entirely poor and minority students. They regularly received failing grades, and were constantly held back and humiliated over their scores on standardized tests. I don't think any of that helped them at all. Failure is incredibly…

I'm a mother, and I know that parenting so hard sometimes, maybe even most of the time. But I find it unbelievable that this many parents really regret having children. My daughter is the best thing that's ever happened to me, and I don't regret one moment of her life. Seriously. I don't envy anyone who doesn't have…

That's insane. It's so sleezy that these places don't even help pregnant women, they only try to bully them in adoption. It's seriously creepy how right wing evangelicals are using adoption to force their beliefs on helpless children.