I'm not mad, bro. I'll even give you this present.

Does this...are we... are we echoing evopsych bullshit about men being driven by sex and women being driven by money?

She probably got tired of taking care of all the "Day-to-day operations" for a bunch of spoiled man-children.

Since fucking when do taxpayers have a say in where their money goes?

Who said the state would not help? I can't believe you used the word "responsible" in connection with this situation. And did you just #notallchristians us?

I am so tired of this men are so horny it's practically heroic that they do anything else ever trope. 1. #notallmen, and 2. #yessomewomen.

My brother shot me in the ass with a bb gun when I was 12 and he was 17. I caught him and his friend trying to make vodka out of potatoes in a trench and he was convinced I was going to tell on him. I wasn't going to, but I had to tell my mom because I sure as hell wasn't going to let HIM dig the bb out with tweezers.…

Oh. My. God. I thought it was a chef's hat! This makes so much more sense. Wait, does it?

I would happily handle every situation in a soft cardigan, however.

I feel you on that. I think I spent a good chunk of my early adulthood trying to rein in my passion so that I could express it in a way others found more...palatable. I got tired of being called crazy and emotional whenever I got animated about an important issue. Why aren't THEY the crazy ones for being allowed to…

I am so tired of seeing women's passion and commitment painted as irrational anger. I fucking WANT her to be angry, this is some egregious financial fuckery she's tackling. Also:

This whole thing is so fucking awful and disgusting, but for some reason the Rape Robe detail is making me want to vomit.

Ah! We should all stay home and have boy babies and name them John! It's a perfect plan!

If this is legit, what they're actually learning is how to fuck those things up or act completely helpless so their wives will jump in and go, "For fuck sake, let me do it just LET ME DO IT."

I agree. And that's why I like to be there to guide her when I can, while she needs it. That way if she makes mistakes they're caught fast and the consequences are swift, but not as harsh as they would be in later years. Again, I don't think you're wrong not letting your kids have social media accounts, I just don't…

I get it. It is SO scary raising kids, and since your friend is a step mom, it has to feel like everything is that much more fraught. Ask her when the last time she lied was, and how she would have reacted if someone called her on it.

I hope she can ask herself whether a particular situation really matters in the long-term. Parenting is a long game; you're raising adults, not children (hopefully). Every time she lets a small, insignificant-in-the-grand-scheme-of-things lie go, she is banking good will and lessening the tension in the household.…

I agree with you most of the time, and I absolutely think you have the right not to let your kids have phones/social media, etc. But to say that if they have time for this bullshit they need a job or more homework is kind of ridiculous. My kid gets straight As, is in the high-ability learners program, and has band,…

One is a white lie: social lubricant. One is a black lie (theft): potential character issue.

Let the lies about the little stuff go when you can, but the lies that involve safety issues are non-negotiable in my house. Lie about how much Netflix you watched on the tablet last night? That's okay, I'll lie about it to my friends too. Lie about setting up an account for an app like Younow when we have…