Good call- she would kill it!

When my dad was diagnosed with terminal cancer, his MOTHER cut off contact with HIM because he couldn’t continue to send her money.

My new mantra is ‘I don’t wish her dead, just out of our lives.’ It's true.

I wouldn't marry my husband until he agreed to do a year of therapy. I knew we wouldn't survive his family of origin issues without work. He did, we did.

We’re about to enter this territory. My husband does make a good living, but doesn’t feel obligated to support the ‘mother’ who abandoned him. She - and her vast family - all disagree. Going to get ugly, but they don't live close by and they don't have grounds to sue. (Yes, we checked.)

On behalf of my husband, thank you for this. He knows I'm behind him, but it means so much for him to see his experience laid out and shared by others.

I don't get the nut allergy girl. I'm married to a nut allergy. Not only do I never order anything with peanuts because I don't want any accidental cross-contamination (kissing!), but if I ever did my husband would avoid it like the plague, because peanuts = death. You have to be awfully slack to be an adult and chomp…

We ran away from the Bay to Denver. No regrets.

Have you tried therapy? Also in our 12th year, and a few years ago our therapist helped us save our marriage. Sooner is better, before rifts become canyons.

1000% yes on the scheduled sex. Until you’re doing it it seems like a hassle, then you look at each other like ‘Why are we not doing this ALL THE TIME???’

Currently reading Deadspin while my toes dry after a pedicure. The other two women at the drying station are actively discussing the NFL draft. ESPN (and the rest of the sports establishment) needs to realize what an untapped resource we are. We love sports, we have money to spend, and we’re not going to be sold on…

Crap like Jif is full of sugar & stabilizers. More unprocessed PB is awesome. My kid has a peanut allergy, though, so in our house it is the Forbidden Legume.

Thanks for the tip about Black Friday! Such a good idea for gifts. For me, I mean. Screw everyone else in my life.

A little of both. I get Birchbox, and while I rarely buy full sized items, I’m sometimes surprised by how much I love something I would never otherwise have tried.

Mother of two sons, 6 & 3. I am already pushing the ‘no means no’ agenda. I like the idea of adopting the ‘true worth’ agenda as well. I am careful not to tell my friends’ daughters that they look pretty or comment on their clothes, unless it is something I'd say to a boy.

Our old neighborhood’s fb group hosted a lively thread after one resident spotted someone’s teenage son pooping on the side of the trail (next to the doggie bag dispenser, no less) and leaving it there. It culminated in my husband posting a scene from Friday, which a few people recognized and most ignored.

Agree. It's ok to talk about how your job is hard, or you had a rough day with the kids, but saying you hate being around them is going too far. For this parent, anyway. If I'm paying you to watch my kid, I need to trust that you're caring for them, not just warehousing them.

With you 100%. It's hard enough to put your trust in a daycare. If I saw this, I'd have been on the phone to the director immediately.

Married to a guy who litigates on behalf of major companies like this, and I have serious doubts that Verizon would voluntarily take on the expense of a trial of this sort. They would have to be banking MIGHTILY on both the strength of their legal argument and the perceived value of the PR they’d receive. Given how…

Reminds me of the old TWoP recaps of Survivor, in which many a contestant was voted off due to being cursed with a surplus of awesomeness.