That's especially ridiculous because anything under 200mg/day of caffeine (2 cups of coffee) is perfectly safe for pregnant women. I'm pregnant with twins and I have a little caffeine several times a week - I'm a sahm with an energetic toddler and a difficult pregnancy, i want/need it to function well. My high risk…

I don't quite understand - where was the snark directed at Simone? I saw snark directed more at the Today show and the grandstanding proposal than anything. Obviously everyone here, including the author, was much more interested in her work than an awkward public scenario. Personally I would have loved to hear about…

I know how you feel. On one hand, spontaneously stopping by the jewelry store to order rings and my then-bf saying we were "sort of officially engaged kinda" (not verbatim, but damn close) was very, uh, relaxed, but I do miss that I never got ANY sort of story, nothing to tell the grandkids, not something planned or…

Shudder. I have a friend who named her kids Aidan and Jacob. Like really????!!!'

I'm truly sorry you're dealing with that.

He seems very considerate and empathetic.

Maybe it's just a taller on average = longer legs on average = bigger stride thing, but I have no idea.

Fuck those people. I hate that so goddamn much. Stagger yourselves, motherfuckers! It's not that hard. You can still talk. Fuck's sake.

AHAHAA. My husband is just slightly shorter than that and I am 5' 5". "ONE OF YOUR STEPS IS TWO OF MINE!" is a constant refrain in between panted breaths when strolling together. He's like striding effortlessly above the fucking tundra like a frost giant or some shit and I'm running around like an exhausted field…

Yes yes yes! I love this book so much.

I've been cackling for several minutes now. Well done.

It isn't sacred to you because you don't believe God exists. That doesn't change what these particular people believe and since this is a place of worship they absolutely have authority over those grounds/buildings.

On one hand, okay, on the other, it's their sacred place. They have every right to make rules centered around the holiness of that site. They didn't throw her in jail or issue a fatwa or something. They asked her to leave.

I agree wholeheartedly with all of this. As an introvert myself, I like that I can foster a more outgoing personality on Facebook. I like myself just fine, but it's fun to experiment with being that way.

Good to know...I think we all wind up hating our parents for SOMETHING to some extent. But if my kids were really unhappy at their school for a long period of time, I'd definitely pull up stakes.

Yeah, totally. I do see your point.

My husband and I just made the decision to live in a more working class/middle class urban neighborhood instead of fleeing to the suburbs (much to a lot of our older friends/family confusion), even though we have a toddler and two more kids on the way. We intend to stay here for the long haul.

Well, they live in California (I'm guessing?), and it's legal in California....

"Pumpkin Spice" rung up as "Pump Spic", "spic" being a racial slur.

And "Lynn"! But Ann, of course. How could I forget?