Sometimes parents have to decide things for their children. That's parenting. Sometimes they even have to make decisions their children are vehemently against. Like making them go to school, or eating carrots.

Huh, why do nurseries even need themes like that's the norm. Seems like picking a theme is pretty much excluding anything that falls outside that theme, no? What if the kid wants a firetruck toy? Or what if he wants a teddy bear? Will those have to be kept in a separate room? Pretty sure my nursery was just a place to…

Over 550?! Why aren't there more details on this?! Are there hundreds of people stealing these things, or just a few people collecting them in mass quantity? Was this 550 separate incidents? That's like 1.5 of these stolen every day for a year! Or were there several hundred of these at a single store?? I don't... I…

Ugh, I had to look!

This sounds like a job for the retaliatory strategy of leaving one. word. per. post. it.

Totally agree about the jacket. If your job requires you to wear a suit or blazer or something like that, then a backpack is a no go, for sure. Button up shirt, I think I would call it based on the shirt fabric. Some fabrics can withstand backpack straps better than others, I think.

WOOOOOOOOO! Too close for comfort, but WOOOOOOOO!

Haha, whooooooops. Did not mean to offend! But... but... isn't saying backpacks are strictly juvenile kinda the same thing as saying "purses" are strictly feminine?

Meh, passing up the most comfortable, practical choice for something that puts all the weight on one shoulder and messes up your back is the epitome of how silly fashion can be.

Good point, but for anyone who doesn't need to wear a suit, backpacks are still awesome.

My job (large, high profile company) gave out very high quality Victorianox backpacks with our corporate logo on them as the holiday gift to full-time employees a couple years ago. They are black, waterproof, and strike a balance somewhere between sporty and professional. It's similar to this one:

Entirely the superior captain, and an apt comparison for Obama.

Hahaha, great quote.

I'm going with this answer. Thanks, Mrs. Jones!

yea i don't see it either...

How are all those books the exact same height?!

My favorite sushi restaurant near work has had a B rating for the past few months, but I eat there anyway and they're still always crowded. Does anyone know what kind of violations are actually necessary to be dropped down to a B? Do I want to know?

Yes to the second part, but why does it have to be the mother of a girl or woman? In American Pie it was Stifler's mom, and Stifler is a guy.

Or maybe companies should just start calling these folks volunteers instead.

So glad to see so many commenters on this site aren't fooled by her. I also kinda expected Jezebel editors to be supportive of her just because she's a woman, gay, and a Democrat, so I'm doubly pleased they're not fooled either.