That sounds about right. Although I continue to stress my parents out at 34. I have heard a few stories recently on NPR about teenagers being a major source of stress in the lives of adults.

For me, it was threefold. The first, is political/social, which I don't have the energy to get into. The second, was that I did NOT want a needle shoved in my back and the thought freaked me out. I LOVE drugs. Needles, not so much. The third, I wasn't really interested in seeing how much pain I could handle—I don't…

The best thing I did for myself was chill out. I had a preference on how I wanted childbirth to go (unmedicated, in the water) but I was flexible. I ended up having an emergency section and never had any issues with it. From the start my attitude has been that my child is not the end-all-be-all. He's not a miracle.…

I just made a comment about this, although I wasn't aware it was something common in Latin culture. We did this with our son. It does sound pretty cool when you say it out loud :-)

How on earth does she sound mad?

We ended up doing what my ex's parents did, our son has his last name and two middle names (the second being my surname). Yeah, the middle two get dropped, but I'm at least in there. If my ex was ambivalent and I could haven chosen, I would have chosen my last name, simply because I like it more. But, I didn't really…

"...a swimsuit that looked like 'a bra and panties.'"

Spmething very similar happened to me, age 12, with a female cousin. I went to my father, and he said I must have been dreaming. I've never been able to accept that it was molestation. But it fucked me up. She's very brave for speaking up about this, and I wish her peace.

I'll be over here, pickled in gin.

See I am in this camp too. I wouldn't even call Karlie Kloss or Gisele supermodels, because for me they existed only in the late 80s and 90s. But if I HAD to choose someone to have the title in today's world, this woman would be so far from it.

Which is probably why I saw her in Bon Appetit!

I concede, I still get the vibe, but yes not the appeal.

Totally remember these being very controversial, kind of 70s porny.

I TOTALLY had CK overalls. Shortalls, I mean.

Me too. Still obsessed with the former. But I am more likely to have her hubby (rrraaaaawwwwrrrr) hanging on my wall.

Quick poll on how many of us had those stupid ads hanging up on our pre-teen bedroom walls.

I retract, I did see her on a Cosmo cover, which is the only fashion rag I will not read because it's so fucking awful. In any case, that doesn't do much to argue the point. Googling tells me that she's only been on a recent cover of SI and a few Cosmo covers. I am not talking shit, she seems absolutely lovely, but a…

Supermodel? Is that a label people just throw around now? The only reason I know this person exists is because I saw her in the most recent issue of Bon Appetit. And I read every fashion magazine, even the shitty ones.

This is totally off topic but you have the most amazing screen name EVER.

Well, I am officially freaked out.