On the other hand...

You're absolutely right. There's being a chubby kid then there's being a fat adult with a life time of health problems. She's a novelty that the world points and laughs at and feeds sugary treats. She'll be a troubled teen/ adult even without the weight problems. She's a product of exploitation and I really do feel…

I agree, she wasn't like this when she was little. It seems like she's picking up the habits of the older members of the family, and she's not being well taken care of.

Someone needs to get that child out of the house. She does not look like she's being well taken care of. The family has fallen apart. And...I was a chubby kid who became a fat adult, and I'm not trying to either fat shame nor pick on her, but she has gone from chubby to obese since Honey Boo Boo has been on the air.…

Oh. Gosh. :(

For real. If my only two options were "syphilitic guy who's in love with his own sister" and "folk singer from Brooklyn," I would be like, "Lifetime of loneliness and celibacy for me, please!

I don't think her actions are praiseworthy by any means, but it's a stretch to compare her to War Machine. If her retelling is accurate (who knows?), it doesn't seem like he felt his life was in danger at any point—he could have left, but he stayed because of a sense of obligation/"atonement"/whatever. Huston didn't…

it is a privilege some will never know and one some will walk away from, others will take for granted and others abuse. Sadly, it is not a welcome role for many women.

You have the luxury of doing so because you're a man. I can assure you that if you were out drinking with your buddies, no one would say, "Bunch of daddies drinking it up, huh?" I also can assure you that you don't get judged for having or not having "soft" skills like being nurturing, soft, and loving. You'll…

Contemptible. That's the word. Whatever women do, when something is defined as being "female", it becomes contemptible. If a woman dares to take pride in motherhood, then she is beneath contempt.

*golf claps*

I agree with you totally. Take it a step further.....those who are moms to children, especially adult children, with disabilities. We don't even get the courtesy of being a mom, but I am a caregiver.

But those things aren't contemptible. At least, that's the attitude that I'm getting from a lot of the comments- mothers are boring, out of touch, and a little dim. Even the word "mommy" elicits as much disgust as "moist," apparently.

Mothers get extra flack for it because they are women and women are made to be shit on. Didn't you get the memo? Nothing we do is done right and there are always plenty of people to tell us how wrong we are.

Hey, that's me with fitness and martial arts! Or my wife with her doctor friends and medicine.

Do also have friends who go on a diet, and that's all they talk about? Do you have friends who are into fitness programs, and that's all they talk about? Do you have academic friends would love academic gossip, and that's all they talk about? People talk about their main project a lot. Mothers are often singled out as…

It's always important when model-hot women take a stand for normal people.

Abso-fucking-lutely. It took my daughters dads new girlfriend a while to come to terms with not being the centre of his universe, but now wouldn't have it any other way, and if ever the dad and I aren't seeing eye-to-eye, she is my strongest ally. It might not be easy, but the children ALWAYS should come first. It's…

I agree. I actually was babysitting in high school for a couple going through a divorce and the dad, who hired me, was out with a girlfriend (although he told me he had to work, I knew both parents pretty well, it wasn't the first time I babysat for them). The mom called, found out I was there, not him, on the night…