I've got a bone to pick here. I do find fault with the author for telling this story but I am not the kind of person says domestic violence victims should just leave. (Why do you think that?)

You do? Are you in the U.S.?

Your grandmother sounds like my Nana. Pre-paid funeral, line of suitors, 85 year old boyfriend (he had a gambling problem so she couldn't marry him). When we asked which of her husbands she wanted to buried next to, she said "None of them." Nana is going to be 97 next month and she is amazing.

What is that from?

Ugh. My now ex-roommate was one of these. It was so embarrassing when we went places together. In the summer, he would comment on hot the teenage girls were (he was 37) and hit on random young women while standing on line. (shudder)

One of my favorite bible verses, Matthew 6:1:

Oh, I'm sure she did. Do you think she could stop herself?

The Master Cleanse is utter and complete b.s. Just absolutely pointless. What kinkakina said is true: lot of vegetables, lean protein and some fruit are good if you want to do something good for your body.

Well, they are divorced so there is that. When she first started running her mouth, at one point she expressed her sorrow that she hadn't married a Princeton man. And she wouldn't reveal where her husband had gone to college.

Yeah, I think black people have better black-dar than non black people. I think it comes from living in the U.S.-many of us here have relatives of many colors who are "black. " So we see someone like Mariah Carey (pre nose job and straightened hair) and know she's part black.

Jesus Christ Almighty. There really is no bottom, is there? There is nothing so horrible people won't do it. Nothing. I know this and yet I'm still stunned.

I know what the "M-O-O-N" thing is about; I read that book. I was talking about the other part.

Google gives me results about "moon spells." Rather than being rude maybe you could just explain.

My mother once told me that having children was the most horrible thing in the world, and the most wonderful thing in the world. I tend to assume she was right. Very few things are completely black and white.

I'll give you this. You wrote this post with correct syntax, grammar and punctuation. Which is a lot more than the "ladies" who wrote the angry messages above did.

"im not sure what could drive you to be so mean. were you rejected from all sororities in college? do you honestly hate women who take rational approaches towards being successful? do you hate women who like to succeed? do you also hate men who realize that looking presentable is required if you want to be successful…

"The seat did wear out after a dozen uses, but that's just normal wear and tear"

Probe? Someone actually used that? That's terrible. Maybe it's just because I'm into mysteries, but when I see that I think of a doctor/M.E. probing for a bullet in someone's body, which is not appealing at all.

I can't believe someone else remembered this! In high school, I had a book of Letterman top 10 lists and this was one of the ones I still remember. The only other one I can think of is "Top 10 Rejected Themes for the Ice Capades." I can't remember them all, but the best rejected theme for the Ice Capades was "Soul On…

They're married "in name only", they sleep in separate bedrooms...