When I was in 2nd or 3rd grade, I read the entire Little House series and every night at the dinner table, would narrate to my family exactly what had happened in the chapter I read that day. So my family basically got the worst "book on tape" version of Little House ever. Sorry family!!

I feel like the "this isn't the way the world works" mentality tends to line up with people extrapolating sports out to be some grand metaphor for all of life. But kids have seen that life isn't fair - there are popular kids and unpopular kids, some kids get As and others don't - so it's not like sports are the only…

I think people are deluding themselves about the "way the world works". I run a fair number of 5Ks and 10Ks and the occasional half marathon. Everyone running those races is a grown-up, and I don't hear anyone grumbling about the participation medals and gift bags being handed out at those events! Also, I like the…

It bet it was a good girdle, too! Kept things nice and smooth - no unsightly lumps or bumps from the stacks of $$$.

Thank you for this explanation. The article briefly mentions that men over 40 require a prostate exam, which made me think that there is more to the story than wanting teachers to be virgins or something. What you describe seems insane! Very different from here in the US - even many jobs that require you to be…

Agreeing with everyone who is suggesting an adult cat. I got two kittens a couple years ago because I am gone a lot and figured they could keep each other company. It was fun having them but I did feel tremendously guilty leaving them all day when they were so little. Now they are grown up kitties - they are still…

A well-thought out and clearly presented case. A+, you win! Hey feminists - leave the patriarchy where it is, this ironclad argument has clearly illustrated the error of our ways so let's just head on home.

Was pretty sure this was spam until I saw that the link is TRUSTED. Okay, seems legit.

Wow, my hair got botched last week and I've been feeling guilty about my negative Yelp review. I feel so much more reasonable now!

I think the Girl Scouts have earned enough brownie points (GET IT??) for their efforts in staying relevant to girls, being open-minded about sexuality / gender in their troops (ahem Boy Scouts), supporting Planned Parenthood / reproductive health, engaging with low-income / at risk girls and also selling me delicious,…

Just to play Devil's Advocate... I would say just keep on with the "casual" thing through the end of your internship, if you're really only there for another two weeks. Even though he's maintaining that it's "not serious", if it's only been a month, I would say it's tough to judge whether it's serious or not. Continue…

Yep, agreed. I would prefer to travel with people I know sort of well than many of my really close friends. In addition to the fact that you don't have to feel bad about doing stuff on your own, it also helps that you are probably still in the "polite" zone - a little tiring to have to be on good behavior, but much…

I like this story because I think she balanced things nicely: want a real rainbow unicorn for a pet? That will never happen, try again. Want to be a flower girl? Sure, let's go for it. Some dreams are never going to come true; other dreams you can make come true if you put some effort into it.

Maybe they could offer the people in the photographs an extra hour in the ball pit?

You know... I would love to see her actually run this little country of hers. I know this is absolutely NOT what's going to happen, but think of all the valuable life lessons that could be learned from the process of learning to run a country. It would be like The Princess Diaries, but instead of a tiny, wealthy,…

I'm going to give Kim Kardashian a pass on the pregnancy comments, because I feel like this is more of a reaction to the fact that every time she left her house while pregnant, every tabloid put her on the cover with some variation on "KIM IS A HIDEOUS WHALE" as the headline. I'd never leave my house either.

I thought that too! I also thought that ~30 min into whatever meeting they are walking to together, she is going to look down and realize she has SO. MUCH. THIGH. exposed. And then spend the rest of the meeting trying to squirm around in her seat and subtly tug the skirt down. It won't work. It never works.

I think you're pretty solidly saying you disagree.

What a great story! And the little tiny bit that really got me was the last two lines about telling a customer service rep. I can only imagine the very deserved personal pride she must feel for having worked so hard! If I had her life story, I would be telling everyone: cab drivers, the mailman, telemarketers, lost…

I suggested this elsewhere in the thread, but I also have a hard-to-find size (32F) and I swear by this bra: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00…