Looks like I’m going to have to start watching Modern Family.

Not only that, but what people say they want and how they actually react when faced with that scenario are two extremely different things.

And let us all thank the goddess Tina Fey, while we’re at it ;)

From the SF Gate story: “To protect myself from her attack and to stop her attack on me,” [Officer Pianta] said, “I used an arm bar takedown and guided her to the ground. Upon guiding her to the ground, she landed on her face and appeared to go unconscious.”

Yeah, it’s a real shame she landed on her face like that.…

I just love the relationship between her and Stan. He’s the brother she never had, and it’s beautiful to watch.

Agreed. She hasn’t been the most emotionally compassionate parent in the world, but she’s always been there. In a way Jez’s hate on Betty kind of stinks of the “mothers are supposed to be sugar and spice and everything nice or else they’re MONSTERS” mentality that we are supposed to hate. Why doesn’t Don receive the…

I DEFINITELY thought it was sarcasm. 75% the things coming out of Joan’s mouth are drenched in sarcasm and snark. Which is why we love her.

I don’t think she’s all that particularly rebellious. She smokes which is to be expected the way her parents smoked around her all the time, has ditched class, has done things that most kids her age do. My dad was born the same time as her, and he’s the oldest of three children of parents who never divorced. He…

As someone who, and I’m almost not ashamed to admit this, has seen every single episode of the original Brady Bunch, I can tell you that those dresses were very much in style back then, even with 16-year-olds.

Completely agree. I think Betty was severely repressed growing up and in her first marriage—like many women of her time. She was angry and bitter about her lot in life and not without reason, and unfortunately took that out on her children, like many parents do. We all act less than perfect when we’re severely…

This probably explains why I was so completely confused how this all went down. I mean this woman finds this girl on Facebook who looks like maybe she could be her daughter and the judge says, “Sounds legit, take her?” How does a trial like that NOT warrant a DNA test? What do they mean, when they say the Núñez family…

I don’t think it’s based on laziness in the slightest, but based on conditioning and fear. I’m not going to try to go into nature v. nurture here, but I feel certain people (myself included) were raised to be pushovers. I cannot even begin to tell you the shame I would receive when I deigned to go against my parents’…

Counterpoint: It takes a lot more creativity and inspiration to make vegan food really sing than it does steak. Prime, tender meat speaks for itself. When you can do vegan food and do it well, yes you’re a true master chef.

Chess is a game for the elite. Not necessarily the financially elite, but the elite in that you have to not only have a lot of time to master the craft, but you also have to find someone willing to teach you who is already a master of the craft themselves. I was told by men in my own family when I asked to learn that…

Yeah it really makes you happy that she got out before actually marrying the creep.

There is so much I want to say to that horrible comment and treatment that it’s all getting confused in my brain and I am finding nothing of any value to contribute, just I’m sorry you have to go through that epic nonsense. It’s so depressing to see that in 2015—we’ve put men on the moon and perfected the donut…

Please make this an actual thing so I can try out for the part of the uterus.

My mom is also a parallel parking expert. She is by far the best driver in our family. The whole “women are terrible drivers” thing is nonsense. I’m a very nervous passenger, and when I drive with men I’d say a good 90% of the time I’m scared shitless, while that’s only true 50% of the time with female drivers I ride…

I also feel like most men mean it as an underhanded insult, because emotions are frivolous little things that men simply don’t have to time to care about, you know? Women though, women love dumb things. Emotions=dumb=women. I think I got the maths correct on that, but I’m just a woman so I probably fucked it up…

Agreed. When I run I NEED me my Spotify. I just do not understand how people run long distances without music. Whenever I pass by other runners not wearing headphones I am struck by both awe and fear. Nothing scarier than being alone with your own thoughts while for an hour without the comfort of Rihanna reminding you…