@Hamsterpants: I wonder if he was on the list for Sheree's party.

@neitherherenorthere: I agree. It's like a cautionary tale. My 10 year-old and I watched together, and we discussed how shallow it is to define yourself by what you shop.

@R_Claw...building a bridge to nowhere.: Adorable pic. It reminds me of a similar one I have of my now 3 year-old, taken when she was 1 month old. It's here: [www.flickr.com]

@MegSpencer: Oh, yeah, I forgot. I should change my screen name to Paula's mom

@schlegs84: As the parent of a 10 year-old who thinks I am an old fart who knows nothing, I too feel myself becoming invisible and I am not even 40 yet.

@rah29: I agree. Not all women are dying to get married, and not all men are commitment phobes. And requests for life-altering decisions that have a due date can lead to major mistakes. Believe me, I am speaking from experience.

@chatterboxwriting: I second that. She was truly awesome.

@Saddletramp: To this day, the Chef Boyardee meatballs remain one of my favorites. My three year-old loves the spaghetti, but doesn't eat the meatballs. Naturally, I have to finish them so we don't wait food!

Yum. Sounds like the pizza they used to sell at the Woolworth's food counter when I was a kid. Gid, I am ancient.

My husband absolutely hates all those Bravo reality shows I subject him to.

As a 39 year-old, this is what I am glad I have:

I did not do the test because they did not have a "None of the Above" option. Seriously go shopping or wash the car? I can think of better things to do.

If she is the one, somebody give me a blue pill stat!

No. 2 is great for meeting the parents, but I would pair it with different shoes.

Moms in the Midwest are more likely to go back to work after giving birth than Coastal moms.

I have never changed my name. Did not see the point, really. I don't ask my husband to change his either.

I think both positions are extreme and wrong. Maybe not everybody suffers deep emotional wounds, but to say that there are no emotional effects whatsoever is a disservice to women, in my opinion.

"Isn't a girl who has "unpure" thoughts but parents she can talk to - who aren't expecting her to be a white rose but an actual human - more likely to have the confidence, self-worth and wherewithal to only go as far as she's ready to?"