Both my Mother in law and my sister bought my 17 month old the same expensive toy ( whatever this is: [www.bilibo.com] ) And now my sister is heartbroken (my mother in law had my daughter open presents early, and beat my sister to the punch.) and I don't know how to make her feel better.

My favorite christmas doll is now my daughter's favorite doll. He's small, naked, bald and made from rubber, and at some point after I packed him up upon growing out of dolls, he somehow got blue ink stains on his face. My daughter loves him anyway.

So, maybe they've photoshopped her arms to make them look healthier, but they look like they have some muscle tone, which I thought anorexia basically destroys. There are healthy women who are also extremely thin, just as there are instances of overweight people being healthy. My mother, for instance weighed 90 pounds…

Whatever. I'm still going to make ragdolls for my new nephew when he's born in April. All babies need a doll, or a stuffed animal, regardless of gender, it helps them act out emotions they don't have words to express otherwise.

@Snarfblat: @whitesycamore is forced to run a celtic snake farm: Yes. My Husband: The guy I had a debilitating depression inducing crush on when I was 16 (we didn't get together until like 5 years later because he'd had a girlfriend)

@swashbuckling: Splintery vaginal pain every step you take, and a fetus that likes to grind its appendages into your already fragile bladder are very good reasons those parking spots are not ridiculous.

Dead birds aside, copies of this book are a great Christmas present if youre trying to get on the good side of your Grand-Father-In-Law. I was never on my Grand-Father-In-Law's bad side, mind you, but he still mentions how great that Audubon book is 2 years later.

@proletarian_tenenbaum: Lots of Latinos have republican/conservative views. Republicans want Latino votes, they just don't want the "wrong" sort of latinos living in the US.

On Susan Boyle: I have to agree that she's a one "hit" wonder. The only person I know who actually owns a Susan Boyle album is my husband's Nana. 80-something Nanas don't usually buy enough cds or mp3s to generate "hit" status.

Either I don't understand christianity, or these guys don't understand christianity.

Since I'm a stay at home mom now, my must haves have changed.

@mizzmarvel: Yes. I tried to IMDB the guy and he's not even on there, which makes me think he's not even a working actor, but just some guy who got one bit role, but based on the reporting I thought he was at the very least a briefly recurring supporting character.

Ms. Von Teese, persons with multiple pornographic films on their resume probably shouldn't be surprised to be thought of as "overtly sexual". Also: Porn created in a studio counts as a "sex tape" albeit not an "amateur sex tape".

@Cinnamoncanuck: They don't carry above a 38dd in store, but I think some styles can be ordered larger online. I can usually find that or a 40D in stock, but not in every style, and usually not on any of the sale tables. (I'm so very jealous of the women who can just wait for sales and thier size is always still…

I think a certain degree of fear is rational and sound. We're talking about, best case scenario, an entire live human being forced through your vagina. If that doesn't pan out, you're going to be surgically opened up and then stapled and sewn back together again.

@Zuzu: I pretended my favorite color was purple instead of pink, too. I also developed an irrational, seething hatred for the color blue.

Stuff like this is hardly new.

I co- sleep with my toddler, And from my perspective, its a mistake. She now refuses to fall asleep unless I'm holding her, and she literally kicks her father out of bed every night. Being in her crib in the same room with me would not have damaged our bond.

@lurkerbynature: Seconded. My college best friend wanted to know how my husband proposed, and when I told her I was the one who proposed, she told me I was "brave". I told her, it's only brave if you think theres a significant chance the answer is "no", in which case why are you asking this person?

@je ne sais wha?: Didn't you see one where Penelope was best friends with Liza Minelli and a tomato? And Liza shows up at the end and says "Hurry up, Penelope, Me an' Tomato wanna hit the town!"