I can't speak for other moms out there, but I can say for a fact that I have taken far fewer sick days than my coworkers BECAUSE I have kids. I'm entitled to 5 sick days and 5 family days a year, but I pretty much avoid taking sick days at all costs (and certainly never play hooky) because I don't want to be judged…

At the end of the day, who cares what her motivation is? Whether she's doing what she does for the recognition (which I wouldn't personally believe for a second) or because the cause is genuinely important to her, the fact remains that she has contributed a huge amount of time and money not only to raising awareness,…

Yes, exactly. I know people who claim to not like Angelina because of her Billy Bob days, back when she wore his blood in a vial on her neck and kissed his brother. I'm like, 'Really? All the amazing work she's done in the past decade or so and that's still all you can think about when you hear her name?'

I don't see how it would be an 'extreme power unbalance'. I've been with about a dozen (maybe slightly more) people, my husband's been with... significantly more. He honestly has no idea. He lost his virginity at twelve and was a bit of a player for a long time. It doesn't bother me in the least because I can't…

It sounds like the two of you have a fantastic relationship and that is certainly something to be proud of!

Oh, gosh, I've been a shipper for as long as I can remember. My first SERIOUS obsession was Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman. The first two seasons (when I was 11-13) killed me. After that, I was shipping Eliza and Goliath (Gargoyles), Rei & Yuuichirou (Sailor Moon) and, of course, Mulder and Scully.

Oh my gosh, I LOVED THEM SO MUCH! Totally forgot about them. And yes to Rory and Jess, too.

I completely shared this obsession. I still remember M/S fanfiction I read when I was thirteen.

Professor/Ginger all the way, baby.

I wrote a bunch of Sailor Moon fanfiction when I was a teenager..... But I never wrote about Sailor Moon herself. I have a thing for the supporting cast.

I'm a perpetual shipper. I find it difficult to watch shows without picking a pair that I want to get together. Quite often, I dislike the canon couple and prefer pairings that I think will never happen. When 'Friends' was on, I shipped Monica and Chandler while everyone else freaked out about Ross/Rachel (that M&C…

I won't lie, I was a little cocky about childbirth when I was pregnant with my second son. My first came five weeks early at just shy of six pounds and I had a drug-free birth (simply because he came too quickly for painkillers to be an option). I popped a couple regular-strength Tylenol and was walking around…

This is true... most of the time. I remember one night, though, when I put my son to bed (he was three) and then hit the hay after (I thought) he was sound asleep because I was pregnant with my second and more exhausted than I could remember being. At ten-thirty at night, my husband woke me up tell me he'd found our…

"If I had a million dollars, we wouldn't have to eat Kraft Dinner." "But we still would eat Kraft Dinner." "Of course we would, we'd just eat more."

Was going to say the same thing. At least from my experience with my kids, it wasn't possible to 'force feed' them with a spoon. If they were done, they were done. If I pushed the issue, I'd wind up wearing it.

I know, right? I have this feeling that I need to be at the top of my game ALL THE TIME if I'm going to keep my kids safe. If I don't, and something happens, I'll never live it down.

This totally made me giggle. I'm pretty sure I had a few similar experiences as a child myself. I once remember my dad helping my uncle and his neighbor build a deck while us kids hung out inside and watched 'Look Who's Talking' (yeah, it was a long time ago and we didn't get half the jokes). Suddenly, a woman ran…

Oh, I totally agree with you. I would say that about half of my paranoia is due to the fact that I'm worried other people will be judge-y if I do 'the wrong thing' and that it could lead to me getting in trouble or something. When I'm at home with my kids, I'm a lot more relaxed about letting them chill out by…

Oh, yes. I've had many the internal debate over this very topic. "What is acceptable and what is neglect?"

Nope, this is how I do it, too. I started doing it in high school when I realized that it looks better in photographs.