I can’t get over how Hannity keeps talking and interrupting as Koppel tries to explain. He’s ruder even as he tries to be gracious.

I think I’ll have “I touch myself” by the Divinyls at mine. Now that’s a healthy relationship.

I actually had no idea that was what it was about either, but that’s because whenever it came on the radio I made a mad dash to switch to another station within 5 seconds.

I think if you nixed the finally it would qualify. But that word makes it pretty obvious that you meant to be insulting. “It ups the odds of getting a championship” could be played off with a wide-eyed, innocent “I was just so happy for them!” while still implying that they aren’t that great and won basically by luck…

The last line yes but the first one is too obvious.

I’m no royal but I was born and raised and live in a tight knit culture where I was expected to have an arranged marriage, and most people do. The pressure I, my family and friends experienced were off the charts - not even pressure, it was just a life expectation, like going to school. I don’t fault Charles.

I don’t get the “in love” air from Wills and Kate at all. My understanding is that no other “appropriate” women were willing to marry him and they got along well enough that he finally ended up proposing to her. I get the “really good friends” vibe from them.

Because it’s in the public interest for at least some people to reproduce. It’s also in the public interest for the next generation to be raised by parents who aren’t broke and stressed out.

Wow. You make all parents sound like insufferable twats.

No, you’re both just ignorant of parenting terminology and its relevance.

i’m not gonna lie, it’s hearing things like this that make me very, very glad to be queer. the way cismen are socialized is unattractive to me in sooooo many ways. not to get all 2nd-wave about it, but who you date/love/partner-off-with absolutely is a political issue.

Also, I would call a blog post on parenting to be a situation where the author - assuming he is addressing other parents - would be appropriate in using that level of specificity. Do you give the Jalopnik writers a hard time for stating the specs of a car, or would “really fast ‘cause of engine-stuff” be better for…

Exactly. My parents’ jobs ended at 5pm. Mine is 24/7 and it’s fucking advertising - we’re not curing cancer.

You hit the nail on the head with the “lifestyle childhood” bullshit that goes on. I really had to swim against the tide in order not to get caught up in it when my kids were little. Obviously when the kids are tiny and constantly trying to kill themselves, it’s hard to relax and have free time because you do have to…

Oh wow, that is so horrid...except for the last paragraph, which reminded me of a Dear Abby column I once cut out and saved. A woman who'd been cheated wrote to Abby, and Abby's response was to share a Chinese parable:

OMG that writing sample detail at the end is the best worst thing I've ever heard.

I was seeing one of my longtime best guy friends (whom I'd kissed a couple times over the course of our friendship, but had just started, like, being with in any more significant capacity). He told me that he loved me quickly. The whole thing was very intense. I'd been hearing rumors from mutual friends that he was…

I hold full, out-loud, long conversations by myself, pretending I'm a guest on WTF with Marc Maron. Sometimes I politely argue with him; sometimes we battle; sometimes I just charm him with my stories and wit. It's intensely self-indulgent and embarrassing and I love it. I would DIE if someone overheard me. I have a…

She tries to eat "mostly vegan." But really it's more like no red meat and no dairy.

Wasn't this supposed to be vegan? What's with all the chicken, bass, duck bacon and shit?