It's such a fine line because kids do need some exposure to these things in order to build a frame of reference to enjoy it later. But I think that it can be summed up as "If you care enough to be worried that you're not doing enough, you're fine."

Yeah, I think about this too. My kids can be picky and I always worried about their nutrition, but when I take apart their food choices they're not unhealthy. Lots of cheese, yogurt, fruit, hummus, peanut butter, whole grains, etc. And yes the occasional nugget or box of Mac and cheese. I wish they were more…

Yeah it was definitely the performative aspect of it that was annoying more than the fact that she ate sushi. I definitely got the sense that she brought it so that I'd see that her kid ate it.

Yeah I think there's a parenting trend of wanting kids to be mini adults - you see it a LOT with food, but you also have parents bragging about traveling with their kids to non-kid friendly places, design trends where a kids room is white and delicate, etc. my parenting philosophy falls more to givingthe kids some…

I'll never forget the time my SIL brought my one year old niece over for lunch and pulled out a takeout container of Whole Foods sushi for her to eat because it was her FAVORITE. My eyes rolled back so far I saw my brain.

A lot of time when I offer my 3 year old something new, he will say "No thanks, I'll try it when I'm bigger." Even he understands that his tastes will probably change later.

Pretentious isn't the right word, but this does have an annoying "my kid does this so all kids should do this" quality that a lot of parenting essays have. I noticed that the author has one daughter, which makes sense - people are usually cured of this when their second child comes along, and girls are generally more…

I think you kind of answered your own question here. If you have a kid that will eat more adventurous food, great! Order them something off of the adult menu or share your own dish with them. If you have a kid who is resistant to trying new things, a crowded restaurant when they're hungry and overstimulated is…

Saying "happened to looks like Alassandra [italian last name I won't try to spell] is downplaying a LOT - that's the basis of his attraction, without that she's a friend. Unless you were being sarcastic, which is possible! But I can't imagine the season hinging on the same relationship if she actually LOOKED a…

I feel like this is really true to life, though. I definitely know women who seem to not be able to stay out of relationships even if they mean to. They will literally break up with someone because they need to spend time on their own, and then be in a relationship with someone new week later. (As a…

When I was a tween I got a book of celebrity mailing addresses. I wanted to send a letter to Mark Paul Gosselaar to make him fall in love with me but figured I'd practice on a less intimidating celebrity first. Somewhere in my parents house is an autographed photo of Jaleel White.

I was on the fence about my "team," but then I realized that real life 2016 Gus would have been one of those guys that got REALLY into Bernie Sanders, and then during the general election would have claimed that he had no issue with a woman president, he just couldn't vote for Hillary because of [bullshit reason]. …

Can we get a one-off episode next season of William and Logan going back to the real world?

This episode did a good job of reminding me how segregated the different groups within the prison are - we spend time with all of them, so it's easy to forget that they generally only interact with each other in passing. It was interesting to check in with the different groups during the scene in the yard see how for…

So sort of like The Hot Chick, where you had Rob Schneider playing Rachel McAdams, and Rachel McAdams playing Rob Schneider? Because that one worked out really well.

I saw Jaws in the theatre a few years ago as part of a revival series, and was totally blown away. I didn't think it was possible for a movie that I had seen plenty of times before to feel that suspenseful. The scene of them drinking and singing on the boat in the middle of the night as the shark is starting to…

But the real question is, would John Goodman reprise his role as Linda Tripp?

Patrick Swayze in Dirty Dancing. There will never be another Johnny Castle. RIP.

I liked this episode, but haven't we done the "Cam and Jay seem like they wouldn't get along but actually they do" story before? I feel like the writers should have either brought them into the main story earlier, like they did with everyone else, or just left them out altogether. As it was, their story felt out of…

I saw this last night and… Didn't hate it? It is not a good movie - the jokes are unsubtle, there are too many subplots, nothing feels like it matters, etc. But I did laugh a few times, and I appreciate the fact that it was something I could go see with my mom where I didn't have to worry about any awkward sex…