I agree whole-heartedly. And I understand that sleep deprivation can make you twist these things in your head, and I'm sympathetic to that, but you have to be able to rationalize your way out of that spiral. Nobody is trying to diminish what you're doing, and nobody is trying to hurt your feelings. Your friend is just…

It is super frustrating. My family has always been of the "You'll change your mind," ilk. Only recently they've started to accept that I don't really want kids. I know they'll be pleased if I change my mind- and who knows, maybe I will - but they don't bombard me with that anymore.

What took so long? Seriously? I just don't get people who think you need to do everything super quickly, as if the opportunity is going to pass you by (unless you got married at, like, 40). Good for you for taking your time and enjoying your marriage with just the two of you. It'll be great when you have kids, but…

Ugh, yuck. It's incredibly insensitive to say things like that to someone who is unable to bear children. Have you talked to your brother about it? Maybe he would have more luck trying to get her to keep her comments to herself.

I can't imagine turning around on a friend who can't have kids and pointing out that their pets don't count. What a heartless, douchey thing to do.

Which is absolutely ridiculous, because how many parents actually have it all together? I'm pretty sure most are making it up as they go along - which is okay, but it doesn't make you an expert who is above all suggestions and opinions.

Ugh yes. This is just about (just about) the most annoying thing that comes out of sanctimommies. It comes right after, "It must be so nice to have so few responsibilities," and, "You'll change your mind!"

Yeah, this was my impression too. And also, who actually gets pissy about that stuff? How humourless do you have to be to think someone is being a jerk for comparing two completely incomparable things in a joking manner?

Doesn't every cat get "asshole" at least occasionally?

Yep, my cats and dogs get so much random crap.

Could be. I only read the first book, and watched the series. I just assumed.

They kept some pretty freaky stuff in the book/show too. I can't tell you how creeped out I was for years about the guy in the mask who raped that little girl. Or how devastating it was to watch the fall out of the fire that took Alice Garvey and Mary's daughter (son?). So freaking sad.

Yes, and this is so common and so frustrating. The person who takes on the majority of the responsibility is also the one that takes on all of the criticism from the folks who cant be bothered to help out.

This isn't surprising. My grandfather is almost completely dependent on people around him now, and my grandmother and aunt (his daughter) do the lion's share of work for him. My dad and uncle do a lot of heavy labour - home renos, roofing, etc., but those major projects are more rare than the day to day. I get the…

Same here. Plus, no kid looks at a participation medal the same way they look at a gold medal, MVP, etc, etc. Just having a medal doesn't take away the urge to compete and earn awards.

Actual, 1000 is a pretty good sample size for 95% accuracy +/- 5% for the US. That said, I'm in no way surprised that the party of No Fun for Anyone Ever Fuck the World is more likely to want kids to go home feeling bad about themselves.

This girl looks like she's gonna break in half.

Yes! Skinnies are the perfect solution for women who are too tall for average clothes, but not quite tall enough for the tall clothes. I'm an in-betweener too. Pant-shopping is very frustrating

The dressy sweat pants thing just boggles my mind. Is any company actually going to accept that as a viable dress-casual option? Honestly, now.

I can't remember the exact text that ended a month-long correspondence with a guy who was 10 years older than he claimed. Probably something along the lines of, "Sorry, you're too old for me."