I’m with you there. The weirdest thing for me has been that the best thing I’ve found, and choose to stick with, is a Target-brand creamy cleanser. My skin looks and feels its absolute best with it, far moreso than with more expensive products. Every now and then I think “well maybe it could be even better?” and I…

Agreed, your comment wasn’t about any one person. The all-or-nothing tone of your original statement seems like something worth discussing, I guess. Clearly it’s a topic people have some strong feelings on!

The findings of a study are just some observations, hardly “tips.” I think any “tip” implication in this article has more to do with thinking about these things throughout a relationship, not helping to save a marriage that has already begun to tank. And it might not necessarily be about how to change either…

Both cities have similarly arranged pay/turnstile situations. Granted, not necessarily similar demographics.

Not sure how that was a direct response to the prior comment. However, I do notice just as many turnstile jumpers who appear Asian as any other group.

In Boston, commuting daily, I see it happen probably twice a week. Usually when I notice someone following on my heels as I come through a turnstile.

I once had something up with one boob (a big cyst, maybe a minor infection? It cleared up quick enough that I didn’t see a doctor) and it swelled up at least two cup sizes and goddamn did it hurt. Did not enjoy boob pain, do not recommend. I already don’t want kids, but that memory shuts up any ovary-clamoring that…

True story: My boyfriend is a direct descendent of the inventor of the Strowger switch! They have a bunch of the original rotary phones in their family. And the story of its invention is amusing. From wikipedia, because I am lazy: “Strowger, an undertaker, was motivated to invent an automatic telephone exchange after…

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Yeah, I don’t for one second think she’s serious about the upset thoughts that have crossed her mind. She clearly says she knows that’s not right, even if it’s how she feels right now, and wants some advice. And if she wants so much contact in the first place, ain’t no way moms is going to go cold turkey during the…

Sure, it’s not a private bitching session, but it IS an anonymous advice column letter. I think an honest expression of her feelings is in line with receiving relevant and useful advice. Just about every advice column response that I see includes an parsing of which feelings are probably valid and which are not, and…

I felt the mention of not being moved to buy Christmas gifts was less a threat, and more an illustration of the distance and frustration/hurt she’s feeling. I think it’s fair to feel and vent that way sometimes if she feels unhappy with the child’s lack of reciprocation.

I am so sorry that you were so blatantly treated differently than your brother. That is horrid. I hope your parents have gotten a little better over time...

Yeah, I got a distinct vibe of men feeling that boys must need their father’s influence and care as much as possible, but don’t care about providing their daughters with the same. Probably a little of column A, column B, and column fuck this noise.

I got my hair cut in a pixie cut when the trim of my adorable, flattering bob went wrong and it had to all be cut short. I knew it wasn’t a great look for me, but I tried to be positive about it until it grew to my preferred length. I visited home for a couple of weeks, and my dad held his tongue until he had me…

Nikki, I believe it was? Yeah, I think as a book standing alone I wouldn’t have hated it, exactly. I just felt so let down by it I couldn’t get on board. I also was so disappointed by how the different narrator voices didn’t come across as genuinely unique as in Trainspotting. Eh, we’ll see how this movie shakes out!

The article states “It will be loosely based on Welsh’s novel, Porno, which followed the lives of the characters ten years after the first book.”

Ehhhh... Trainspotting is one of my favorite novels, and it was an excellent- and pretty faithful- movie adaptation. I reread and rewatch both pretty every so often. I kind of hated Porno though. It felt akin to the Boondock Saints sequel. I would like to be excited about this but it’s hard to imagine even a loose…

Hmm. It was a long time ago, but kind of a vivid memory. Perhaps it was alluded to, or perhaps it came up in conversation about the slavery represented in the book.

That happened to me on a plane. The flight attendant came by to ask for my drink order and I looked up at her with probably the ugliest cry-face, then hid til she moved on.