It sounds like a stupid, politics-based kink in the law that will be resolved out in 3 years time (something that impacts the brand name to generic approval timeline—it's mentioned in the post above).

The customer in the situation above asked for the generic, for which ID is required (for the next few years, anyway). If she had purchased the Plan B brand, no ID would be required (but she'd still have to bring a card to the counter the get it).

Exactly. These are among the most commonly stolen items as well (possibly due to expense in the case of things like razors, possibly due to embarrassment for things like condoms, pregnancy tests, Plan B and possible criminal activity as linked to things like Sudafed and Claritin). I've even seen ovulation tests be…

Agree that this is one thing Sorkin did that had an actual motivation. Her long blonde hair was a painful reminder, so she got rid of it.

I saw one of her new commercials for that electric cigarette last week and barely recognized her. She looks...not quite like herself. One plastics procedure too many?

But don't you find it a little strange that now she's saying "don't listen to the bloggers," when the bloggers are the very people who shined a light on her at the beginning? The music bloggers made her a name and helped her get to where she is today. I realize she and Perez Hilton are not friendly now, but you can't…

She should have just gone for 100. Nice, round number.

I once mediated a fight between my dad and older sis in the parking lot of stadium right after her graduation. I was going back and forth between their cars trying to calm both parties down so we could go home. Well, I succeeded. Both my dad and sister each drove off. And I was left in the parking lot in the process.…

OK, Ms I'm not responding further.

I think you are being flip and dismissive of a POV that differs from your own. I'm just thinking about what I would do if my kid were in this situation. But LOL!

I'm more concerned about the kids in this situation. Yes, what the host parents did was weird, but there is absolutely no reason that it needs to be presented to the girl that she was "uninvited" (which would just make her feel bad). In this instance, semantics mean the difference between a little girl feeling like…

OK, uninvited and then invited. Something the little girl would never know unless mom spells it out for her and makes a big deal about it. In her eyes, she's still going to have fun at her friend's birthday party.

I wholeheartedly vote for a bringback of the BUS 'O FUN concept from when I was a kid, where a big bus tricked out like a party space parks in front of your house complete with games, activities, helpers—and cake. Kids go in, party it up, all go home and the bus leaves. No mess, lots of fun for boys and girls. Perfect.

I think that IF the mom of the invited kid told her it was a superhero party and then had to explain that there was a change, that's a separate wrinkle. From the kid's POV, she's still invited to the party for Boy X (who is not responsible for the bizarre behavior of his parents), it's just on a different date (if she…

Just noting that the girls were not uninvited, the (admittedly very odd parents) just created two gendered parties. It's still weird and a little tacky, but it's not really uninvited in the strict sense of the term.

The invite was not revoked, the parents just split it into 2 gendered parties. While this is an odd thing to do for sure, honestly, a 5 year old will not know the difference. All the parents need to tell her is that the date of the party changed.

Just wondering if declining the party on principles held by the adult in this situation (which I agree with, BTW), results in any good beyond the parent feeling satisfied.

Well, to be fair, the daughter wasn't uninvited in the true sense of the word, they just made the parties for boys and girls separate. (Honestly, the invited kids don't care about any of this—they all get to go to parties.)

I don't know. It's not like she plays down her money or the fact that she owns extravagant things. For instance, she often references the fact that she only wears jewels she owns, that she never borrows (like on the red carpet when she's wearing some crazy diamond necklace). She wears 5-10 carat diamond studs on a…

So if she had been turned away from buying a $40 purse, her experience would be somehow more valid? Or more meaningful?