OMG I remember the baggy tshirt thing! I must have blocked it out all these years. Thanks?

Because that’s what God wants, and he is perfectly willing to send you to Hell if you don’t get it exactly right. Most Christians have been brought up believing some version of this, especially in Western countries where Christianity has been a thing for centuries.

Orthodox & Catholics don’t automatically count as Christians in a lot of evangelicalism. Some might be Christians, maaaaybe, but unless you have a genuine, pray-the-sinner’s-prayer type of religious conversion (and no, growing up Christian doesn’t count) then you aren’t actually a Christian, and you need to be…

I don’t think Nixon or Clinton would have said any such thing. They were smarmy, sure. But they were also public servants who held a much more traditional view of their Constitutional duties than the current GOP seems to have. This is unprecedented. Literally.

Don’t ask. Because the answer is yes.

I had one 3 years ago. It hurt a lot worse than they said it would, so be prepared. (After, not during.) But the pain stopped within 24 hours, and it was worth it 100% because it stopped my periods. I think I had a couple of light periods a couple months afterward but nothing except a couple of spotting episodes since…

If you go to an orthopedist they will get you a proper brace, while scoffing at the OTC kind. Barring that, I get a lot of relief with heat. I used to have some plug in heated hand mitts that worked great - not long term but enough to take the edge off. Just get the kind that are long enough to cover your wrists. I…

So let me get this straight. The Irish people identified a problem, voted on it, and now their Constitution is changed, just like that? That’s so weird. It kind of reminds me of this thing I used to hear about growing up in America. I think it was called... democracy?

Right? And even then, the British were, like, “Meh. Whatever. We have bigger fish to fry. Keep your stupid colonies.”

They are absolutely that nuts. They have books about it. Ken Ham and the like.

“Critical thinking.” Yeah, they’re all about critical thinking as a smoke screen, but just hear them squawk whenever someone actually uses it. Why didn’t God prevent the Slaughter of the Innocents by warning the other parents, too? Why didn’t everyone die when the Earth stopped spinning when Joshua made the Sun stand…

The best thing you can do for her while she is young is to teach her to listen to and believe herself when something seems off. Get her used to being in control and responsible for her own life. It is ok to say no to anyone; she doesn’t have to obey or comply if something is wrong or optional (like praying or saying…

Reading “Beyond Control” by James F. Barnett. It’s about how cutting bypass channels in the Mississippi River 175ish years ago started to push it towards a new channel to the Gulf (the Atchafalaya), away from NOLA and towards Morgan City. Whoops.

Disclaimer: This isn’t appropriate or safe for everyone so don’t be a dummy. But... if you can implement a safe co-sleeping system and banish your partner elsewhere temporarily you will get as much sleep as it is possible to get under the circumstances. That said, this is an invaluable lesson for parents to learn, and…

A Pence war wouldn’t be over penis size. It would be to facilitate Armageddon. Because I guess Jesus needs help with that or something? But it would still happen. Repubs love war! It’s good for business.

What was Saint Andrew’s involvement in this whole mess?

It’s only heresy if you’re in the minority. And yes, mainstream evangelicalism commandeered the dispensationalist train about the time mega churches started siphoning off members from smaller churches. It was the perfect storm of a lot of things, but a lot of it boils down to them having developed a pretty strong…

Middle school is the best age!!! Congrats on having a job lined up. Teaching comes with built in rapport and friendship and social opportunities, too. You are not hideous. And even if you were I promise you could still find someone. I know several desperately ugly women who are happily married to attractive men. I…

My MIL used to annoy the shit out of me doing exactly that! In a sing-song babytalk voice with an Appalachian accent. And she would show up with a literal trunkload of toys whenever she felt like it. If that’s all yours ever does, grit your teeth and count your blessings. My mom gives me parenting books from the 70s,…

I don’t know about salvaging your relationship, but if you just want him to help out there is a way to make that happen. Men, especially if they are the breadwinners (or see themselves that way LOL), sometimes don’t understand that if they want a relationship with their kids they have to start building it in infancy.…