perhaps coconut oil? I switched to coconut oil for fried chicken at while ago and it was fine.

There is something to be said for the argument that obese people are likely to be unhealthy, therefore a drain on the healthcare system. I am stunned that, considering the market share that plus size women hold, there are not more clothes to fit them. But then again, there are not really clothes that fit the many…

I am all for "the average size is a 14! Make more wearable clothing! Show more real world models!" but I am curious as to why it does honestly seem like Americans are heavier than just about any other country. I frequently travel to Europe, and while I am definitely an average evenly distributed weight in the US, I am…

Asos also has a good plus size section, which less of the hipster tweenness of Modcloth (I do love Modcloth though). Some of Modcloth's plus size clothing is so cute, it pisses me off that it's not always in regular sizes.

Can I ask what your opinion on the issue is then? It sounds like your mother really wanted to have you, which is great, but perhaps she wouldn't have wasted her time and emotional energy going after him for child support if she knew from the start that he wasn't going to be supportive?

A woman can, if she chooses, either get an abortion (in most places, if she is really dedicated and on top of her shit) or give up her parental rights via adoption. A man cannot do that. If he walks out on her and is tracked down and proven to be the father, he is legally responsible for financial child support. I…

Philosophically, there shouldn't be a difference. Unfortunately, politically, there is a difference. Not all birth control/abortion access is created equal. If restrictions to abortion were eliminated, yes, men should completely have the option to refuse parental rights.

How is that different from conservatives tell women? Protection fails. We fight for women to be able to make the choice of whether or not to be parents. Why do men not get the same choice?

I partially agree with this. If we lived in a world where abortions were easily accessible and affordable, where the woman's choice to not be a mother would be almost as easy as a man's choice to walk away, I completely think men should have an opt-out-0f-parency option. Ideally, having a child should be a mutual…

my rules would be:

so it's like, essentially sexual assault?

I think my boyfriend and I were equally relieved when we realized we were both huge sluts before we met each other. Like hours before we met each other.

I can see other laws being worked around to protect younger children. Age of consent laws do not exist to protect against forcible rape, intoxicating or drugging someone into sex, or any other kind of non-consensual sex. They exist only to indicate how consensual sex could be legally viewed as non-consensual. That's…

there's a difference between the comprehension of a 5 year old and 15 year old. Your example would likely still fall under child abuse laws, but sure let's continue to reform the law. How about an exception for relationships that arose out of both partners being involved in the same age-restrictive social activities…

This is the least that I've ever been attracted to Joseph Gordon-Levitt.

How about no relationship started when both parties were minors can be persecuted under statutory rape laws?

I think this is really a byproduct of Russia's new prosperity. People aren't struggling day to day the way they once were and can help out others. My parents grew up in the Soviet Union and constantly talk about how Russians have become much friendlier and relaxed in the last decade (I happen to think most of the…

I did this as well. I live too close now to get my transportation subsidy, but I can commute by bike and it only takes me 10 minutes.

I think you're reading into it. How much of kids clothing echoes adult clothing in general? Kids get clothes with ruffles, animal print, striped, polka dots, just like adults!! OMG the horror! It's absolutely not possible that a little girl might just like ruffles because they look like the ruffles on her dress? Or,…

It is pretty much standard in my family that as soon as my dad got home from work, he took his shirt and pants off and hung out in his underwear. For a while when I was really little (3 or 4 I guess), I decided I would be like dad and we hung out in our underwear together. Totally nothing weird, my dad just hated…