It wasn't only done in the US. And it takes very little time to find out the history.

I know. My husband saw that, and what's left of his hair almost burned off in a rage that anyone could say something that stupid.

I too, watch Dr. Phil as a guilty pleasure. I saw some of the episode in question. The parents of the boy on the show are head-explosion inducing horrible. They are such morons, I can't even explain it.

And one of them forwarded the letter to Jez. What about Jezebel made the forwarder think that trashing property would be celebrated here?

Did you bother asking for explanations or did he tell that he came...

Does he have a theme song? Because all of our pets have always had theme songs. Every pet should have a theme.

Cliche, but true:
You will never be truly ready for kids.

Who is that? He's adorable.

I can honestly say I don't know a single couple, of my own generation or my daughter's, who have age differences of more than a few years.
That includes married coworkers, neighbors, etc.

Super awesome, but not on Netflix. :( I do believe it once was.

Yes to SOA. Both trashy and terrific.

You've probably already seen it, but Friday Night Lights has all my love.

Is it on Netflix? Most amazing show ever!

Eighties fashion was fun! It was colorful, but despite what these photos suggest, not all that fussy.
I sort of miss it, and also have some 80s sweaters in the back of my closet.

I was in college then. I assure you, such outfits, most certainly pleated pants in all the colors of the rainbow, were super stylish.
Or so we thought.

A medication called Benicar. Very few side effects and those numbers are WAY down.

Dear Young Jezzies:

I am so glad you raised this. I had high blood pressure at doctor visits for years, and doctors said it was "white coat syndrome." Yes, doctor visits made me a bit nervous, but I also had a bad family history.

I have high blood pressure. This is excellent advice!

I concur that looking like the right "kind" of woman does matter after a certain age, but I'm not sure if it's upper middle class.