My experience is with my mom’s husband, who is horribly emotionally abusive to women. I had one big todo about 8 years ago, where I told him I wouldn’t let him treat me that way and left a restaurant mid-meal. (This also happened to be on vacation in Europe.) Anyhoo, since then, I’ve been only respectful, but I…

I have anxiety and depression. My son has anxiety (as well as autism). Some days it’s debilitating to go to a grocery store, drive around town, or just do anything. But after 40+ years of it, I know good days often follow awful ones. Take care of yourself.

I always (wrongly) assumed your name was Aristotle. Honestly? A bit disappointed. Considered that name for my son.

Does Ramona Singer think the bacteria or virus just moved across her face to the other eye? Like a mass exodus?

They sell bags of pine cones at Safeway here in Seattle. I actually saw some dude with a bag in his shopping cart.

I still hide from our kids in the bathroom.

Someone should really send this poop/vomit story to C. A. Pinkham. I hear he wants these stories.

Let me just add my 2¢. After I had my son (several years ago now), I had SERIOUS PPD. My doctor told me it couldn’t be PPD because I didn’t wish to harm him. I became SERIOUSLY CRAZY. Almost jumped out of a moving car at one point. However, the hormones or whatever regulated eventually and I organically felt better.…

You just gave me a great idea! IntendedPear does origami, and I’ll have him make my bouquet!

I’m in complete agreement with you. If you really love someone, it comes through in translation. Also, you make them feel desired.

Is that a Big! Lots plastic bag on Tina’s head?

I’m with you on being practical. I just hope that the divorces for me and my One and Only True Love with our exes are completed before we die. (Again, a bit gruesome.) He and I are totes on the same page: The Neptune Society... Or the Body Farm. Please don’t let our obnoxious exes have their say.

Thank you, thank you THANK YOU for this! My brother died 13 years ago in September... This is such a difficult month for me, but he was a musician who LOVED and was SO INFLUENCED by Stevie Wonder, I am so very happy to see this!!

Not quite on point, but my (old, male) apartment manager once put his hand on my 6-year-old son’s shoulder. My son has autism and requires his own personal bubble. Besides that, I found it extremely offensive that he’d assume that was OK, with a small person he’d met twice before.

I used to tell my ex, who bought the stupid Paleo Bible, that, unless he returned home with fresh meat on his shoulder, he wasn’t doing it right.

There are also less expensive but elegant dress options at places like Nordstrom and J. Crew...

Back in my days of singledom, I preferred short guys. They fit in my bed better. They fit ME better. They hugged and cuddled really well. They fit in my sedan better. I didn’t get that awful neck-ache upon trying to kiss them from a standing position.

I thought that too! Also, Muriel’s Wedding.

I lived with one of these guys. He was seldom completely sober, so “really drunk” didn’t look much different. I was looking for alcoholic behavior, and didn’t find it. He’d add alcohol to his Gatorade and take it to work. Stashed bottles outside behind the trash bins. Also left half-drunk bottles of beer to go to…

I knew, knew KNEW overalls were going to read their putrid, evil head this season!! I even told my fiance to mark my words!!