I keep seeing Cameron Diaz in that wreath, not Reese.

"Period" is a euphemism. It's menses. (I'm sorry to be that person!)

Identical twin here. Even now, as an adult, if I hear my sister's name in a public place, I turn around to make sure someone isn't talking to me.

I feel so bad just reading this. I hope you all can work it out with compassion and respect. I'm so sorry :-(

"...I can't possibly imagine someone puking in a meeting at work, so I'm guessing that this never actually happened."

If I could star you a hundred times, I would.

We have excellent taste.

I would marry Fred Astaire right now, and I suspect he's dead. That man was top drawer.

I was feeling bad for you until you threw your relatives under the bus. Unless they are abusive assholes, your family wants the best for you. Your aunt and uncles probably love you more than you'll realize until you have your own nieces and nephews. Because they only see you rarely it's probably hard for them to find…

That is the worst. What a disgusting, horrible person your friend married. I'm sure she feels humiliated and wants to crawl into a hole. If she were my close friend (and I don't know how close you are) I would point out to her that this guy used her BECAUSE she has her shit together and could support him, not because…

I never question a breakup because they are nearly always well-thought out, anguished over, second-guessed, and finally acted upon. Unlike hooking up, which tends to be spontaneous, impulsive and often rash.

Gall is right!

"The only time I can see people not hating the word is when it wasn't being talked about at all."

I don't specialize in sub-grouping feminists, but I'd still like to reply.

No, what marks you as old is the fact you didn't take 3 seconds to google it :-)

I think your bf is great for saying that. If more men stood up to people who make jokes about rape, the world would be a better place.

But didn't the rapist in the article above make a joke about how many roofies he put in the author's drink, as he was giving her the drink?

It was honestly no big whup. I watched cause I wanted to see how terrible it could get before I turned it off. It was so transparent and cliche that it was unbelievable, you know? It felt utterly unreal. Not that I wanted real! But I expected to be at least shocked. It was meh.

Well, it's true that I tended to be grateful to my mother, rest her soul. I think there is some merit to your argument that you raised your daughter to expect the world, so she expects nothing less! I'm sorry she doesn't understand what you sacrificed for her.

That is WAY beyond the level of party my mom threw for us. We had a cake, and a sprinkler outside (July birthdays for 5 of us) and ONE present. To this day, I expect nothing on my birthday except dinner (I choose the dinner!) and some cake.