The tooth fairy has screwed up a few times, mostly due to my kids forgetting to tell me they've lost a tooth (and I don't seem to always be observant enough to notice it). I wound up telling them that, when the Tooth Fairy first got the job, there were far fewer kids in the world. Now that the world's so…

One time, I forgot, and my daughter was devastated. She was still in bed, and I told her I had to go potty. I got one of the dollar coins I used for the occasion and came back. I had it in my hand. I pretended to look behind her bed, and told her she came and it dropped behind her bed. Little sugar booger totally…

I absolutely love that a child young enough to still believe in the tooth fairly can be so accomplished in throwing shade.

Yay! I always love to see more representation of trans women that isn't based in tired stereotypes. By the by, Candy is also the mag that gave us this stunner of Tilda Swinton. Given her usually androgynous ouvre, this one struck me like she was in drag, which I immediately thought was kind of funny.

Carmen isn't really a role model (seriously, all that body shaming and pro-Ana shit is lame.) She's nice to look at but I don't care for rewarding people for simply being attractive.

A previous manager (worked in high-end retail) got her start in at Walmart and she said this thing would happen quite often in the layaway department around Christmas time. People would come up, cash or card in hand, ask for an account that hadn't been paid off or asked there was an account that had a certain standing…

Um, so are babies. Their skull bones don't fuse for a good while after birth.

beginning to suspect "princeton mom" is actually a robot controlled by a cartel of sentient polyester scarves

Actually, according to leading medical professionals, the best way to induce labor is to be kidnapped by a soap opera villain, taken to his secret lair and then try to make an escape on a boat that eventually starts to sink. It is guaranteed to work every single time!

4pm-5pm: sales projection meeting

Medical examiner said cause of death was the throat being crushed.

"definitely wasn't an accusation that you could just toss around without receiving major backlash."

Someone please tell me when it became common for the parent of the visiting child to hang around the house while the children played? This is a terrible idea. The best part about a play date is getting rid of your kid—then switching off. This new fangled play date sucks. I have things to do. I don't want to sit…

Wait, is it bad to be a "cry-it out" er? That shit was hard work, and not for everyone, but sheesh, I had no idea that would keep someone from being friends with me. I'm friends with co-sleepers, and I would never do it, but different strokes for different folks, right?

how do you get to be this good at being alive? like was she just born a phenomenon, or are there exercises - mental, phsyical, otherwise - she does to hone her amazing? is it the haircut?

Thank you for writing this Rebecca. Purm was also a badass feminist and loved Jezebel.

I agree- her parents rock! It makes me really sad when i meet tiny people without books too. So much so that i started giving books as baby-shower gifts instead of registry items...Yes, i'm one of those annoying folks who goes off registry—but in my defense, everyone i've done it to has been thrilled with the books…

Madison is pretty cute and smart (and clearly a budding thespian) but her unseen parents are awesome...she is clearly getting a whole lot of intellectual stimulation at home. When I see kids who have no books at home, a little part of my heart dies. Let's hear it for parents who read with their kids and give them…

I can tell you there's a lot of trans women watching these developments with an avid interest. Between this and 3D printed organs (seriously, it's a thing) the future of medicine in general but also of trans folks' ability to transition is really looking amazing.