OMG it's uncanny!

Seriously. Crochet gal is obviously way out of line, but she comes across as either violently volatile or desperately fragile- in either case I think the appropriate response is to not engage. Let her have her little crochet kingdom for a few more minutes and just shake your head and be thankful that you aren't…

Also, he is really pretty. He doesn't have those vapid cult-drunk eyes. I wonder if he's ruthless.

And if the ebola virus infects you, that ebola virus was meant to infect you. You probably just weren't reverberating enough with all those high vibes? Knock it off with all them negative waves, embrace the full circle, feel the flow, stuff toddlers in your harem pants, sit in a drum circle, sob quietly that you are…

It's baffling to me, too, because I never even knew that Paltrow hatred was a thing. On the other hand, most of these comments have been absolutely hilarious.

I bet a Dalai Lama earwax candle is totally a thing that celebrities would pay hundreds of dollars for. Yuck, yuck.

I don't know either. Yes, she's out of touch with average people. She's filthy rich and unapologetic about it- spending loads of money on dining out, fashion, etc. I really don't see why that means anyone should hate her. I mean, most filthy rich celebrities live like that. I prefer the honesty, actually, to…

Well, there was the homeless man killed camping in NM- and that was all on camera. Those cops were eventually charged, but I don't know if they'll be convicted.

Totally agree with the people over ancient stuff sentiment that you and some others are expressing. If it helps, I don't think the 1 + 1 = 2 thing is it. The reason this makes a horrible situation even worse and that we respond to it so strongly (I think) is that the impetus for the destruction comes from the same…

I want to respond to this really fast. There are other things I'd like to say, but only time for this really fast. There is not (or should not be) a power differential in a partnership between adults. If there is, then you need to either correct it or leave. You do not have this option with children. They are not…

I probably should read a book about it then. I'm that sort of learner. When I read about feminism, it's easier because I have this response of "OH, that explains why I feel this way! That explains why this happens to me!" etc. But I have to admit that I read your second sentence repeatedly and still don't get it. …

I don't know. I thought in her other post, she gave context and details that normalized the first remark. The first was written in a funny way- expressing frustration rather than accuracy. The next post, where she described it in more detail, to me is what sounded normal and not at all harmful. A mom losing her…

Yes that helps. And it's what I realized I should have done afterwards. But I didn't because it seemed to draw attention to something awkward that had passed between us when I was already embarrassed. Also, later I got to thinking about why I didn't since up to that point we'd had a genuinely nice conversation about…

I have a question about transgendered pronouns, and since I'm on here rambling about articles, I thought I'd ask here. How do you decide which pronoun to use when it isn't obvious? Is there a general protocol within the community? What is less offensive- to use the biological pronoun and risk that not being how the…

Look, this is true. But it's also true that misbehaving is just sometimes fun. It's just fun to do what you aren't supposed to do. Sometimes you just want to do something you aren't supposed to do and it's worth it to get punished. And sometimes people are just selfish and want what they want regardless of what it…

lol, I've never heard this but I love it.

Assault? For physically forcing a young child to go brush his teeth? OK.

Blah- the post was funny. There is a difference between writing something that conveys the frustration that you feel and really acting out that frustration. When dealing with defiance in our worst moments, all of us feel like we want to just smack the kid over. But in truth, when you have to physically relocate a…

Ha ha! You crack me up. It's hard as shit to raise children. I wish more people were honest about. I'm sure you are doing fine, so long as when you say you are hitting your kid when he hits his siblings, you don't mean you are punching the little bugger. I really think there is nothing wrong with a pop on the…

Nonsense about the abuse or you being an awful person. This is all totally normal, assuming when you say you are shaking him and physically relocating him, you aren't actually hurting him or shaking him in a scary/harmful way. Grabbing a whining, defiant 4 year old by the arm and leading him off to the bathroom-…