I'm a middle school teacher, and I'm struggling with how seriously I should take situations where I hear my students curse. In the hallways, I tend to give a sharp, "Watch your language!" and in my classroom, I have students complete a written reflection; if it's towards another student and is hostile (i.e.: telling…

I think Glamour's the best of the ladymags. With Elle/Marie Claire/Vogue, I get bored with a gazillion photo spreads and advertisements for products I can't afford. With Cosmo, I get bored with the absurdity of "Nineteen NEW Sex Tips" that they try to come up with every issue. Allure is basically a listing of what…

I think a suspension was a poor response, but I absolutely think there are some concerning undertones here, particularly with some of the first-person statements where it's unclear whether she's speaking speculatively of Lanza's thoughts or is expressing her own. Lots of kids write dark poetry, true—including kids who…

I don't know a ton about it, but I know that it demands a lot of your future choices about eating. If that's been something you've struggled with, I'd say no. My cousin had it, wasn't able to commit to the limitations it places on her food choices, and now has a whole host of expensive medical problems to deal with.…

The job market in NYC is brutal for most industries right now. If the work you want to do can be done in NOLA or NYC, I'd vote for applying for jobs in both places and see what sticks—BEFORE you make the move. Being stuck unemployed, frustrated, and racing through your savings in the most expensive city in the country…

I think what she said is harsh and I can see why you're taking it hard—and I think you're right that there's a difference to it depending on her intention—but I think there is something valuable in hearing how the people closest to us and who love us perceive our actions and behavior. There might be something…

I'd definitely—definitely—line up a job before you move. Who's to say that your job search out there might not lead you to discovering your dream job in, say, San Francisco? (And there you are, newly stuck with a lease in a city that you weren't even that attached to in the first place.) If you're willing to uproot…

That's a really fun idea. I tend to over think things, so my cut/color never changes. I like it!

This was pretty verbatim what mine would be, too. Fulfillment would be great, but I just need to get a job with a lower stress and anxiety level than teaching—something without that constant pressure that knows no end of the day. Being able to go home and actually not feel like I should be…

My school doesn't have reunions, and even though it sounds like I'd have a similar response to it, I'm kind of bummed that I don't have an excuse to get together with old friends—I've moved far away, so I'm pretty disconnected from my old pals. Anyone else have a school that was apparently too big/poor to have…

I love cropped pants for running/classes, and theirs are the only ones that don't make me look like a dwarf. :) Check out their Wunder Under Crop—the top panel, which you can roll down or wear up to be high-waisted, makes the fit so perfect that it's hard to describe.

I couldn't disagree more with everyone's suggestions of a black suit. On someone 21 years old, applying for a job as an administrative assistant at a young/trendy company? You'll come off simultaneously very young and very stodgy. The key is to wear clothing that's not too dissimilar than things that you already…

I'd go the light appetizer route, since you didn't make it sound like a dinner party. Do 2-3 toppings for crostini, or fancy little baguettes that you can get in huge bags at any grocery store (see 10 recipes here: bit.ly/eExkZa) and then have a dip or cheese. I'd second the baked brie idea someone else suggested, but…

Gaaaaaah. I'm uncomfortably aroused right now.

Lululemon is insanely flattering, at least on my body type of big butt/not super long legs. I find that one of the reasons I invent for not wanting to go to the gym is that I have other plans that would require me to look put-together—I'm grabbing brunch with the girls! I'm running errands at the mall! etc.—so I say,…

I think you raise a good point of probably lower rates of accidental/unplanned pregnancy being a huge factor in this. But I've only seen "post hoc, ergo propter hoc" used as an example of a logical fallacy—and I don't quite understand its relevance to this situation. Pregnancy is after [?] and therefore because of [?]

I mean, both of the photoshopped faces are lovely. I was hoping this would show how horrifying so many "striking" features are when combined. I guess this shows that people (at least—those people who seek out plastic surgery like this) are all attracted to one cohesive kind of look?

They're a craft store. The things that they have that are of good quality and are well-priced are craft products. Complaining that their holiday decorations aren't very nice is like saying that a Chinese restaurant just doesn't make good quality barbecue sauce—it might be true, but what the hell are you expecting…

I have acquaintances like this! Every Facebook photo, status update, etc., revolves around their weight loss journey. It irritates me, but I wonder if I would be able to stay fit if I threw away my own conceptions of acceptable ways to use social media and started treating all my friends as my personal cheering…

See, I have a Facebook, to which I upload very little. When I browsed through friends' pictures and statuses, I always thought, "Look how self-absorbed and narcissistic they are. No one cares if they grabbed lunch at this burger place with their sisters!" I still feel like that a lot of the time, but lately I'm…