I do know that a couple of the particularly nasty protesters at our local Planned Parenthood are unmarried, devoutly catholic women in their 50s. I feel like for them, it's partly anger that they did "everything right" and never got their babies, so how dare these sluts have sex without "consequences"?

Seriously? Your mom tries to teach you a lesson in sharing, and you see it as betrayal that's hard to get over? My parents would do the same thing—we pooled our candy at the end of the night, then they divided it evenly between us. It wasn't a betrayal—it was teaching kids how to be generous, watch out for each other,…

If you think it may be emotional eating, I'd recommend therapy. I used to have a huge problem with emotional eating, which led to bulimia, and sitting down with a therapist and figuring out what was causing the issue and how to stop it helped me immensely. I still occasionally emotionally eat, but I don't binge like I…

I think that has to do with the populations on those sites...Match has a higher percentage of female members, so you're likely to get more female creeps. OKCupid has a higher percentage of male members, so you're more likely to get male creeps.

Her daughter will probably still trick-or-treat and get a bunch of candy, couldn't she? I don't think it's child abuse to give away some of her candy when it WEIGHS MORE THAN SHE DOES.

I'm doing the cute little Jack-o-Lantern bags of pretzels. They're a bit healthier and still tasty, and since I don't know how many kiddos to expect (first year handing stuff out in my neighborhood) I can get a large amount pretty cheaply, and I'll just eat them as snacks if I have a ton of leftovers. I live in house…

I'm doing the small bags of pretzels in the cute little Jack-o-Lantern bags. It's a healthy alternative that's still tasty and looks cute.

It's only terrorism when Brown Muslins do it, if it's a White God Fearin' Christian Savin' Babies from the Whores it's rising against the Librul Atheist Islamofascists.

I have quite a few trans friends. They've said that when you aren't sure, listen to others in the conversation to pick up on the preferred pronoun, and if you can't find out that way politely ask how they prefer to be addressed. In the case of someone who presents in a distinctly feminine or masculine way, use the…

Casual sex can mean a different things to different people. I don't like going out to bars or parties and picking up a one night stand. Not that there's anything wrong with it, it's just not my scene. I do, however, enjoy having a FWB or two who I can go to dinner with, hang out and talk a lot, and have sex with. I'm…

I've volunteered as an escort, and a lot of the time protecting women who just happen to be walking by is a big part of it. Before our local Planned Parenthood moved out to an office park, it was located on a busy street in a neighborhood with a lot of young people. They would start screaming at young women as soon as…

Yep. The one in my city moved into an office park because when it was it's own free standing building protesters would gather most days and harass women going in. They made the move after one of the nurses was followed back to her car and threatened with a knife by one of these assholes. Ours is an abortion providing…

If I'm in a safe place, it doesn't bother me as long as they aren't leering and persistent if I reject the advance. Personally, if I'm exchanging glances with a guy at the coffee shop, grocery store, etc., I'll make sure I give him a definite smile a couple of times as a signal that it's okay to approach, and I know a…

I do the same thing. In a perfect world this wouldn't be a tactic, but I do enjoy their sputtering and awkward escape after I drop that bomb.

"Smile!" is one of the ones that makes me the most ragey, because it's such a perfect expression of how sexist assholes expect women to exist only in a way that they desire. I've just started telling them my grandma just died and enjoy watching them clam up and awkwardly get away from me.

If we're talking cat calls, prolonged car horns, or the "smile!" thing guys do to women like me who naturally scowl when not smiling, that happens to me almost daily on my walk to and from work. As far as people coming up to me and starting a conversation or asking for my number, maybe 2-3 times a week. I'm not…

I completely agree with this. A couple of years ago I lost 80 pounds and have kept it off. For me, I just ate whatever I wanted, didn't work out, and didn't care. I realize that the are many larger people who have health issues that contribute to their size, but I was not one of them. When I gained a few more pounds…

Brava, my lady, brava!

Agreed. It must be terrible to, as a doctor, cause pain and suffering to a child when they know there is little to no hope. While I have nothing but sympathy and my heart breaks for the parents, I'd side with the medical professional who really does know what's happening. A parent will probably never give up hope; a…