My dog will never get gainful employment due to past indiscretions. :(

The difference, of course, is that not being able to get your ears pierced is going to have exactly zero impact on your life in the long-term. Bearing a child, even if it is given up for adoption, has tremendous physical and mental ramifications for years or decades afterward.

Compare the long-term implications of getting your ears pierced and getting pregnant at 16, and you might see why the issue is worth discussing.

It's known as negging among men who can't get women to sit on their laps, and it is meant to do exactly what you described.

Beautiful, love it. :D

Ladies, I am trying to get over my feelings of betrayal and loneliness now that I have no bf (standing for both boyfriend AND best friend, natch.) Who wants to show me their awesome tattoos to make me feel better?

I have no green, but I guess that is another thing to look forward to when I move back to Washington. :)

So yesterday I found out my bf, who I've lived with for three years and who asked me to get engaged two months ago, was busy falling in love with someone else. Through her social media, of course. Now I get to make plans to move while finishing a degree, and then move from PA back to Washington this summer.

This book was my first thought when I clicked the article. I read it in middle school and it really opened my mind.

Agree with IcePick, those two had nothing left to say. Walt completely burned Jesse down, and Jesse had moved past him. That moment of silent acknowledgment was all they needed and was, I thought, a beautiful little bit of acting and writing.

Alternate sequel name: Breaking Fast

I'm really sorry that this happened to you. Others have already given you great advice, but I just wanted to reiterate that I hope you won't blame yourself and take any action that you feel is necessary. If your boyfriend is worth dating, he'll be just as upset as you are.

Is it better to say, "Her ass looks like chicken in these clothes?"

Is it bodysnarking to point out a major wardrobe side-effect? If this was a picture of Miley's butt in a pair of jeans or something, I'd agree with you, but...look at the lift and separation going on there. That has nothing to do with her body and everything to do with how the clothes are shaping it.

My best friend's father did the same thing. When we were young'uns they would turn the crabs upside down, stick them in a plastic bag, and then I would walk home down the highway with a bunch of live crabs in a bag. It was awesome.

I was just about ready to post this.

Everybody just gives me a blank stare when I say that nowadays. :(

I don't think I saw this one here, but The Pushcart War stands out in my memory as clever, charming, and a big favorite of mine.

King of the Wind got me hooked on Walter Farley through its intro, about the racehorse Man o' War. I moved on to Walter Farley's semi-biographical novel about Man o' War, and then found the Black Stallion. I still follow/bet horse races with a special soft spot for descendants of Man o' War. Horse crazies for life,…