She doesn’t seem to understand why the “mistake” isn’t the biggest problem, it’s that she took the photo in the first place. I always thought it seemed like overkill that my gym locker room has a sign banning all cellphone use inside, but now I guess I get it...

Meh, young children come home from preschool/day care literally COVERED in viruses and bacteria that have a much higher chance of making you sick than anything you might get from your dog. Sharing your life and home with other beings entails inherent risk... I assume most people who choose to do so believe the many…

Oh god, the downtime. I WISH I could allow my parents to quietly read for a bit. That’s what *I* need, but my mother expects 24/7 togetherness. It makes me feel like I’m losing my mind! All I can do is limit their visits to no more than 3 days, which is still extremely stressful but not panic-inducing.

This is so wonderful (I loved your book, too) that I’m going to save it to give it to new sponsees. I too, was perplexed by how to actually stop (and I had to practice quitting a lot, too) until I realized that it really is that simple: You don’t go to the store to buy more alcohol, you don’t pour it into a glass, you…

I’m too old to have cared about Pokemon the first time it was popular, but I live in a big city and walk about 4-6 miles a day just as part of my commute, walking the dogs, etc., so it’s something amusing to do while I’d be out walking anyway.

I’m too old to have cared about Pokemon the first time around, but I still think it’s fun. :)

Yes, all animals should be chipped, but based on the NextDoor posts I see in my neighborhood, a surprisingly large number of people aren’t aware that chips exist or don’t know that you can take an animal to pretty much any vet or SPCA office and they’ll quickly scan the chip for free. Many people just keep the animal…

Society will continue telling you the opposite for the rest of your life, but it’s perfectly fine to not have or want kids. In the time I would have spent raising children, I’ve cultivated a huge network of close, lifelong friends, a satisfying career, a great volunteer position, and a wonderful relationship with my…

“Family” should really be labelled “Children.” If your partner works a decent amount too, you’re probably a source of mutual support for each other rather than a time/attention suck. And unless you have 5 high-maintenance siblings, family doesn’t take up THAT much time — I’d lump them together with “friends,”…

Yes, which is why I was looking at a page of humidifier reviews... we have one now but it’s on its last legs.

I found it interesting that there was no discussion of accuracy. I’ve tried multiple running apps, and they all vary widely in terms of tracking my route/distance. Sometimes I’ve even run two apps at once so I can split the difference between how far they say I went. I’d love an app that accurately recorded my…

El Niño helped, but we’re still in the middle of a historic drought....

I’ve been wanting to buy a new humidifier, but our bedroom is small, and the one that’s recommended (Crane Owl) doesn’t exactly... go with our decor? I wish they’d done an alternate recommendation for a less, um, ostentatious (?) design.

There’s an important caveat that I find often gets left out of these articles: SOME women are able to suppress their periods. I’m not one of them. I have tried multiple methods with the result generally being that I don’t get a traditional period but have continuous spotting — enough that I have to wear a pantyliner…

I’m also tired of the assumption that anyone with any sort of illness, mental or otherwise, is solely a “burden” on those around them. I have found that being part of the support system for a loved one has enriched my life in ways I never expected, taught me important life skills, and deepened my relationship with the…

That cat looks exactly like Nicole Richie, not Clare Danes. I can’t believe how the tabloids can get their stories so twisted.

If you’re having trouble getting enough protein, here’s what I eat just as an example (I try to eat a high-protein diet):

Thank you for calling out the St. Lucia result — it’s much farther, and therefore more expensive to get to, than Kauai. On Cheap Tickets’ own site, a flight out of SFO for a one-week trip in late June are around $950 round-trip versus $700 for Kauai.

Ultimately, which is a better financial bet is unknowable because it requires knowing when you’ll die. If you die young, renting may have been a better decision in retrospect. If, like my parents, you pay off your mortgage in full and then proceed to live in your home rent-free for another 10 or 20 years, buying will…

I had my procedure 9 years ago and I have two points: (1) My nighttime vision has gotten worse over the past 9 years and (2) my mother has terrible night vision and I’m 41, so it’s entirely possible that this was a function of aging/heredity and is unrelated to the surgery. The fact that it didn’t happen immediately…