I had the same experience in an education graduate program. There was not a lot of flexibility about work schedules, which invariably conflicted at one point or another with a class, and there was no part-time option. The school psych internships are a full year long, they're unpaid, and they require working after…

I don't think it's either good or bad, it's just part of the process of the environment or behavior affecting gene expression and whether they're turned on or off. At least, that was my impression.

He's from a very poor area of Dorchester, and poor white Bostonians aren't known for their racial tolerance, so I'm not massively surprised.

Ooh you are a fiery one!

I think the "ra ra ra" part was when they were speaking Asian.

That is an excellent description. I went for Blink 182. Either way, they have that vapid California thing going on.

Surely it's every Asian girl's fantasy to have a miniaturized, boy-band version of Blink 182 swimming in their bath?

I'm genuinely confused as to what this has to do with class. My extended family is quite economically diverse, and none would ask for money outright, although generally we give money anyway. The only person I knew who overtly asked for money that was an upper middle class person with punk pretensions.

That's interesting. I'm Irish/Italian and my family all gave money at my wedding. My husband's WASP family universally gave gifts.

I don't think people are saying that giving money is tacky. I think people are saying that asking for money is tacky.

Oh god, those sound like bad experiences.

Yeah and apparently I'm not going to marry a statesman named Rob Tarlson, which should be a relieve to my husband.

By that logic, monogamous relationships are also selfish, since they are also relationships in which parties have agreed on a relationship style that works for them as individuals - if that is in fact how you're defining selfishness, which is a stupid definition.

So a relationship needs to solve global warming and save the whales in order to be considered mature? What are you talking about?

I am personally in a monogamous relationship and happy that way, but the way you're writing about polyamorous people is quite obnoxious and judgmental. You're decrying them for being judgmental, while at the same time dismissing their relationship choices as selfish, immature, and unable to understand love, just…

What went wrong with them? I'm looking into this now, because I'm pregnant and would like to be loaded up with drugs & painkillers. Anecdotally, about 1/3 of my friends had issues with epidurals not working - some went into the wrong place, some were too late, and some had no effect for some reason. But statistically…

This seems more American, but in Scotland they eat deep fried pizza and candy bars. I think Scotland is like the Texas of the UK.

Nice. This also reads a lot like the pregnancy nutrition advice I'm trying to work through. "Don't increase your calories by very much, and keep a balance between carbohydrates, fats and protein, but also double the amount of protein you eat per day," is one that I'm currently trying to understand right now.

You need to start making comments like "giving up on the day so early?" and "what's the matter, no steam left in ya? Some of us just work through that."

I think that my mother has become more indulgent/involved as I've become older. Before I went on my honeymoon, she sent me daily email reminders to pick up razors, get sunscreen, etc. The last time I was at her house, she frantically interrupted what she was doing to show me how to toast an English muffin. In case…