My sort of cousin (texas, it’s complicated) lost his leg in a motorcycle accident, and my family seemed legitimately surprised that it didn’t change him as a person. Other than having a prosthetic, he’s still the same giant douche nozzle he always was.

Buying a Honda Insight is still the worst decision he’s ever made, a problem somehow solved by the second worst decision he’s ever made.

Guy with a Masters in Special Education and 17 years working with children with severe autism here: 1. Fuck you DeNiro, you degenerate piece of garbage. 2. The causes of autism are widely accepted as a mess of disparate factors.....the age of the father, a heightened level of testosterone in the mother, genetics ( a…

I def played with dolls at 9. Ain’t nothin’ wrong with it. Ain’t nothin’ wrong with being a citizen journalist, either.

This is amazing. And her parents clearly knew she was destined for this career path when they named her Hilde.

“Hernandez stumbled back to the party and found her friends. When she told them what happened, they immediately took her to the hospital. Hernandez spoke to police, and her mother flew out the very next day.”

i never said lyme isnt real. it is. i said chronic lyme may not be real. the whole point of this article.

You don’t need a gym membership to exercise.

This is an excellent article. I think the perspective of the fathers side in these situations always gets overlooked by the implication that he is just some “deadbeat baby-Daddy” who doesn’t care about his kids, rather than a father trying to make ends meet.

Please do elaborate on my interests? Because Income inequality isn’t fixing racism and the supposition that it will is ignorant as all hell. Like it’s literally infuriating. As is the fact that Sanders voted for the same crime bill that they like to throw in HRC’s face. I’m old enough to remember the crack epidemic…

This is where it gets difficult for me personally. I want that person to be held accountable for the death of the fetus. But does that make me a pro choice hypocrite?

This one actually angered me. You’re not eight. Respect the wilderness; we have such little left.

Heck, my three year old knows about periods because he wanted to know what “mommy diapers” (pads) were for when he found them under the sink. So I don't think there's really a point that's too young.

What a strong woman.

The Puritan Backroom is also the name of my Salem Witch Hunt-themed gay sex dungeon.

I would have an opinion on the tampon, but I don’t really care what the box or packaging looks like. Just stop making scented ones, tampon companies. FFS.

It’s not the first time Grandma has been woken up with a banana, amirite?

I am a children’s librarian and I am just flummoxed by this book and how it came to be. Vanessa Brantley-Newton is a talented Black children’s illustrator, and she illustrates books that positively represent people of color. I’m not too familiar with Ramin Ganeshram although we do have a few of her books in our…

Agreed. Particularly violating was the revelation of the current names. Previously I've always heard their children referred to by their childhood names, affording them anonymity (if desired) in adulthood.

It's a little strange to read the public bios of a group of mostly-private citizens. Other than Ronan, none of these adults has chosen a public life. Sure, they were raised by a group of celebrities, but their lives are their own now and I think they should have a great deal of agency in deciding to parade their life…