I don't mean to rag on Tracie, one of my favorite Jezebel writers, but *damn,* this article feels unfair and misinformed. He's not in denial, since he perfectly acknowledges how shocking it was. He even said that four years ago, he wouldn't have been surprised at her death. But her death was surprising because it had…

Agreed, but just to play devil's advocate here, I think maybe it's just clearer when they refer to it as "Weiner and Wife" because not everyone knows Abdelin's name, or something. Maybe.

I must've just been oblivious, then. Ah, well.

Nothing confirmed till now, you mean? Six months seems pretty far along for nobody to have pursued paparazzi-esque photos of her baby bump. I'm just surprised.

Whoa, whoa whoa. Hold up. What I find significant about this story isn’t so much that Weiner’s baby will share a set of genitals with his daddy and with his last name. I mean, I'm not particularly concerned about the non-existent gender identity of a six-month-old fetus. However, what I’m primarily focused on here is:…

Also, I had much more difficulty getting along with my ex-stepdad. I hated him, and I've never hated my stepmom. That was a much worse situation on which I base a lot of my analysis, but since he's no longer in my life and it's a really long story, I just didn't mention it.

Gah! Don't get me wrong. My stepmom IS a member of my family. We just had difficulty getting along, especially when I was in elementary school/junior high and stuff. I always consider her my parent, she really is now, she's just not my mom, because I already have a mom and my relationship with her is very different. I…

Totally agreed!

Yeah. I mean, stepparents do have that added guilt trip, but stepchildren also have the added pressure of being forced into a situation that they had no choice in. I don't feel either party is to "blame" here, obviously. Like you said, it's tough all around. Honestly, I think the comfort of the situation can really…

These sound like useful tips, but as a stepchild, I gotta say that there's no failproof method of stepparenting. My stepmom has been married to my dad since I was 7, started dating him when I was 5, and loves the shit out of my siblings and me. But we all still had problems with her presence much of the time, no…

Exactly. Hearted. Yeah, I feel like you just perfectly articulated how I see the issue. It really is about intimidation and victimization. I'm sorry that that happened to you, and I'm glad you got away physically unscathed. My experience being flashed was definitely disturbing, but I would say it wasn't as severe as…

Yeah, I see what you mean. I guess what I meant more was that it's an immediate danger to the victim, at least. Like I said, it wasn't likely to escalate to any kind of physical attack on her, but the danger still existed, and it's still not unreasonable for her to expect police attention within fifteen minutes or so.…

Beautiful picture! I love his white nose. So cool.

Not to be cat-racist, but ginger kitties are seriously the best. My cat Pluto is white with orange, and he's awesome. I'm not sure if he qualifies as a ginger, though. The vet said his coloring was pretty rare. Anyways, can he join the ginger club?

I understand some commenters' arguments that this situation doesn't qualify as an "immediate danger" and therefore didn't require quick action, but as somebody who's been publicly flashed before, it is really disturbing and frightening to the victim (which is what the flasher intends to do). In my opinion, it does…

I thought of the same thing when I saw that picture. However, devil's advocate: this story is about skewed self-images, so maybe the point is that this model is gripping at perceived fat that doesn't exist. Or something.

I volunteer for a shelter (I will call it a shelter, because that's what it is). New volunteer applicants have to be on a waitlist because there are so many applicants, and basically all of us are crazy animal lovers. It's run by local animal control. We don't deny any pets that are given to us, and they are only put…

Okay, gotcha. My mom is a psychiatrist who specialized in PPD/PPP (or PPMD, if you will) in the 90s, and she co-wrote one of the first and best-known books about it with my aunt, my dad's sister. So I've grown up hearing a lot about PPMD-related disorders, and I'm just interested in the subject and appreciate being…

Haha, maybe the extra lighting turned him on because he could see your supa-fine body better? I don't know. Maybe it also has to do with testosterone levels.

Testosterone levels are highest in the morning, so that could play a part with your boyfriend.