My husband likes to tell his friends about how he played Twister with a Playboy bunny on our first date. She was a friend of a friend and we were at a party. He thinks it's funny. Of course, that could be the antithesis of what you're saying about Jonah Hill because he came home with me that night instead of…

My husband is still upset because some woman on the street asked him yesterday what nationality our son is (I wasn't there). I'm chinese, and our son looks mixed something - some say asian, some say latino, some say mediterranean. I told him to get used to it. I don't know how many times people have asked me what…

My son received the first gift from my mom since we moved 2000 miles away from her. It was a book from costco that cost probably $10 and cost another $11 in postage to send. I'm completely broken about this. She is such an unhappy, lonely individual who is stuck in a loveless marriage and won't leave my father, and…

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The thing that makes me super sad about this is that you've said he was nice, didn't insist that she do any anal or anything besides missionary, and was respectful to her otherwise. Then after she inherits money she needs to rub it in his face that he's revolting and she hated every minute? I get that she hated…

Totally agree with everything. I am tired of watching a perfect woman (made up unperfectly, oh my!) crash into corners until perfect man falls in love with her.

She's right, however...

Oh totally! My mom has called me crying asking why my father hasn't come home, or he's having an affair, or this is why your grandmother sucks so badly. I also feel an enormous amount of guilt, but after some good therapy sessions I realized that it was because I'm conditioned to be responsive to her emotions and…

I concur. I get squeamish when people talk about marrying their best friend, or refer to them as best friends. I don't know why, I just do.

Don't let her man. My parents did the same thing, and now I'm moving a thousand miles away from them, pregnant, toddler, cat and husband in tow, because my mother is smothering and obsessive about our son and my father wants to turn him into mini-grandpa right down to scary religious cult participation.

My mother isn't my best friend, she just wishes she was. She's always used me as a verbal punching bag when she wants to complain about my father (which is about every day), and really has no boundaries when it comes to expressing her emotions to her children. This is of course because she has no friends.

I don't necessarily think he's hitting on you. Sounds like you have a lot in common and he's interested in the same things you are. He made no bones that he's married and has a baby - I think it's unfair to men to assume all the time that they just want to bone. Maybe I just have a chatty husband though.

I am so in the minority, but I think be open to this guy - date other guys too, but be open to the idea. I say this only because I think that's where you'd be if your friend hadn't gotten in the middle of things. Where would you be if the friend hadn't decided to tell you something that he/she may have misconstrued,…

Mourning the loss of a dream. In a few days my husband, son and I will be heading to our new home. Sitting in an empty room surrounded by paradise that I'm leaving because I can't breathe in it. Sad for my parents that have managed to run out my brother and I within 3 years, sobbing to myself that I can't give my…

My husband told me once, "it's ok if you're angry or upset, but you need to make sure little dude knows that you're not angry or upset at him".

Since I became a mother I've realized all the things I took as normal parenting is actually abnormally manipulating and very harmful. I have since distanced myself from my parents and gone to therapy to undo the "normal" upbringing ideas in order to not perpetuate the harm to my children.

Yes, the war is not pretty, yes, many soldiers are assholes. But many soldiers are great people too - just like there are extremes to all people. There are many types of people, and we don't always have to only see the bad parts. Sometimes we'd like to see the good ones too.

Thank you for this. I read the OP's comment and have been freaking out ever since because we're planning on putting our 2nd son into a nanny share when he's 2 month's old. Good to know that someone who had early childcare is just fine.

THANK YOU!! I get so tired of Jezebel commentators saying we should all be able to be individuals, then looking down at other people who don't have the same views as them. Why does having an engagement ring mean I lack individuality? Does having a Christmas tree during the holidays mean I lack individuality too?

She cast diversity. An asian suck-up caricature counts as diversity.