Sounds like a barrel of fun! I've never understood the idea that skirts are somehow more proper for a women over pants. Pants are less revealing, and they're easier to sit in for a long time. There's less of a chance someone's going to see my underwear in a pair of pants.

It's kind of amazing that pants weren't considered proper work wear not all that long ago. My grandma worked at a desk, where no one saw her legs!, but she still had to wear skirt suits or dresses. Even my mom, when she first started as a beautician in the 60s, had to wear a skirt uniform until she opened her own shop…

Oh, that story from Bridget Foley's column definitely made me tear up. It's so nice to read stories of people taking care of each other when they most need it.

It really is a nice title. It has gravitas and a bit of a sinister undertone. No one messes with Arch Mother.

If the zygote gets to be a person, it ought to be taxed and chip in its fair share.

Reality gets those pesky personhood movement people every time. Zygotes are demanding overlords.

Poor women have definitely had less of a voice in the movement. Feminism has also benefited greatly from academia, which also is not always accessible to people below a certain economic level. As a middle-class white woman with two degrees, I have had the advantages necessary and the leisure to take part in feminism…

Thank you for adopting a hound! We have a senior bluetick coonhound that we adopted two years ago. He's just the best dog ever (and has pretty much never met a stranger), and as long as there isn't food on the kitchen counter and the trashcan is put away, he's good as gold, ha! That said, it's sad that people are less…

I don't know how many times I made my sister sit through Wild America. I think my mom just recently finally donated the VHS. I'm pretty sure that movie was made solely as daydream material for ridiculous high school girls.

It really is. Everyone has a favorite Tom Hanks movie, I'm sure. He's like a cultural touchstone or something.

We are book-givers too! There are about 10 kids under age 13 to buy for between my family and my husband's family. Everyone gets a book or two, and we haven't had any complaints yet.

Her ignorant, instinctual politics are entertaining. The fact that enough voters gave her a job is frightening.

This is the one I used: [www.amazon.com]

The Bradley Method books is very helpful (and full of awesome pictures!). We went to a natural childbirth class at a local hospital as well. The best decision beyond those and regular yoga practice was having a doula attend my birth, and she really helped guide my husband and I through the whole process. An awesome…

Oh, I am so sorry for you. Maybe you can hide the drums?

Slide whistles were totally invented by demons. My mom gave my son one once. It totally went in the trash as soon as he put it down.

We must have moms who studied at the same school. Nothing's more pleasant than being told "You look awful!" right after a long day.

I've only heard of this Elf thing this year when my sister mentioned starting it next year for my niece. It is so incredibly creepy! I don't care if you're posing the elf in the Barbie car or hiding in candy bowls. It's like that Are You Afraid of the Dark? episode with the creepy ventriloquist's doll.

Whiskey and cigarettes are a good start, but probably not the best recommendation for your health.

Yes! Pie crust in dough form is really great. Growing up, the only reason to help my mom make pies was to get all the extra dough.