My parents eat really loudly. I hate the fact that I can't get through a meal with them that isn't at a restaurant (and most are at their very quiet house) without wanting to scream like mad from frustration. Instead, I either avoid eating with them, eat really fast and leave, or use them as a diet since their eating…

No jealousy issues? Does he really think that he's the only guy out there attracted to bigger girls?

Most Muslim men, especially in a country like Iran, are.

Or Lost Coast Brewery, which is owned and operated by one bad-ass lady: [www.lostcoast.com]

All I knew before I read the book was that it was "controversial." I grew up with strict Indian parents and feel the better for it, so I actually read the book with pre-conceived notions on the opposite end, i.e. I thought that I would agree with it and like it.

I'm not a fan of Chua, and unlike what's being insinuated by other commenters, I actually *gasp* read the book! Imagine that, a well-informed critic. My review:

Did we read the same book?

I read the book. It's filled with diatribes and rants against loving and accepting your children. Even marketing blitz aside, her book speaks for itself.

I read it.

"Stories like this are why I won't let my fiance travel any where on her own."

Not *all* Lunas are like that, actually, but most.

Although it didn't have as grisly an ending, the cop in question got away with it in my hometown: [www.ocweekly.com]

I once got called "Curls" on a bar tab, which I found charming.

My real name is uncommon and the spelling doesn't match the pronounciation, and yet I owe most of my dating life (starting in late 2005 and not shabby by any measure) to OKCupid.

There is still DNA in semen that has no sperm, though. All bodily fluid carry some DNA.

I didn't mean importance-wise, I meant celebration-wise. Ramadan isn't a "celebration" per se, but Eid, Chanukah, and Christmas are all celebrations.

My family only gave us gifts on the Eid after Ramadan. Eid ul-Adha is all about the goat.

Being a little tipsy, or high, isn't a bad idea with anal, I personally think. Obviously, being so trashed that you can't feel it is a bad idea, but taking the edge off any anxiety you have around the act with a helpful substance can make the experience far less painful, since anxiety=clenching.

Looking through the comments, I'm seeing a lot of people making the "Ramadan = Muslim Christmas" fallacy. Ramadan is more akin to Lent or Yom Kippur (i.e. fasting/atonement). Eid is the holiday that Muslims celebrate that is most comparable to Christmas or Hannukah.

I'm the non-custodial parent (i.e. my ex has them), so I'm lucky to see them at all d: