The quote doesn’t imply that. You chose to infer “emotionally” ahead of the word “capable”.

I agree - this post is way over the top. Barring some dysfunctional family backstory, the adult child owes the parents polite behavior (returning calls, being nice) just as much as the parents owe the adult child polite behavior. Unless the adult child wants to break away from her parents entirely - including…

I don’t know the situation but I think you are reading a lot into this. It sounds like a frustrated mom dealing with a major transition period in the relationship. The rest is just projection. Eta: and to add, young people also have to learn to have a relationship as an adult with their parents. It’s usually a mutual…

My mom let me go as Elvira when I was 8 or 9. It wasn’t until I was a grown-up that I thought about how “adult” Elvira is. I certainly didn’t try to have big boobs for my costume, I just thought she was gorgeous. We sprayed my red hair with black spray dye. Which meant that post trick or treating I was up until…

I have no idea what I just read, but that was captivating AF.

Your mother-in-law is a legend.
Also, is it just me, that I’d much rather someone think I’m having shower sex with my husband than think he’s pooping a foot away from me while I’m in the shower?

It’s an obnoxious thing to ask anyone. It’s none of your goddamn business, and if a couple wants to have children it will probably come up organically. You know, like when she shows up pregnant.

It’s inappropriate to ask anyone that question. I do know someone that struggled for years before she got pregnant, and I know another woman who had several miscarriages and a stillbirth before she had a child. Another person I know had to abort more than halfway through a pregnancy because a severe chromosomal…

I really don’t know how my married pals without kids don’t throttle people who ask them this questions. I’m 30 and unmarried and most people fucking know better than to ask me when I am getting married or when I am having kids (they know exactly what answer they will get), but I do have a lot of married pals who like,…