I grew up reading them, too. I was obsessed with Claudia. Some of my very favorites...

I loved the Baby Sisters Club. I loved the books so much I named one of my Barbies after Claudia and the other one Jessica.

What’s the new disease Stacey can have? Diabetes is too 80s, maybe she’s fighting for a normal life with Celiacs.

Bah. Pornhub has been showing female masturbation on my TV for years.

I guess Dawn will be eating avocado toast in this incarnation.

Wow..that’s what you think someone would be jealous of? You definitely have the IQ of a snapping turtle. Way to go, bub!

I would be fascinated to know if anyone signs up for FabFitFun because of this weird ass ad.

During a lavish press conference at the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Temple of Dendur, Cate Blanchett reportedly told the assembled group of press and other looky-loos that the point of Ocean’s 8 was “Encouraging children to crime.”

do you even goth, bro?

Yep. I am. I am “high maintenance.” I also pack my trash out because I’m not an asshole.

Great writing.

I NEVER UNDERSTOOD how “Richard” gets shortened into “Dick.” Rich makes obvious sense, and I can see how Rick would be a morph of that, but wherethefuck did Dick come from? And it’s not like the name pre-dated the euphemism for penis or anything. How did that happen? Was it just a disgruntled parent who had a really…

It’s mainly at the outer edges of my cheeks and temples. It had extended more toward the center of my face during pregnancy (melasma, as mentioned by another commenter), and these traces still haven’t gone away (my youngest is 3). I’m very diligent about sunscreen and hats.

That’s interesting. Any reason why you can’t post fossil pictures? Fear that people will steal the pix and use them in their Tinder profiles?

How exciting!

Dating sucks! And the wedding this morning was beautiful but made my experiences stand out all the more in terms of suckiness.

I’m happy that I’m almost to my first goal of 10 lbs lost. I’ll have another 20 to go but I’m super proud that in 18 days I’ve had zero cheat days while occasionally indulging in something that fit within my budget. I’ve had so many ups and downs this year that led me to binge that it feels really good to feel back in…

Thank you so much for this. I don’t have many lesbian friends IRL, and I sometimes feel a bit awkward figuring this shit out in my late 20s when it seems like everyone else I know who is LGBTQ is like “Yeah, I’ve known since forever”.

I’m fighting hyperpigmentation that never fully went away after pregnancy. Has anyone else had success with this? I’ve been using Ambi cream as a cheap starting point, and it’s been somewhat effective, but not fully. Do I need to go to a derm?

Be patient - your skin will bounce back! It took me a a few years after my second was born to get some life back into my skin (my hair, sadly, never recovered). Lots of water and I swear by Peter Thomas Roth Un-Wrinkle Peel Pads and cheap hyaluronic acid serum.