That's what I was thinking. I'm all for women having access to sexy nursing bras if they want, but I personally was happy to buy some very plain, very soft ones for ten bucks or so each, so I didn't have to worry about them getting stained. Or hurting my very tender and sensitive nipples and boobies. Or irritating my…

This is totally the way I feel, too. I've told my husband before that if he got drunk one night and ended up making out with some chick, I could forget about that pretty easily; so he kissed somebody. If it was actual sex, that would be harder—the need to use a condom in and of itself means you have to be…

Oh, I agree, hence my entire third paragraph. I was just sort of reflecting, really.

Ahh, I see. Lol, sorry, I'm not actually from NYC so the nuances escape me sometimes, but I should have caught that one. :-)

Sorry? I'm not sure what that means?

Muahahahaha!

Ugh, that's a horrible-looking tattoo. I have "I am not afraid" on my bicep; thankfully my tattoo artist actually knew what he was doing, and it looks great. (I got it in NYC—in Williamsburg, actually—if anyone needs the name of a really good artist [who is not a hipster despite the location]. I do have a pic as well…

Is it just me, or does it look like a vulva?

I think that's part of it, but I also think it's yearning for a simpler/more civilized time. Not that it necessarily was, just that people see it that way.

See, here's the thing, though. I've actually always been kind of fascinated by the Playboy Club and the whole Bunny thing; I think it comes from having read Gloria Steinem's undercover article at a fairly young age. And you know, she made it clear that she did not enjoy the work—which, really, no surprise, it's a…

Oh, love. Love love love. I wish @SorciaMcNasty hadn't promoted this, so I could.

Yes, and I fully agree about children who were coddled and never disciplined. But I'm pretty sure "abuse" and "coddling" aren't the only options here.

And I agree with you—in theory, and to a point. No, it's probably not that much worse than washing out the mouth with soap. No, the cold shower is probably not much worse than a spanking. The difference in this case is the length of time the punishment went on, and the secret glee in the mother's eyes as she…

Probably something gooey.

Yeah...throwing a couple of spikes onto a pair of shiny bejeweled gold heels does not make them in any way "punk."

I walk a little bit pigeon-toed when wearing boots to avoid the unflattering duck-walk look boots can give you, but I agree. Standing like that just makes you look silly.

I don't know if it's something my doctor did regularly or if he was just more thorough or what, but I'm glad he did it with me (as the actress said to the bishop, heh heh heh).

Perhaps I am being a bit extreme, and perhaps I am engaging in a bit of reductio ad absurdum. As the mother of a daughter on the spectrum, this is a topic which tends to make me overemotional.

Well, really, it only takes ten or fifteen minutes. ;-)

I knew someone who ran into them in an elevator once, and said basically the same thing, that they were totally friendly and nice, happy to chat and seemed genuinely appreciative when my friend said how much she enjoyed their work. I always liked her anyway (and she's on my husband's "list," heh) so that was just…