Mitt, shut up. Seriously. Even though I was never going to vote for you anyway, please take my advice. Sit down and shut up. Especially since you apparently cannot control your raging case of foot-in-mouth disease.

This seems less a gender issue and more an age issue, especially as it seems like more people seem to be experiencing an extended young adulthood and sometimes flail about trying to figure out who they're going to be and where they fit in.

It really does seem like all a dad has to do is be there and show some kind of interest and he's good dad. There's also the idiot dad thing where if dad manages to make it through a whole day with the kid and the child isn't taped into a trash bag diaper and the house isn't destroyed, it's a miracle.

I don't get the fat shaming aspect of the article. While it is true that an overweight or obese person can be healthy (I don't have diabetes or high blood pressure and I'm obese) and it is true that genetics play a role in body size/composition/illness, it is also true that the lifestyle choices that lead to heart…

The little polka dot one is more what I consider appropriate for a child. It's cute, ruffly, and isn't cut to emphasize specific areas. The purple top just looks weird and the bottom is cut to small. Same with the leopard print. Bikinis like that are designed to emphasize curves and to look sexy which just doesn't sit…

Honestly, I no longer consider 'Dr. Phil' any type of mental health professional. He's a condescending airbag who's talk show allows him to dish out hackneyed advice with a side of smugness. But this isn't a therapy session anymore than appearing on Dr. Oz counts as a medical check up. Dina agreed to go on and made a…

So fighting the 'abortion industry' is more important than making sure that women had access to cancer screenings?

I love it. Chipotle has theirs right up over the counter so you can put together the best caloric meal. I also like the online menus where you can play around with the meal ingredients to come out with the better caloric choices.

It actually makes sense when you look at the lifestyle component of obesity even without looking at other factors such as exercise. A person interested in weight management is going to read the labels to get an idea of their overall caloric intake and is likely to reject food that are too high in calories/fat/sodium,…

We were just talking about these at work. I have a co-worker who loves candy corn and we were joking about getting her some candy corn Oreos. She looked truly disgusted and, obviously, for good reason. They just look soooo nasty! And wouldn't it be enough to just have the M&Ms be candy corn colored rather than…

*looks around at Hello Kitty plushies, Godzilla plushie, and random dolls* You will take my toys away over my cold, dead body. Seriously, for me, cute fun things are a welcome contrast to the grind of my work day and I have no shame in rocking my character t's and odd nail colors. The fact that I can legally buy…

I think the problem is that the men's rights movement appears to be dominated by men who often extremely misogynistic, racist, and homophobic. Women are portrayed as hateful, stupid, gold diggers determined to emasculate all men and boys and common sense voices are lost in all of the vitriol and bitterness. There is…

Man, I would have killed for some actual vegetables for my school lunch. And not the limp, sand things occasionally served up in a tiny styrofoam cup. But feeding kids less of the healthy food isn't going to make much of an impact when those kids are hungry a few hours later because they didn't get enough to eat.…

I love Alison Bechdel. I started reading Dykes to Watch Out For in high school, back when Baltimore still had a thriving GLBT bookstore, Lambda Rising. I enjoyed Fun Home and reread it frequently and I just finished Are You My Mother. It's a dense read because of a lot of it deals not just with the relationship with…

I can honestly say I don't remember the starter gyms of any elite gymnasts blabbing about how the athlete should be grateful. Most were too busy making sure that everyone knew that an Olympic-level athlete had trained with them. And it's so tacky for the owners and the parent of the other gymnast to put Gabby's family…

I actually wouldn't mind playing with those sets now. That way, when my Lego person came back from her jungle/pirate adventure, she can relax in her cute Lego house then maybe have some Lego cupcakes before going downtown to defend against the Lego alient invasion.

Women are sexually assaulted wearing jeans, sweatshirts, flannel nightgowns, etc...Really, rapists don't really care what the victim is wearing. The 'don't dress provocative' argument is basically another way of saying 'you're asking for it if you dress slutty/sexy/provocative'. Worse, it's a variation on 'I couldn't…

You are so Captain Obvious. What's wrong with you? Seriously, what's your point?

I'm wondering if the connection has to do with the idea that some people with EDs may interpret facial expressions and the related emotions in a more negative way or in a way that reflects their own impressions of themselves. If an individual is extremely focused on negative aspects of themselves, they may see…

You're hats off to her doing what, exactly? Denying gateway health services to people because they hit an unacceptable weight? How exactly does that help someone get healthy especially if they're going to the doctor to get on the path to being healthy? How does it help someone get a referral for an allergist, a…