I guess I'm probably in the minority here, but I don't think her house is all that beautiful or interesting. The attic library is a nice idea, but not really executed to my taste. And while I like the Buddha wall, I don't think it really fits the character of the house. To be fair though, I think most houses are…

What also makes this confusing is that everyone is different in what will be healthy for them. I've always been a pretty active naturally thin person (yay genetics!), but a couple years ago I decided on a whim to track what I was eating, not because I wanted to change, but because I was curious how calories and…

Most kids like to rough-house. It's called being a kid. I take issue with the idea that women babysitters won't rough-house with kids (I certainly did), and with the idea that little girls don't want to rough-house (they do, which I know because all the kids I've babysit for, boys and girls, liked rough-housing). …

While I agree with your point about the myth of "effortless perfection," I wouldn't be terribly surprised if Hollywood selects women for major roles who are naturally inclined towards thinness to begin with. While a lot of them obviously have all the stylists and trainers and blah blah blah that us normals don't, and…

Does Anne Hathaway look like she's floating to anyone else? Maybe it's just my screen, but every time I look at that photo, I do a double-take.

Seriously. Just this morning my boyfriend thought it would be funny to sneak up on me while I was reading, and I reacted by punching him in the chest before i could even think. Fortunately, I didn't really hurt him, since i managed to pull the strike somewhat, but I still feel pretty terrible about it. :/ I don't…

Sex does not make anyone "impure." God I HATE that that word is applied to human beings. The only place that word is appropriate is in a freaking water treatment plant.

Um, dude, you do know that women are the ones who carry the fetus, right? What you are suggesting amounts to reproductive slavery.

I don't think porn or sexual imagery is a problem in and of itself. The problem is the KIND. It's mostly sexist as fuck, not at all body positive, and racially homogenous. If kids had wide access to sexual imagery that didn't degrade anyone, was body positive, and racially diverse, I don't think we'd have these…

So what you're saying is, the rights of the father trump the rights of the mother. Yes, it takes two people to conceive, but how does that translate to the male being the sole arbiter of the decision? Answer: it doesn't. Requiring the consent of both parties ultimately gives the male the power to make the decision.…

In addition to telling her, "You're smart," also say things like, "Try harder," "Keep at it," etc. It's one thing to be told you're smart, but I think encouragement along the lines of, "You can do it," in the face of even repeated failure is even more important. I wish someone had told me that growing up so I…

I don't know about studies like this... I'm the oldest, and according to the metric of "who has the most education," that would be me (will have acquired my second Bachelor's this May, and will likely eventually get a Master's), and I definitely have a lot of ambition and drive (I would like to head up a marketing…

I think the first line, to ask someone of a different x than yourself is fine. I'm not really sure how else you would encourage people who are probably inclined toward forming homogenous groups to reach out and actively consider and care about diversity. (Some people really do need that extra kick in the pants.) I…

Sure, this song was totally generic, because it's a boy band. But you know what was nice, and decidedly un-generic about this video? The unabashed celebration of human sexuality, regardless of body type, sex/gender, or age. In my book, that is fucking awesome, and if teens are going to be obsessed with a band, why…

Um, that sounds like she had gestational diabetes that went untreated. My mom had it, and it affected mine and my sisters birth size in a similar fashion. (Though not as extreme, since doctors caught it and were able to help her manage it.)

You know, as someone who can't always have P in V sex or generally doesn't feel up for a blow job due to health complications in my lady parts (that tend to cause a lot of pain), I take a bit of an issue with this. I get that you guys are trying to be amusing, but to someone in my position, it feels both juvenile and…

What bugs me about this wedding tradition, and many wedding traditions, is that the day isn't JUST about the bride. It's about the couple. Why should the bride stand out when the groom gets to blend in with every other formally dressed dude there? Either the groom should also somehow overtly stand out along with…

Interesting... I should investigate what the other symptoms for that are and see if anything lines up. :) Thanks!

Thank you! :)

I would like a whole new set of reproductive lady parts please, as my current ones do nothing but cause me pain. :( Endometriosis is no fun, and I'm still having the same pain problems despite having surgery a few weeks ago. I wish it would just get better already.