@mgallagher713: I don't necessarily agree with your argment. There is evidence that not breastfeeding can have lasting impact on a child's health (not that everyone agrees with studies). Some people claim letting babies cry it out will scar a child's psyche and leave them feeling insecure for life. Studies also claim…

Know what else you can judge as subjectively harmful and unnecessary in childrearing? Letting your kid cry it out, piercing a baby's/child's ears, not breastfeeding, giving your kids fast foods...The list goes on and on. Many choices you make for your child may be disapproved by others for causing supposed mental or…

I think this was insensitive, but wonder if legally a ticket has to be given to the recipient within a certain time frame? Especially since there may end up being a lawsuit and the ticket would be evidence in the establishment of blame?

At least he's not like a lot of other older male politicans who believe in "no dates unless you're UNDER 30".

Hey, Brit's album title is from my all-time favorite pickup line!

@northeastthreat: I bet they go crazy feral, sadly. Nothing like NYC rats, but still not the happy ratties they once were. It's funny, some people are really into their rats like it was a dog. You can get on wait lists with rat breeders (really!) to get special coat colors (like a neat blue/grey color). Seriously,…

To be fair, those all look like domesticated pet rats, and they are very sweet. I had in one in college named Mister BoJangles and he just loved a nice piece of popcorn and a scratch. Much nicer than nasty hamsters and much smarter than gerbils. Really, the thinking woman's rodent.

@This Lady is Brutal: But only if said one is laying on her stomach, legs bent at the knee, feet jauntly crossed.

@trampkin: I think this is akin to creating a fake illness like cancer and getting everyone to throw fundraisers for you. You have the stress of having to pretend something is wrong, but you get treated with kid gloves and that makes it worth it.

Is a power animal like a Spirit Animal? Or one of those things that holds your soul outside of your body, like in the Golden Compass? Do we all have one? Can I apply for one that will pull me in some sort of rudimentary sleigh?

This post is a bit confusing for me, and a bit of a touchy subject as I am undergoing fertility treatment. I didn't realize, first, that there was much of an issue with recognizing that men contribute to infertility (I believe most recent stats say something like 60% of infertility cases are due to the woman, 40% due…

The only reason he was fired was because he was caught on camera, let's be honest. This kind of language is used all the time at male-dominated instutions. I used to work as a female agent trainee at an old-boys club talent agent and the abuse from agents and their assistants could be much worse. Not saying it is…

@ThatsWatReeSaid: Or side saddle!

I spent the majority of 2010 in New Jersey (as a transplant). So when you suspect my year fucking sucked, you'd be right.

@WrittenPyramids: Really interesting response and well-written. Agree with your point on the greater good, especially all the people her story is probably inspiring (better than discovering any supernova). Hearted.

@WrittenPyramids: That makes sense, but I guess I compare this to the following:

I'm absolutely not trying to be all "haters gon hate" on this because it's great any little girl has an interest in astronomy, but i did want to ask what qualifies as being the "discoverer".

@jbrecken: I see what you did there.

I didn't know Bret Easton Ellis wrote email chains.

Did we skip over whoopie pies? Will they ever have their day in the sun?