And now she lives in a magical land where the men shout out to her how lovely she is, not "Hey bitch, come suck my cock". I guess I need to be walking around where she is walking around.

You can be raped while wearing a burka. Ask one of those women in Tahrir Square in Egypt who were raped while being covered. Saying the women wear a burka do so in order to be liberated from being sexualized by men is veering into the "Of course she got raped. She was asking for it, wearing those shorts" territory. A…

Or maybe the men in their family will get pissed if they don't wear one. Who knows?

Eh, it's not a choice if the women get a bunch of grief for not wearing one. It's not like "Should I wear my blue shirt or my red shirt today?" It's "If I don't wear this outfit, people I love and respect will think I don't love God and I am bringing shame upon my family." Not the same thing.

The airbags in our car automatically turn off if the seat sensors sense that the person in the front passenger seat weighs less than a certain amount.

Boys drive at 15/16 yrs old and are not done growing so I don't think adult bone structure is relevant to the issue of what age should be in the front. Legally in my state 12 yr olds can ride in the front seat.

Haha, that made me laugh.

My 12 yr old son is taller and heavier than me. Maybe I should be in the back seat?

Yes, exactly. My cranky 12 yr old would rather sit in the hot car listening to his ipod while texting on his phone. If the kid is old enough to not be in a car seat/booster seat, he is old enough to open the friggin' door and get out if it's too uncomfortable.

Actually, they are wearing children's clothes. At least some are. I have a friend who is just shy of 5 ft and a bit less than 100 lbs and she buys big girl clothes. It's kind of awesome because kids clothes are cheaper.

The numbers mean inseam and waist. However, if you get out a tape measure, many pants are off by several inches. Overseas mfg issues? Vanity sizing? I don't know.

It's a drag for my petite teenage daughter to find clothing that fits. It's ridiculous - what's next, negative numbers? "Oh hi, I wear a size -4"

I used to be an 8 in J Crew. I went this summer to buy a new pair of shorts and now am magically a 4 even though my size has not changed. Drives me nuts women can't buy pants in waist & length sizes like men's pants are marketed.

I agree ignoring is not the way to go. Looking a toddler/baby in the eye & saying no in a scary voice does work. Maybe it helped I was a teacher before having kids and had already mastered my dont'-fuck-with-me tone and look. Also if the kid knows they can depend on you to do what you say - both big & little, good &…

I disagree. I never hit my kids back so they could "associate hitting with pain". When they hit me, I looked them in the eye and said "Do not ever hit me" in a scary stern voice. NO need to hit back.

Less work, less thought involved? Yeah, you're right, that is true. For me I'd rather work a bit more at something & not be in pain and be able to sit & lay down when I want to. Maybe she is a masochist and enjoys the pain/suffering?

If she is that keen on a 26 inch waist, which isn't a crazy goal like a 14 inch waist or something, wouldn't it be more pleasant to diet and exercise? I mean, if she has the fortitude to wear that thing, she could handle hardcore diet & exercise. And she'd be able to lie down at night! I don't get it

The mentally ill would just obsess about something else if they didn't get online. There are plenty of mentally ill people who have delusions around religions; others around celebrities. The focus of their craziness does not cause the craziness.

There have always been kids who kill. The ever-present media in your life just makes you more aware of it. There was a fanzine published about 20 yrs ago called Murder Can Be Fun (The name of a Frederic Brown pulp fiction novel) and one issue was devoted to "Naughty children". The entire issue was about the many, many…

Yeah, I believe those numbers. Think of all the religious women told their entire lives that their bodies and sex are shameful and dirty. I doubt they even know women CAN masturbate. 26% of the American population consider themselves to be fundamentalist Christians. Add in the fundamentalist Jewish women & Muslim…