I’ve noticed that younger parents are eschewing that convention. I mean, we told our families at 8 weeks, only because it was mother’s day, and me not having a glass of champagne, and the all day nausea, was suspicious. But we didn’t make it public until I was closer to 17 weeks. But I also had a geriatric pregnancy.…

Ugh. My relationship with my husband is not without its frustrations, but I am so thankful he doesn’t buy into this horseshit. He stays at home and cares for our 1 year old daughter, while I’m out for 11.5 hours every day (between commute time and work). I have PPD, and before I went on medication, during those dark…

Ugh, the Tubbs fire, last year, took out a McDonald’s, Applebee’s, Kmart, a gun store, and a Mexican restaurant, while miraculously leaving the Kohl’s, Starbucks, a Holiday Inn, and a Vietnamese restaurant (that is pretty good, I think) unscathed. It also damaged a bridal store and the Trader Joe’s, which reopened…

Manrepeller calls it Menocore and I am here for it!

Meh. I’m in the gateway to off-the-grid-land, and definitely ground zero for the cults. My good friend’s dad was a cult leader. Her mom, who was named county educator of the year, and is a beloved retired teacher, is still in denial that her husband was a cult leader, despite the fact that my friend has 3 100% bio…

To point number 10, we are the first state to ban cosmetics tested on animals.

In 10th grade, I dated a classmate in my AmLit class. He already had his license and an ‘84 Mustang (possibly one of the worst model years ever), so he was infinitely more appealing than other sophomores, despite being kinda weird. (This was back in the mid-90's, before they made rules about teen drivers driving other…

I have a pair of rose-gold snake embossed Arizonas. They are probably my favorite shoes of all time. 

I’m so glad she publicly stated why she was not going on tour. So many celebs make it look like having a baby is nbd. Even with money for support like postpartum doulas, night nurses, nannies and/or having helpful family around, it doesn’t make having a baby magically easier. I mean it does a little, but there are…

Thank god you are still doing Dirt Cast. I was devastated when Bobby stopped, and I can’t take losing you, too. You and Megan make an excellent gossip team.

Kris Humphries is mixed race.

Perfume and cologne are not cool at my middle school. Occasionally a student will show up wearing something, but they are quickly shamed by their classmates. This is very different from my own junior high experience, which was awash in Electric Youth and Obsession. Personally, I was always a Navy girl, but I switched…

Fascinating and relevant, having just lived through the October firestorm in California. While the fires stopped about 2 miles from my house, October 8/9 were terrifying, especially after we evacuated, not knowing whether our neighborhood would be next. What’s even scarier is that the Hanley fire of 1964 burned an…

I totally get what your saying. I also think that there might be a cultural expectation that everyone will meet and marry their one true soulmate. I don’t think it’s realistic. Some people make those types of matches, but most don’t, and that’s ok. Besides, even a good-enough marriage can deepen over time.…

Well, she’s in the middle of a developmental leap, so she’s cranky as hell, but we made it this far, so I guess I’ll keep feeding her. 😜

Well, I view it more through a human development/anthro lens (and I’m a school teacher- so no idea about corporate world). But whatevs! Props to long term relationships and parenting! We do what we can to make it work.

I don’t get the side-eye, though. I do think the pile-on is funny, but I like the comments you often make, so that’s why I’m responding. I just can’t get riled up over these arrangements. The cheating thing sucks, but otherwise... I’m not some evo psych person, either. I just recognize that people get their needs in…

Um, what relationship isn’t transactional? I’m only being partially flippant. Many a long-term pairing has a financial component. Shit, my relationship with my newborn is transactional. I provide food and comfort, and get snuggles and heart-stopping smiles in return.

Doesn’t that fit in perfectly with the whole Dan Humphrey narrative?

I now own 4 Halo sleep sack swaddlers because of the spit up. My couch is ruined! Good thing she’s cute.