The BSA position statement on homosexuality is essentially a "don't ask, don't tell" policy, which was originally enacted in 1991. At that time, I had a very close friend who was on his way to becoming an Eagle Scout. He was all for that position statement, because, as he said, that would keep gay men from being…

My initial reaction to that was "Megan was a man!"

You aren't alone. Where we live now, there is a huge focus on 5th grade "graduation" and then again on 8th grade "graduation." This is because a LOT of kids don't graduate high school. They even have "senior" days for 5th grade at the elementary level and 8th at the middle school level. For the graduation ceremonies,…

The concept of not being able to make it comfortably on $23,000 a month in spousal support makes me want to vomit. After taxes and health insurance, my ANNUAL take home is around that...with a husband out of work and 2 grade school age children. If we can live on it (albeit, barely) per year, she damn well should be…

When I began working for a large public library system, we had an entire day of training regarding the book challenge policies and procedures. There was a form the patron filled out, we did not engage them in discussion about the book in question, once a book was challenged and a decision made, it couldn't be…

That's only slightly less than my take home pay, with a husband out of work and two kids to support...wish I could get an extra 1750 a month from somewhere.

And now I will praise the tiny baby Jesus that I have never seen Titanic, and I will continue to refuse to do so. People don't believe me when I say I haven't seen it. They say "Never?" to which I reply "NEVER!" I also didn't see Top Gun until 12 or 13 years after it was released. Sometimes I wish I'd never let my…

Maybe the *real* reason Jen has been "hiding" AJ is because he isn't her brother but rather GASP! her son...dun-dun-duuuuuuuunnnnnnnn.

Not just that the neighbor will call the cops...you might never see your kid again if you let them out unsupervised. Even if we lived a half mile from my kids' school, I would not let them walk or bike to school unless I could watch them every step of the way. It's too risky.

I agree. I stick by my guns that Mad Men is about the women...ALL of them, and Peggy, Joan, and Betty make an interesting trinity. Have I found Betty to be petty and annoying? Absolutely. But she wasn't born that way. She's a product of the time, and we should all find her sympathetic at least in that. I think we…

When reading the book, I actually pictured Cinna as younger Lenny Kravitz. I kid you not. So when he was cast, I was super-excited. And I loved him in the role.

That's exactly how it is here, too. It's a free Easter egg hunt at a public park, and there are prizes (good stuff, like bikes) for the top 3 egg collectors. We took our kids one year, and it was absolutely horrifying. Adults were jumping over toddlers to snatch eggs for their own kids, and the top egg collectors had…

I'm taking my 10 year old daughter to see HG tomorrow. She's read all three books, and I fully expect that she will NOT leave the movie devastated. She knows what's going to happen, just like she knew what was going to happen in all the Harry Potter movies. She was sad when Hedwig, Dobby, etc. died, but she knew it…

The closest I've gotten to that level of excitement in years was at the Wizarding World of Harry Potter. I wanted to jump up and down and squeal and cry from pure joy when Hogwarts came into view. I maintained my composure (mostly) because I didn't want to totally embarrass my daughter.

My Republican father, bless his heart, is still full throttle behind Newt, and believes that Herman Cain is one of the greatest Americans ever to live...but I can't discuss politics with him, because he's spewing every anti-Obama sentiment imaginable. My dad, a Vietnam vet who grew up in poverty, who was a public…

My husband is bewildered by the fact that Don Draper is hot, but John Hamm isn't. Not that Hamm is unattractive, either —- he's just a standard, decent looking guy. As Don Draper, however, he's all charisma and confidence (even if it is a pseudo-confidence) and control. I think it's a testament to the Hamm's acting…

Do it! Believe me, they need you!

My father-in-law passed away in 2007; he and my mother-in-law had been married over 30 years. Less than a year later, my m-i-l reconnected with her first high school boyfriend, and they were married shortly thereafter. My husband and I missed the rehearsal dinner, and to this day I am thankful, because my…

With my oldest, I watched the entire run of Buffy close-captioned on FX several times. My daughter had colic, and once she would get to sleep, all I could do was sit in silence and pray that no one rang the doorbell. The only TV show she tolerated with the sound on was Molto Mario. With my youngest, it was Angel (and…

Wow. I never thought I would have anything in common with Kate Moss, but yeesh, ulnar nerve entrapment sucks. Wanna know what sucks more? Having a surgeon who just frees the nerve rather than transposing it, so you get to go through it all again. I have ulnar nerve problems in both arms, and it sucks balls, and I have…