Except that she was also 17 when she masturbated next to her sleeping sister - and she describes feeling her sister’s body against her during that act. And she describes bribing her sister for kisses and to get her sister to lay on her. And those are JUST the things she wrote about in the book - she didn’t admit to…

This is why we can’t have nice things.

This. I’ve always been a voracious reader and I delved into adult fiction and classics when I was rather young, which means I was exposed to adult themes at a young age - I definitely needed help to understand what I was reading. But I was lucky to have parents and teachers that saw teaching opportunities rather than…

I have kids!

So, my daughter was born pretty early and she spent like 2 months in the NICU. It was a scary time, obviously. I was at the hospital every day, of course, doing skin-to-skin (aka kangaroo care) with mine. So my first 2ish months with my kid consisted of hours every day with her just sleeping on my chest. And when we…

This - I was told in the NICU that girls have a better survival rate, and tend to have fewer complications. They couldn’t explain why.

I want to know how we can protect ourselves from such asshattery (my profile is private, and I don’t think anything I’ve posted in theft-worthy, but hey - solutions over problems, right?)

Some great ideas here, I just wanted to chime in...

Aussies are my favorite! But yeah, I’m not a fan of animals in unexpected public places (like restaurants, mall, workplaces) unless they’re absolutely necessary because A) allergies are common and B) you’d be surprised at how many people are deathly terrified of dogs and C) they’re actually arguably considered unclean…

This. Don’t get me wrong, I love my pets. But they’re animals, not people. My children are the critters that came out of my womb, and my dogs are the critters I purchased. There’s a difference - I’m not going to cook the dogs dinner and dress them in sweaters. I’ll love them and take care of them for the entirety of…

All the stars. A shower of them.

That’s actually really good to hear. I feel like, as a toddler mom, I’m constantly getting bombarded with all the many ways my children are unsafe and all the things I should be doing to protect them, lol, so I tend to worry more than I ought to ;) it’s good to get a more grounded perspective!

On the spectrum of weird stuff people do to/with each other, this is like the tamest example of puppy play I’ve ever seen lol. And they look very sweet and happy together.

I wish I could star your post a few more times and also make it all super bold so everyone sees it.

This! I’d be far too concerned about others’ actions and motivations. I love everything about this, except that I feel like it’s a safety risk.

Wasn’t there already a book exactly like this called He’s Just Not That Into You?

I’m with you - my perspective is totally colored by the fact that I’m well aware of the mirror and I couldn’t care less. But I seriously wouldn’t blame someone for being ticked off if they used the bathroom and weren’t aware. There’s a right and wrong way to react, though, in my opinion - if you don’t like it, don’t…

Fair enough - it’s absolutely possible that your friends didn’t know... I mean, it was pretty obvious to me when I was in there, but I did have prior knowledge because I was warned (I was told 2 things: A) the light only works if the door is closed and B) that closet has a two way mirror and it’s open if you want to…

LOL not actually from Berwyn - but definitely a C&S patron and looking forward to going there again. The rib tips, amirite?!

Wait, so what are their criteria? “If it’s in Urban Dictionary, it’s in ours, too!”