i'm an atheist but sometimes i think dogs are just so perfect a companion and friend to humans that some divine plan must've placed them here for us to take care of each other. in other words dogs almost make me believe in god.

It's not about whether 16 is an adult or not, it's an abuse of power. Full stop.

My Dad has various mental health issues that make it very hard for him to have intimate relationships with family. I can only handle talking to him like once a week or so on the phone, and haven't seen him for almost two years now because I need to preserve my own sanity. However - he has his cats! They accept him…

He looks like every mistake I made between 2007 and 2011.

Dudes with lip rings are never not sketchy. Consider this your lesson for the day.

I don't understand why you wouldn't want to get these kinds of messages, ladies. Sometimes you have to wait months or even years to find out you've been dating an asshole, but these guys just let you know right away. It's practically a public service!

Dogs really domesticated themselves because we had all the food.

I wouldn't wish whooping cough on any child. I nominate Kristin Cavallari.

I love that book! I saw it performed as a show years ago and it just blew me away. I ran right out to buy it.

I read the Burgin-O'Connor translation- which I quite enjoyed, but I haven't made any comparison to other translations. I find it especially difficult to know which translations to choose for Russian literature in particular- not sure why they seem so challenging.

We need a

Now I can wear my skinny jeans when I propose.

Haha no, I'm just a cranky old person. I have been since I was about 16 though.

Besides being irresponsible and bad role models and endangering their kids, what kind of pathetic underdeveloped 37-year-old wants to party with a bunch of 14-year-olds? Like, what would you even talk about? I'm 27 and here's the extent of my conversation with 14-year-olds:

I don't understand how they all weren't just handed some shame suits of their own. I work in the public sector and anything overtly political like this just plain wouldn't be allowed. We would be told to cover it up, change, or use some of our leave and go home. Pretty sure if I was the principal, I'd have a school…

You can still get those dextromethorphan gels and robo-trip your balls off, though. So that's good.

I feel you. I was with my now husband for over 10 years when his brother got married. The invite was to Mr. Boyfriend and Guest. TEN YEARS. It was the doings of his rotten fiance, I'm sure. She was and still is a nasty piece of work.

YES! "and guest" for a live-in, long-term relationship is simply unacceptable.

I was literally just wondering, "but how do you address unmarried couples...?" That is my answer, and it is absurd! I am just now hitting the age where many of my acquaintances are getting hitched, but luckily all my close friends are too free-spirited/independent/urbane to be settling down now, so I've yet to…

What's a better alternative? Boyfriend / girlfriend sounds like high school or implies there's some sort of "trial" aspect to our relationship. We hope to stay together the rest of our lives.