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You're right, it's completely unironic and undepressing that your discussion about Anna Kendrick's use of the word feminism focuses upon the fact that your husband would like to fuck her.

Full disclosure: Shameless self promotion ahead!

But if your child really doesn't throw tantrums, then how do you know how you'd react in that situation? Maybe you'd be struck by a bolt of self-awareness and think, "Wow, my discomfort in the cold is not more important than the discomfort of the dozens of shoppers who are being directly inconvenienced by my child,"…

As I am reading this it is 01:35 AM. And I need to pee. I've made huge mistake.

When I was a kid I used to go to church with my aunt and uncle every Sunday, and after church, my aunt would go up in her painting studio and paint and I would mess around and play pretend or whatever in the living room. One weekend in November when I was 9, my uncle went out of town to go hunting, so my aunt and I…

Celebrity Edition!

Dude, sit down. The devil has enough advocates.

Seeking costume advice:

I'm running my first half marathon tomorrow and am excited and a little terrified! I lost 80 pounds two years ago and made a resolution (so corny) to do this run. I know I am physically ready, but still battle some of that old negative self-talk every now and then. Anyway - woo hoo!

I think the whole "lording over" phenomenon is largely a product of perception. If someone feels badly because they had a c-section (not that they should, but if they do), they might perceive any stories about vaginal birth to be akin to bragging.

I had two "natural" births and I did want to talk about them…

I am finally growing out of this. Buying my first house by myself and breaking up with the boyfriend who, even now after two years, is shocked and appalled when I get mad. I'm a little scared- being 30 and single wasn't something I expected when I was young and dreaming- but mostly? I'm excited. I feel so much more…

There's a lot to unpack in this comment, but mostly, I find it really, really disturbing that your core thesis is the exact thing Tracy is talking about, that women are infinitely less interesting, and infinitely harder to get along with, than man, and that you yourself were far too smart and cool to reduce yourself…

Shit, I replied with this elsewhere but your second paragraph is spot on for me. Still working on it now in my mid-thirties, on accepting that having needs doesn't make you weak and pathetic and desperate, it just makes you human.

I bet he smells like weed, bronzer, and lube. He's just got that vibe.

I actually do say I had a bad childhood. Because I did, and it was traumatic, and abuse survivors like me get huge benefit out of knowing there are others out there who went through something similar. I don't use it as an excuse for bad behavior — some people do, including some people who had genuinely bad childhoods.…

Better people have replied to you, to tell you that your comments are unhelpful, thoughtless, insensitive and somewhat damaging.

...PTSD is by its nature chronic. And if you've been diagnosed, you know how expensive it can be. So try to extend your deep compassion to people who don't have a doctor's stamp yet, and to people who do have a fucking eating disorder and had as much choice in developing it as you did in developing PTSD.

Also. If you…

My husband has PTSD, and because he developed it because of physical and psychological abuse in his home of origin plus a violent home invasion — not through military service — he already feels like his PTSD is somehow illegitimate. So I find your attitude to be unhelpful at best, and reinforcing the prejudice that…

Ha ha, just wanted to say I loved your response. Instead of continuing the unwarranted negativity, you chose the funny, sincere route. Awesome.