Dude, I was at a Celtics game the other night? And all I could think about was that the guy who was playing used to be married to Kim Kardashian.

Bottom line: Everyone sucks.

I disagree. I think repeated strikeouts would be frustrating, absolutely, but in my experience (my kid plays Little League, so, you know I speak from experience here) the batter either cries and begs to not play again, strikes out continually with humor OR his dad takes him out to the backyard and gives him some tips…

I feel like my whole life, I heard the message that I shouldn't want too much, that I needed to do it all myself. Independence! Shake it off! from my parents. And I absolutely was very conscious to not ask too much from my romantic partners.

I didn't say that.

I don't want to sound all "bitchy", Rejection Guy, but maybe it's you? How many times are you going to strike out before you realize your stance is all wrong?

Right on, sister.

Dude. I know.

Chubby, sure. But likely much healthier than the kids who were eating something other than candy and cookies for breakfast.

No, the dad was all kinds of wrong there. Certainly, I do not know him and I don't want to get involved in other people's parenting decisions, but there can be no defending that guy. Giving your kid that kind of food isn't okay. Not one day, not any day. It's not good for them. And "eat them before Mom wakes up"????…

All that other shit aside, it's gross to give kids Mountain Dew.

Right. Which is why I think we should discuss food and food choices (both individual and population wise). We won't make any progress at all if we're stuck arguing about our figures.

That is irresponsible bullshit you are spouting.

I suppose I don't understand the "I love myself regardless of my size!" mentality.

I understand there is no value in fat shaming, and I understand that our bodies are to do with what we will. On the other hand, obesity is a real public health situation, and the average American diet is terrible. I do not place the blame for that on individual people, and I don't think that obesity is women's problem…

I once believed that to be true.

The larger picture is that she delivered her baby on the bathroom floor. She was all alone. And her baby died.

So only those who suffer most can tell a story? So the writer of this story should not be sad, because other women are being raped by their spouse? Or she can be sad but she should keep it to herself, because someone in the same vicinity has a sadder tale to tell?

I believe that she was raped as a child. Some huge percentage of women in the sex industry were the victims of sexual abuse when they were children.

The tourists do. There are long lines of them snaking through the North End and along the Charles River.