Yes! That's the version I've seen too. Everything fits, but the shoulder seam is weirdly low. I haven't even tried one on because I refuse to give an inch to the ill-fitting look. Not. An. Inch. I still remember too vividly the moment of realization I had when I tried on a properly tailored shirt and realized how…

I laughed at the tapered pants too, and now I love them. But there's a different harbinger of doom that I dread more. Is it just me, or are we heading back to the days of ill-fitting shirts with shoulder seams that reached your elbow? The horror! I really like clothes that fit me. I'm hoping that fashion won't…

Sorry you had to deal with that shit on top of everything else. Is he OK now?

My brothers and I were vaccinated for free in the 80s and 90s in Indiana. I assume similar programs are still around.

This is a very good point. It may be one of those situations where statistics don't lie, but they sure do mislead.

Sorry, I have no advice/expertise in this area. However, since nobody has responded to you yet, I'll say that keeping communication open—being a safe person to talk to—will be a great help to your friend, whether or not she ever sees it as rape. (It sure sounds like rape to me.)

Yeah, this actually made me REALLY nervous. Not cute at all.

I've been dress shopping with several friends over the years, and just about every time, my friends and I end up telling some other bride, "You look SO PRETTY!" When she comes out in a dress that really suits her. I'm hopeful that those other brides found it encouraging, not weird and intrusive!

I used to work retail and people were like that with me too. My favorite was when they'd be pissed because we didn't have a product in a competitor's ad. "This is a Target ad." "I know." "You're at Kohl's. . . I'd be happy to show you a product that is similar, but I can't make promises about price." So. Many.…

Starred for Laura Ingalls Wilder. Still a favorite.

Me too! The kitchen porch makes an excellent fridge for large family gatherings.

I went to a small college with no fraternities or sororities, so I don't really "get" the whole greek culture thing. I've been interested in these articles for that reason, and I'd be interested in what the former sorority sisters had to say about what they experienced then and how they think about it now.

Last winter I was at Kohl's (I know, I know) and I tried on this dress even though it looked really weird and droopy on the hanger because, hey, it was $5 and in my size. Why not? Turns out that though it looked awful on the hanger it looks SMOKING on me. It's black and has an exposed zipper down the side from…

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. I refuse to be a Millennial.

I once saw a woman out shopping while wearing a white tshirt with what looked like dirty hand prints over her boobs. It seriously looked like her man had been out working on the car or something, came up behind her, grabbed her boobs, then she decided she didn't have time to change into anything clean before going…

No, no. It's a moon. She's celebrating her inner goddess.

Great. Did you really have to bring my elementary school pictures into this? I guess that's what I get for laughing at my dad's dopey glasses and mustache. Mom was lovely in every era. Too bad I'm more like my father . . .

We survived yes, but how will we explain Limp Bizkit to our children?

This happens more often than you might think. Kids go through puberty pretty early these days.

Men can sign up too. A friend seriously considered signing up, so I heard all about it. He's bi, so he had the added bonus of being interested in both daddies and mommas. That was about four years ago; I had no idea the site was still around.