That is the same exact thing I thought.

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Goddamnit I love the Girl Scouts. That is a stellar idea.

Honestly, I don’t because I’ve kept piss-poor track of all the internet resources I’ve used to answer the questions I’ve had as they’ve come up!

I don’t think it’s too early for a frank sex discussion. Like I said, my kids are basically babies and they have been given frank sex discussions since they were born. But it’s pretty clutch to make sure those discussions are developmentally appropriate, and I do think very few middle schoolers are at the…

Thanks for giving insight as the parent of kids basically the age described! Yeah, and it sounds like they weren’t, like, intentionally shown a variety of strap-ons or handed out a Fleshwand apiece or anything, but it does sound like they got inadvertent peeks at the very least. It’s not the worst thing, but I’d…

I definitely assume Smitten Kitten is like Babeland (they advertise on the Savage Lovecast, so I’m thinking it’s of that caliber). But I wouldn’t be cool with my 12 year old going to Babeland on a field trip.

As someone who

I did feel a slight twang of wistfulness when I found out I was having a girl and my son would therefore never have a brother... Then I saw her dive at his knees the other day to take him down. He’s 4 and she’s 18 months... I think we’ll be okay.

I’m pretty familiar with Irish letter combos and I still have a hard time, honestly! My cousin’s daughter is Caoimhe (Kiva) and no one has ever pronounced it correctly just looking at it.

The pronunciation is actually very simple and not difficult for an English-speaker. People will only ever have an issue if they see her name written before meeting her, which will happen but not enough to sway me from a name as beautiful as hers. (Besides, literally everyone I have ever talked to with a similarly…

That still just seriously made me scream “How DARE YOU, you fucking monster.”

I swear, for English speakers there are few languages less intuitive than Irish... maybe Polish.

Married mother of two in suburban NJ: I have NEVER sent a family Xmas card. I see the appeal, too, but ultimately i figure WTF would I? Everyone I know is on FB and will have inevitably seen the picture I used for the card already.

Only if you legally change your last name to “KoalaMango”, because I love the idea of bellowing for “MINISTER KOALAMANGO!” in moments of crisis.

well thank you. When I am inevitably made empress of the world, I shall make you a trusted minister.

Oh go on with ya! ;-)

BUT MY GUT TELLS ME YOU’RE A LIAR, SO THAT MAKES IT A FACT! DO YOU SEE THESE CAPS?! THIS MAKES ME RIGHT!

I feel like the world makes more sense to me now.

I was actually just wondering this: does anyone who hasn’t been beaten down in some way believe they are stupid? Like... I know a lot of straight up idiots who believe they’re really clever and insightful. (Then again, I think I’m pretty smart: am I?) I think most people believe they’re smarter, in some way or…