Really, what a fantastic photo! That being said, I would hate to give birth in public like that. I barely wanted my husband in the room.

I love this thank you Kara for being a badass this year! You told it like it needed to be told on many issues and for that you deserve all the stars!

She loves only Shade

Details please? As a fellow brownie with no online dating profile, I'd PAY you for stories.

I used OKC and Tinder when I worked overseas the last few years. In the States nobody really cares that I'm mixed because it's not something that immediately jumps out at you; I pass for white easily here. But not the case in Europe. Tinder was bearable, but OKC was horrible. People deliberately scoping out my…

Wait, are you trying to tell me that women on the internet are real and should be treated as such instead of like prostitutes in a video game?

Your grandfather? o.O

Aww shucks, you're too kind! *tucks hair behind ear*

Haha, aww, well, thank you.

OMG I can't believe I missed this:

"a custom duvet cover depicting, on one side, his kids..."

Your face is fantastic and perfect! Honestly I only complain because it was not me making out with Pacey.

marry me?

this is basically how I have every conversation with my great aunt on her cell phone. I just end up letting her talk and when shes done talking she just goes "I love you bye bye" and hangs up before I can say the same.

Yeah, super shitty to not have an answer for such riveting questions as "how do you stay relevant?" And to, as a woman of color coming up in way back in the day, say very practically that if anyone covers your songs you'd like it to he one that actually benefits you rather than solely everyone else. Way to be a bitch!

I don't see it like that. People were not being respectful, making lots of noise, asking really stupid questions (how does she stay relevant? Maybe by being an awesome singer and musician who has kept making albums and receiving awards since the fifties?) and she basically acted confused, not rude.

THOSE NAILS! Next time my Nanna tells me off for wearing green nail polish because it makes my nails look like mould I'm just gonna yell "ARETHA APPROVES".

She ain't got time for that.

I want to splice together all of her responses and put them into a gif to deploy at trolls.