I did this, even down to the study abroad program, but it was because he was crazy (or at least, getting progressively more controlling and making ME feel crazy). One of the best decisions I ever made.

My freshman year of college, I made the mistake of dating a very serious born-again Christian. (I was raised both Catholic and Unitarian Universalist, I'm not sure what he was doing in the relationship either.)

A friend of mine was notified via text (from the bride) that his wedding was cancelled. When he didn't respond, she sent him an angry text asking why he hadn't written back. There were no words, literally.

YES.

I'm going to buy it, take a picture, and post it for everyone to see.

Well, I guess if I invite anyone over to sex with me in my bed, I'll tell them the unicorn likes to watch. No big deal.

TEM's report on "The Rainbow Gulag" will always be my favorite Jezebel article.

Good point, that is some prime happy kid hour!

I am suddenly super happy to be having a girl!

Haha. There was not one person on that show that I didn't want to smack the shit out of

I think my mom had bought it for my brother after hearing about it somewhere. We would read together every night, and that was that night's book. By the end, all three of us were like:

YES The Giving Tree. I adore Shel Silverstein, but I hated this book so much.

Just a friendly reminder that if you haven't done so, you really ought to read her book.

Because her pie is divine.

I'd have much more fun reading the true life version of this book, where mom loves her baby forever through his internet porn watching and regrettable hookups and nasty divorce when his wife gets tired of the most oppressive mother-in-law in the world.

Oh wow... A Giving Tree tattoo is a bigger red flag than a fedora collection. Why Ryan, why???????

We were given this book when our twins were born.

I fucking hate this book- I have ever since I was a kid. Even my mom agreed that the part where the mother climbs through the son's window to rock him in his sleep is über creepy. Ugh.

Never heard of this one. How old is it?

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