Listen, “if you don’t want to get punched in the balls, don’t touch women when they don’t want you to” is a good rule of thumb for life. As someone who has both acted like an asshole and been punched in the balls for it, I’ll give this a pass. It sure as hell taught me a lesson.

Vanity keeps me from throwing away my makeup and sanity keeps me from, as I often feel the repugnant urge, breaking the mirror with the surface of my own face and leaving us both cracked open. But I also can’t deny my current impulse to become as ugly and unlikeable as I can, merely to serve as constant reminder of…

Bah, humbug much?

Seconded! I did this a few years ago when I was saving up for a new kitchen floor. My mom was super excited to help me out with a little bit of cash.

My family is also big on giving memberships to museums / zoos / parks, too. You get to have an experience, but also know that the money is going to support a local…

I agree. I think it’s important to really teach kids how to help. A teacher I worked with always had her kids pick out and buy presents for one needy child. But the money came from their own allowance. It was started early enough that they felt proud, not cheated at the loss of their money. I hope to do this with my…

I think there’s a way to balance it out so they receive and they give. We try not to do excessive Christmases. They are getting a Lego set and a book and a stocking. But they also participate in a huge amount of giving - we help out at the food bank and the women’s shelter. Most of the focus of the month is on how we…

Simpsons already did it! This totally reminds me of the episode where Homer runs for head of the Sanitation Department, replacing Steve Martin, and promises the moon to the townspeople. The outcome for the town when he has to scrounge up the money to pay for all the insane stuff he promised is truly devastating.

There is a T-Shirt my hubby wants for Christmas that says “Science is not a Liberal Conspiracy.” on the front.

*Smash* THREE HUNDRED YEARS SCOTTLAND *Smash* HAS BEEN PART OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE *Smash* AND YOU GO AND FUCK IT ALL UP WITH YOUR POLITICAL PEACOCKING *Smash* *Smash* *Smash*

Don’t compare Trump to a paragon of trash-monsterism like Oscar. It’s called a garbage CAN, not a garbage CANNOT

That episode traumatized a generation, I'm sure.

I can see that argument, but what happens if this kid turns out to be gay himself? Then it really does't matter how nice and caring his (straight) den and troop leaders are or whether they don't talk about it with the kids. He'll know as soon as he hits his teenage years what the policies are, he'll know that even if…

That's exactly where I was a year ago. My husband and I run our den. It's not like I'm all Norma Rae about it, I mean it doesn't come up often, but when it does, it's clear that we're all pretty like minded. And I would imagine that different packs hacve different perspectives, maybe depending on whether they are…

My husband recently took over the local troop after the leader decided he was going to let their charter expire. Why? Because he felt the BS decision allowing gay members was pushing the Gay Agenda (TM). He started a church group that has twice as many members as my husband's troop because those parents are buying…

Even outside of the money, BSA, let Disney be an example to you of how an organization who has long been accused of it's own intolerance - racism, promoting stereotypes, and antisemitism can change and evolve into something better.

"Is this a god damn??"

I point you all to CBC Radio 3, and you can listen to the weekly podcast The R3-30 for the best up and coming Canadian musicians (and the top 30 countdown of the week). So you want to complain about Canadian music? Why not listen to what *actual* Canadians are listening to and not just what Americans are making…