I would like to join this fruit plate party. I cosign ALL OF THIS.

My old therapist told me that my family has a SERIOUS problem with boundaries. I side eyed him and said “You are clearly not Italian. Boundaries aren’t really a thing...” but he’s right. With my parents, I had to set some boundaries. It’s healthy. Of course, they think it’s punishing.

The fucked up part is that a lot of times, the grandparents treat their grandkids COMPLETELY DIFFERENTLY than how they treat/treated their kids. This happened with my father. My grandfather was nothing but sweet and amazing to me. I am told he was NOT to my father. This doesn’t shock me, though, because my father is…

Be very thankful. As someone with a NPD father, I really appreciate that you read that. A lot of people who come from great families have trouble even envisioning the shit that goes on in my family.

Mine picked a fight with me and spit in my face the night before my graduate school graduation. I never walked for undergrad, so I wanted to walk at this graduation. He also shoved me against a wall, told me he wished I was never born, a cunt, that I was a spoiled, selfish failure, that every man leaves me because I’m…

This is exactly how I describe my brother. I love him, sometimes we have fun together, but we’d prob never be friends or get along in real life.

The Descendants.

No, you’re not the only one. I feel like I’ve been punched in the stomach every time the trailer is on TV and I see the towers. I just re-watched (because I’m a maschoist, obviously, but I also watch the live news reports of 9/11 each year before work so...yeah, masochist) and I can’t watch the shots going up the…

Thank you for not being a jerk. My allergies suck ass, people often don’t understand my dislike for cats until they see my body’s reaction up close and personal. My uncle married a woman with 4 cats, and they would drive all the way from NJ to Long Island, she’d kiss me on the cheek and hug me, and I’d break out in…

Depends on how bad your allergies are. If I’m next to someone and they have cat hair on their clothes and I’m sitting right up against them or they give me a hug, I can break out in hives and start sneezing, depending on the breed. Ugh.

I’m pretty damn allergic, but it’s not going to prevent me from flying because it doesn’t really cross my mind. I used to fly a LOT, and I have never once shared a cabin with a cat. The likelihood of me sitting next to a cat isn’t very high. It also depends how close the cat is and what breed it is. I wouldn’t have to…

From the back she looks like she has a shape like me, very tiny waist, huge hips and a butt. I’m too lazy to google search images of her in a bikini, but my abs are completely flat. I just don’t gain in my stomach at all, it ALL goes to my lower half. 24 inch waist, 27 inch hips.

...or she could be sucking it in.

WTF is that? I’ve never heard of this or seen it in my life. This is a high school...thing?

I think there’s plenty of thoughtfulness here. Lovato suffered from an eating disorder and has struggled with mental illness. It must have taken her a long time to be able to get to this point, and she discusses that in the article.

Here’s mine: I worked in Guest Relations in Epcot at Walt Disney World once upon a time, and Guest Relations also handles the VIP Tours for the guests willing to pay for one, and celebrities who came to the park. John Travolta used to come in with his wife on one arm and his boyfriend on the other, walking behind his…

YES. And she lamented “Holy shit. I just got my period” while getting ready for their wedding. Classy all the way.

You are talking about the Staten Island couple from MTV’s True Life: I’m Getting Married, aren’t you? My entire family still quotes that.

Everyone knows cocktail hour is the best part of a wedding! Way better than the plated meals, in most cases. I love a good cocktail hour.

I’m a teacher, so I have no lack of compassion for parents, nor do I harbor a dislike for children. I love kids. Love them so much that dealing with them daily is my career. HOWEVER, especially if you have, say, a Saturday nighttime wedding, often kids at weddings aren’t the best decision. Especially for small…

Ehhhh...not all weddings are child friendly. Not everyone wants kids at their wedding. That’s a personal decision. Not all weddings are the same. I have a huge family, so I doubt I’d do that, but I don’t think it’s abnormal to request that.