Is there any chance you could get me out of the greys?

Anyone who has spent any time in Wisconsin knows that you can never have too much cheese. In my shiny new fridge there is an entire large drawer dedicated to cheese. Sometimes I’ll have 7-8 different kinds in there.

Thanks for your apology; I’m grateful. As for your questions, I’ll do my best, although I’m not quite sure what syndrome means, let alone what it means to you. Anyway, ARFID was added to the most recent DSM, and before that was known as Selective Eating Disorder. It basically is “near-pathological picky eating.” It’s…

You are really missing my point. Snowflake syndrome refers to people who think they are entitled to special treatment. People like the MOG who throw fits because there weren’t enough nuggets for the teenagers are snowflakes. Or just plain assholes. I AGREE WITH YOU ON THAT. Anyone who expects other people to…

Not a dude. Mother to a kid with ARFID. (My other kid, by the way, eats octopus, sushi, and most other foods he encounters.) I’m just trying to point out that the smug, savage comments about terrible parents and spoiled kids aren’t really fair in some situations. There is another side to the story that most people…

Those parents do eventually go to the doctor, but often not before years have gone by where nothing they try works, and everyone around them is making harsh judgments just like most of the comments on this page. The parents blame themselves, and everyone is miserable, including the poor kid.

What a great way to fuck up a kid and give him food issues.

Nope. Google Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder, or Selective Eating Disorder. Most picky eaters are just picky eaters, but some kids have an actual eating disorder. Lots of people have it, and it has NOTHING to do with their parents, or being spoiled. What you are talking absolutely doesn’t work for those kids…

Not necessarily. Some kids truly can’t eat a variety of foods because they have an actual eating disorder (Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder). It isn’t always the parents’ fault. Seriously.

Nah, it’s not that simple. Some kids won’t eat what you serve them, right from the time they are babies. Some picky eaters were made that way, but a select few have an actual eating disorder.

My son, now 14, has an eating disorder: Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID). (It used to be known as Selective Eating Disorder (SED), but when it went into the DSM they named it ARFID.) Yes, it’s a form of picky eating, but it’s not what you think. People with ARFID don’t see food the way we do. No, it’s…

I do the same, but in Wisconsin. It's soda, people, not pop. Also, that is not a bubbler, it's a drinking fountain!

The Asian wrap pjs at Garnet Hill are the best. It makes me happy to see them all lined up in my drawer, and I love sleeping in them. You deserve good sleepwear! Take a leap, it’s totally worth it.

For years, my winter uniform has been boot cut jeans in a dark wash, Dansko Professional clogs, and either a cashmere turtleneck or a white top with a cashmere sweater. But now I realize that boot cut jeans have turned into the new Mom jeans and I’m at a loss. I’m not thin enough for skinny jeans so I have no idea…

I’m confused. I’ve encountered advice about drinking green tea (what is ‘diet’ green tea anyway?) for weight loss all over the Internet, from reputable sources. I've never heard it can be harmful.

My husband does the grocery shopping once a week, and I do it once a week. I cook, he does the dishes and kitchen cleanup. When the kids were little, he was in charge of scheduling babysitters, I was in charge of birthday parties. He volunteers at the kids’ school, I’m in charge of cars and car care. I do laundry, he…

Oh, come on. The nanny is for 18 hours a week, not 60. It’s not like the nanny is raising their kid. They can be home with the baby enough that day care probably doesn’t work (usually they want you to be full-time), so this is practical.

I can't figure out what the hell this means. Anyone care to interpret for me?

I did too. It struck me as a profoundly feminist movie. The lead character — the hero — is a middle aged, overweight woman who is incredibly brave and skilled, saves the world, and is the center of attention. When has that ever happened before?! She's np magnetic, and is the one you can't keep your eyes off of. And…

I just tried it this week and found it to be disgustingly greasy. It never soaked into my skin, and when I finally got to take a shower it took a lot of soap to get it off me. I bought mine at Costco but now feel free to toss both tubes since it apparently doesn't even work.