UGH, I’m so sorry for that. I had an incredibly difficult relationship with my MIL as well (she passed a few years ago). The concept that a wife or partner could replace a mother is deeply disturbing; they are at their core such different relationships. 

EXACTLY. Even if it was a sibling; think about that. Your older sister who you have intimate, whispered conversations with, who controls your bank account. That wouldn’t be acceptable, so why would it be with his mom?

Thank you! It’s so bizarre. I mean, I do love to post about my daughter on Facebook; I have a lot of close family that live across the country and it’s a great way for them to get updates. But it’s always about her, who she is, what she’s interested in, without any relation back to me. Her accomplishments are hers;…

UGH, I’m sorry about that. There’s so much problematic with him saying that, I don’t even know where to start, outside of if you’re going to engage in sexual contact with someone, it’s not that hard to make sure it’s the correct person first.

It’s a shame, because if it was anyone else in his life (a friend, a coworker, hell even a cousin) this would be looked at as having inappropriate boundaries. But society not only gives a lot of leeway to parental/child relationships, but also makes it seem like a lack of boundaries is equal to being loving/a good…

As someone who was threatened with grandparents rights after my in-laws were informed that they were not to be at the hospital while my daughter was born, I can tell you it is really scary. I understand why they exist in some cases, especially when it comes to parental death or absence, but it’s often abused and takes…

It’s not healthy. I adore my daughter, and I firmly believe my life is better and richer now that she’s in it. But I was a person before she was born, and I’ll be a person after she leaves the nest. I can’t separate from who I am just because I’m her mom now.

Thank you. I’ve always been really weirded out by the “my little man” mindset. Your children are not actually extensions of you; they are not your property, they are not your mini-me. They are fully formed individual humans who you are responsible for raising until they are able to go out on their own.

I had a (former) friend once tell me that she was so glad she had a son, because she could “basically take someone that looks just like her husband but mold him into her perfect man.” She got really upset when I told her that sounded super creepy and incestuous, and like she was planning on dating her son once he was…

Definitely. At that time it came out, there weren’t a lot of big name, small screen time ensemble films being made yet, and the interconnecting vignetted storytelling structure was unique. It feels more commonplace and stunted now because of the style of films that came after it.

I completely agree. His storytelling is actually fantastic (both Kill Bills being an excellent example of that), but oftentimes it gets overshadowed by the violence and gore. He can and has written great scripts that aren’t driven by the violence, but his more recent stuff seems to struggle with that.

When she’s going through her Rolladex for a new mans for Sally, picks a guy who Sally reminds her is now married, and she freaking DOG EARS the name. Brilliance.

Her NOT being in a picture has never resulted in art suffering. She thinks way too highly of herself and her capabilities as an actor.

Her blank stares with her lips every so slightly parted bore the living shit out of me.

Fucking THANK YOU. If they wanted her for bankable reasons, cast her as Tex Gill’s cis wife, expand that role out, and then cast a trans actor for Tex. You still have your “star power” name, you build the role out so its meaty enough to satisfy her need for ART, and you’re giving a high-profile trans role to an actual…

And here I’ve always thought casting her in anything makes the art suffer. She is a truly one-dimensional actor.

A lot of social movement and activism STARTS with representation in the media. By someone saying “it’s just a movie, who cares?” they are completely devaluing the importance of representation in our arts and culture. A huge percent of the population in this country are disconnected from the everyday struggles of…

It’s a well-written, well-directed, and well-acted film. Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal have genuine chemistry together, in a way that it was completely believable to me that their friendship would develop. Plus, people seem to be forgetting the fabulousness of Carrie Fisher in that movie.

EXACTLY. The whole point of his (fantastic) speech in the end is how she is a neurotic, quirky mess and he loves every bit of it. The progression of their relationship always felt very natural to me. They become friends because they have this weird shared story, and realize that despite their differences, they…

Especially given how difficult voice acting is. It’s a skill in and of itself, which is why there are actors who strictly do voice acting. We shall see I guess.