Do you also occasionally engage in weird stand offs with men who refuse to allow you to hold the door open for them? I do. And it’s so weird. Holding the door open for another person, especially if the other person is holding a ton of stuff in his or her hands, is just a polite thing to do. Why do I get weird faces…

Congrats on your pregnancy! And I am so sorry for the absence of reasonably attractive options for pregnant ladies out there. It’s like muu muu or hair-tie holding together your pants. For this reason I kinda miss the early 2000's when empire waisted tops were the thing. Though, of course, the few that I have that…

I feel like a case like this would (or I guess should given that it is my own opinion and she has a documented disability) qualify for visiting nurse services rather than ACS or a social worker. But I’m no specialist.

Dear Embarrassed Arkansan,

Sounds like you’re about 10 years younger than my mom and about 15 years younger than my dad.

Whatever emotions you’re feeling, you are completely allowed to feel them. However and obviously, whatever happened is not your responsibility. He is responsible for his actions and for acting inappropriately.

That is a really good point. I remember back when AOL was the thing everyone did, my parents set the controls to what AOL considered was appropriate for my age at the time (14). I had to go back to my dad and get him to undo it because with those restrictions I couldn’t complete my assignments for my school’s…