THIS. When I was in my early 20's I asked my mom when I would feel like an adult. She told me “probably never” and that everyone is just bullshitting it as they go along. Now I’m mid-30's with a kid and goddamnit but she was right; we’re all still just making this shit up!

We’re suburban Atlanta too (East Cobb) and paying $14,500/year for pre-k. Our son was in daycare at this same school and the price has been progressively going down the older he gets, so that $14,500 is the CHEAPEST it’s been. I can’t imagine having another kid; infant care is in the range of $350-400 a week. We’re at…

Yes, this is the best secret ingredient! I always make mine with it and it is delicioussss

Awesome! Do you have patterns? I just finished this one, from a pattern I got off of etsy. They're so much fun!

Tito’s. For an excellent sipping vodka, highly rec Dryfly. It's a wheat vodka and is so smooth, almost butterscotch-y.

You’ll get there, I promise. Cut yourself an enormous amount of slack for at least the first year. It takes everyone awhile to find their footing, even the super “put together” looking moms have something they’re struggling with. Beautywise, I found it helped to pick one thing I was going focus on (like always having…

Coffee tonic. Cold brew coffee concentrate, but use diet tonic instead of water (follow the ratio of concentrate to water, depends on the brand — and you can adjust if you like it stronger/weaker). A good dollop of bourbon and some orange bitters. Voila!

Yeaaaaaah there’s no shutting down gun stores because they’re within so many meters of a school, or because there isn't adequate security or bathrooms or personnel, or because the owners don't belong to a particular group or hospital....

Pretty sure there is none. Though if your background check isn’t instantly approved, you do have to wait 72 hours. Then the gun store can sell it to you anyway, even if the background check ends up being denied after that. Because this is how our laws work, WTF.

My SIL had an older child and then got pregnant not long after we did, so she had another baby maybe 7 months after me. We got the same comparison shit, piled on top of the “SIL already knows how to do it right but you’re brand new” vibes. And honestly, it’ll suck. Especially in the beginning when you’re exhausted and…

Ditto and you are not alone. Solidarity, my sister!

See, I was the hippy breastfeeding, cloth-diapering liberal West Coaster to my in-laws genteel Southern Republican crowd. So immediate judgment on everything I did anyway; should have expected the same with my mothering. Neither MIL nor SIL breastfed and they thought it was gross. Got lots of judgy comments about the…

Are you me? Because this is exactly my MIL. Total disdain like “You aren’t going to nurse him HERE, are you?!” when completely covered by a blanket. Yeah lady, I am. But your ass is welcome to go sit in the bathroom for a half hour if it bothers you that much. She never gave up with the comments, either. STILL MAKES…

Have you tried W.L. Weller? It’s also made by the Buffalo Trace guys but is super cheap — and super GOOD. Like, so good that the Pappy folks recommend it as one of their faves. Having drank the gamut of bourbon/whiskey from low to extremely high, I also have to highly rec the Weller. A big handle is only like $30 and…

That is my favorite part! It really makes it more personal, that you can pick characters or places that you love. Whenever I know I’m going to have a rough day I wear War (from Good Omens) and it totally makes me feel like I’m ready for a fight. Plus the community is awesome; you can pick up samples (even of long-gone…

Haha I think we all did the same thing! Which ones did you end up liking? I do enjoy Santal 33 but have discovered that The Noir 29 is the fucking BEST THING EVER on me. Going to order a bottle asap. I’m still waiting on a sample of Vanille- the Paris exclusive.

I just got mine today and put the tiniest spritz on and OMG EVERYONE IS RIGHT THIS SMELLS SO GOOD! Though I did Santal 33 on one arm and Noir 29 on the other, and I’m not certain which I love more or if they've just combined into a mega-amazing scent.

Sægreifinn (Sea Baron) down in the old harbour has the best lobster soup. Right across the street is Reykjavik Fish, which has an amazing fish soup — so good we went two nights in a row to eat there. Also wonderful fish and chips, and Icelandic draft beer. You MUST try the hot dogs at least once; the best are at the…

Enjoy! We just spent a week in Iceland and it was AMAZING. Gorgeous country, friendly people, and delicious food. Have a shot of brennivin and be sure to get out to Thingvellir, Geysir and/or Gulfoss. The landscape is vast and snowy and peaceful. Blue Lagoon was spendy but worth it as a once in a lifetime thing. If…

My little cousin’s middle name is Danger, and it suits him perfectly. I could not love his parents more for having the balls to give him that name!