She actually insisted ALT lose weight as well. In "The September Issue" there are scenes of him playing tennis to lose weight at her behest.

I fucking hate these ads as well. But has anyone else noticed there are a couple of Carl's commercials running right now that feature good-looking male models eating their drippy burgers in slow motion, as well? Unfortunately the dudes aren't shirtless, but I do think those spots are a subversion on the above, and I…

How dare you. Mitch Connor's portrayal of J. Lo was among the best. He even fooled Ben.

All the other replies to your comment have been much more helpful than mine will be, but this rang so true to me I felt I needed to add my support. All I can say is, hi, are you me? I completely understand everything you're going through. I wish I had an answer for both of us.

Perfect.

I often wonder how or if my childhood/life would have been different if the Catholic element had been subtracted from my upbringing. I guess I can only be thankful that apart from that whole thing, my mother was very liberal and encouraging of my variety of weirdnesses, and that God didn't factor into our home life…

I initially had the same exact feelings when this came up for me as a teen. It wasn't until a few years later that I was able to understand it all a little bit more.

I'm a "recovering Catholic" — mass every Sunday, catechism classes thrice weekly (we couldn't afford Catholic school full time), choir, communion, confirmation, the whole nine. In the late '90s my mom pulled us out of the church because she didn't agree with their stance on abortion. A few years later, I tearfully…

I have been terrified of mayonnaise my entire life. Recently while I was at my mom's house, she asked if I wanted mayo while making me a sandwich. When my reaction was horror and prolonged retching sounds, she said, "Oh, that's right. You've hated mayonnaise ever since we took you to that mayonnaise factory when…