I thought the same thing. I was thinking, "wow, I'm kind of grateful my sister is such a jerk to people" (every man I've ever brought home has been borderline terrified of her). And I ended the article thinking, "wow, I'm really grateful my brother is gay."

So, digression:

THIS! Honestly, kids will eat when they get hungry enough. You might be dealing with a ton of grumpy kids for a day or two. In the end, those carrots are going to look pretty damn appealing if they're your only option.

So many feelings! I manage an unnamed retail establishment and we had a big book character coming to entertain the kiddos one day. Unfortunately, the costume arrived and the wearer did not. So, (manager perks!) I had to put on a hot-as-balls costume over my jeans and blouse (and head: long hair with no hair elastic…

I lived with my sister for awhile. It was really awful. It was a similar situation too with the housing: my parents had bought a small house as an "investment" (really they just wanted her out of their house). I came home for a summer and thought it would be easier to live with her than my parents. WRONG! It was…

I know mine will not be nearly as good/horrible as most of these. I went on exactly two dates with people I met online. The second was with the man I married. The first:

There's been a rash of these "hoaxes" lately. I wonder if anyone is making the connection to Münchausen syndrome by proxy with these attempts at sympathy/money. I think there has to be something psychological going on if you would put your child at risk for the attention. Just my little opinion.

Look, I don't want to pretend like I have this parenting thing completely figured out. But I think the argument that "kids will be kids, and there is nothing anyone can do about it" is pretty bullshit. It's the parents' job to teach their children how they are expected to behave in society. The expectation of…

I'm probably going to get shat on for posting this. And I'll start by saying what happened to this little girl is disgusting. The dogs that did it should be put down and their owner jailed. HOWEVER, pitbulls are a really misunderstood breed (if you can even call it a breed: american standard bulls, boxers, and…

Your mom sounds like an amazingly empathetic woman. And clearly she raised a bright and thoughtful human being in you.

This is neither here nor there BUT I just read Sue Monk Kidd's The Invention of Wings and it was such a compelling story. It certainly touches on the very complicated relationships that the institution of slavery created without romanticizing or whitewashing the cruelty of our history.

Eh, "optimistic" or "drunk"? Everything feels warm when you've got your beer mittens on! I'm wearing shorts this weekend!

Man, I'm sorry you had that experience at school. But really you're absolutely right; once a group of bullies target a person it doesn't matter what they do, it becomes a reason to bully.

Gotta love dogs.

"Wright's ruling back-ups what Gov. Mike Beebe predicted would happen when he vetoed the bill. But, in a move not seen since the Reconstruction, Republicans in the Statehouse were like "WHATEVER, DUDE" and overrode his decision with a majority vote."

Yeah, I always wonder about the actors in political campaigns. I bet they really hate themselves but just want to pay their fucking bills. (And I'm sure that's true for people on both sides of the aisle)

I am in the midst of getting RSVPs back and this is a fucking THING! I made my husband call his friend and explain he couldn't invite someone (his friend isn't even dating anyone—he was going to bring a stranger to our wedding). But for most of the people I haven't said a word; I just silently fume when I see that…

Because I went and read your comment history and you're a troll, dude. And you're right in that I can't be bothered with your foolishness, commoner.

No. Now I just think you're wrong.

I get what you're saying but the way that you're saying it is . . . not so cool. Yeah, you can be an effective leader and not be "bossy" or "a nag" or "bitch" at people (the latter two phrases are completely gendered btw). But you're acting like the only people who do these things are "IMMATURE women."