oppression olympics!

Recently, my two year old has started to notice her genitals and show curiosity about other people's. I'd imagine that if she didn't feel like she had the right body parts and didn't want to be called a girl, she would let me know. We jokingly ask her if she's various objects and she always says no, unless you ask her…

Thank you. I can't even think of my kids as mixed racial because they aren't half of anything, they are full persons. My family is mixed racial, interracial, intercultural what have you, but the individuals are whole beings. I hate references to people as mixes.

It's also called set style yoghurt and yes, I am a huge fan. Especially the full 6% fat kind. Hmmmmmm

Are you more upset about the piece or the comments. Because I agree that there is something really vile in the way people are piping up to say that gay men are the worst, etc, etc. Like stigmatizing all gay men as misogynistic is so very acurate (sarcasm). But reading the piece I thought it addressed the problem of…

If you think that they cannot accommodate someone last minute, you are very naive. You don't think that they keep one table in reserve in case someone important requests a reservation last minute? I'm not saying they make people wait for no reason. I'm saying that they probably legitimately hold one table aside or…

I think what would have been fair is for them to turn away the parents at this time but offer them a new reservation without having to go through the 4 month wait list. Maybe throw in a glass of free wine or something for going to the effort of trying to make their reservation and having their plans ruined. I think…

Hey, my best friend finally got her parents off her back and married who she wanted. If you don't want the arrange-love-matchmaker thing, you should know that life goes on successfully after refusing. You can even have a great relationship with your parents and have them love your non-Indian husband. You really need…

I had the flu while I was pregnant last year and it affected my baby - he was low birth weight. This year I got the vaccine and it was very easy going, I had no adverse reaction. I regret not getting the shot last year. My baby is still very tiny - 3rd percentile. He can fit in some 0-3 month clothes at 8 months,…

This year I went and got the Christmas tree by myself while he stayed home and entertained the kids. I couldn't hoist it on the roof alone, so it went in the car. He'll be the one to vacuum the needles out in the spring.

Getting a toddler high is abuse. They cannot consent to it, they don't understand what is happening, it is not for any medicinal purpose like giving morphine after surgery. It is simply child abuse. You might like to think otherwise, but imagine if the article was about giving a toddler an orgasm. Just because the…

My Dad was sooo good at it that I figured the only way to get over my own embarrassment was to pass along the torch to my child.

Those did they/didn't they nose job shots are the worst. Every image is shot from a completely different angle, one picture is of them smiling and another with a straight face, and they are years even decades apart. Noses change, as you get older they tend to get longer and skinnier, especially as you lose fat in your…

Any other parent just saw that ad as a huge mess and felt instantly bad for the parents of those girls who are going to be left to clean it up after trying to get them to do it only results in half hearted attempts?

Try the position for a while and if you are really unhappy, go back to what you were doing before. You don't have to stay in a job you don't like, but if it will open further doors and advance your career then keep your eye on the long term prize, which is opening your own place. Give yourself 6-12 months at this new…

Our collective aversion is probably why the band, Moist, never took off. Such an awful name. I have an aversion to anyone that likes them because of their name, primarily.

I'm saying, why are you trying to engage someone who is unrepentant about being racist. They certainly aren't interested in hearing about why they are wrong to be racist because it is something they are proud of. There are only two kinds of conversations that emerge when you engaging with someone who claims to be…

Can't you just let a person say they are racist? I mean, I think you're right but that still makes the person racist which is exactly what they claim to be. Let's not pat them on the back for their self-awareness, but like how much more racist can you be than just racist. Is there a Kinsey scale for racism?

this thread is actually hilarious:

I love the idea of a sandwich blog and a challenge is a great premise. But this one is really off-putting. Sorry, I no like it.