I am SHOCKED at the number of people saying "don't ask." As a recently-married person with my own substantial inheritance account, I say you should absolutely ask. Ask how much, what he wants to use it for, and if you guys should get a prenup (especially if you are uncomfortable because you don't want to be greedy…

What I'm saying is that they are different services. You can't compare assisted living to a cruise ship - on a ship, the money goes toward food and entertainment, which is great when your health is good. In a regular retirement home, which almost always has at least some assisted-living capabilities, the money is…

But you do get people to bathe you, medicate you, and change your diapers, which is pretty darn important when the need arises.

It doesn't have to be all the time, just the one time you get caught ;)

Why does sexism seem less bad? Because a lot of sexism is disguised as positive. http://www.forbes.com/sites/dailymus…

The older I get, the more I realize how much inequality there still is, and how much feminism matters. When I was Maisie's age, I also thought gender equality was in pretty good shape. Because you know what? It is, when you're 17. Things don't even START getting bad for women until around the time they're choosing…

Or only one person in the family is crazy enough to do the shopping, and other people are calling in favors. But yeah, probably for resale.

Can you say that a little bit louder? I can't hear you all the way over there in your armchair.

I think the problem is that most people don't really know what life is going to be like when they have kids.

This is a very, very sad story. My condolences for the loss of K's luscious locks.

What changes after 3 months?

I knew a high school English teacher like this... made me want to cry...

Whoa there, Judgey McJudgerpants! Just relax and appreciate the craftsmanship.

No! Not okay! Shower is for cleaning and clean things!

Texas Attorney General and gubernatorial candidate Greg Abbott has proven once again that GOP politicians do not understand how the whole same-sex vs different-sex thing works: by seriously arguing that same-sex marriage somehow decreases "out of wedlock" births

Yeah, the most vehemently anti-fat people I've known (the kinds who would make snide remarks about what other people in a restaurant are eating) have had major body issues and deep-seated insecurity over their own weight. It's a loathing that starts with the self and emanates out to anyone/anything that reminds them…

All around me I spotted arms, chins, thighs and bottoms. Dimpled, corpulent flesh was everywhere.

Buying someone a "gift" that is really for them is manipulative and creepy.

This idea of "little dog syndrome" is a common misconception - it's not that the little guys think they are big dogs, it's that they realize they are tiny and vulnerable and are acting like maniacs in the hopes that everyone will stay away and leave them alone! The vast majority of small-dog misbehavior is due to fear…

People do, though. And not necessarily maliciously. A Native American professor I was talking to about this issue said that her teenaged son was nicknamed "Savage" on his football team. Nobody saw anything wrong with this (except my friend the professor, when she finally found out!).