well I lived through this event under Soviet regime, they didn't talk much about it at all, Everybody were afraid, especially all conversations going at home, you couldn't say it in public, couldn't voice your opinion. I also lived through the Putsch, my parents and I were on a cruise at this point, great place for…

I remember it well, obviously, since it was all over West German television, but since I'm from Western Germany and was only 10 I also remember that my parents had a hard time explaining what it all meant. If you talk to people from Eastern Germany or those with relatives in the East you will hear a very different…

I was born on the other side of the fence so to speak. And even though I was only four when the wall fell, I remember it so well. Suddenly this feeling that things would be different in my country was just overwhelming. I think about this quite a lot, and just how much the fall of the wall impacted my own life as…

25 years ago I lived under one of the oppressive and murderous regimes in human history. I had to lie every day of my life, I was forced to be afraid of my neighbors and felt utmost terror at every encounter with authority. I had to sing songs and recite poetry that honored the glory of genocidal maniacs who were…

I was thinking the same thing! I am 36, I do not desire a TOY in my beverage.

Sounds like multiple little tantrums goin' on there. Some people w/o kids are so fucking hypersensitive about being bothered by other people's kids. If there's a person near me in line with cologne/perfume on that I don't like, should I complain and ask that they do something about it? How long was the lady going to…

I am sure the hipster wasn't acting as polite and calm as she is making it seem and I am sure the Mother was already stressed and at her breaking point.

If you tell someone to go to hell and act tough, make sure you can back it up because not everyone in this world is so understanding.

I've actually changed my order to 'to-go' before because of this. No one wants to eat and hear a 2 year old loose his mind because he can't eat all the sugar packets. Everyone was happy we left, including me. Also, if the restaurant doesn't have a kids menu, don't fucking take them there. You're an asshole if you do.

tantrum is vague. Was the kid like MOOOMMMMYYY HURRRRY UPPPPPPPPPPPP in that annoying loud kid voice or was the kid throwing themselves on the floor shrieking like they were beig mauled by mangey cats?

As a mom of 2, it is never ok to let a child freak the fuck out in a public setting. (of course out of the baby stage) Too many folks just let there kids scream and scream, run around crazily. Just take the kid back to your car/home and shop some other time. It's as rude as if you were screaming.

WTF is a " Nordstrom Rack"?

Yeah, sadly a lot of girls are just way too nice about jerks. They do nervous giggling or smiling and then the guys get off on making them subservient. I'm just a bitch if someone wants to mess with me. I'll ruin your mood for the entire goddamn night before I play along.

I thought that was Kiernan Shipka (Sally Draper) and was trying to remember if she was in the movie.

For a hot second I thought that was Emma Watson.

Talk about kicking a girl when she's down—what asshole stylist put Linds in this sad maternity shirt instead of an actual dress?

this is a shirt so it needs pants.

Well, i know what i'm making for my office holiday we-hate-you-so-a-real-party-is-out potluck this year.

I can't decide whether it looks more like a pizza made out of human skin and sprinkled with cinnamon-flavored meth or whether that's merely the surface of a roiling cauldron filled with pepto bismol and rendered yeti parts.

Break the news? Hell, congratulate them on missing the shitshow and promise to have drinks with them when you're back from the honeymoon.

No kidding. There are people I went to 3 showers for and saw maybe twice after their wedding. In fairness there are people I threw baby showers for and maybe saw twice after the kid was crawling. Next time please let me know I'm being demoted before I buy you 2-6 social obligation gifts, thanks.