It’s pretty weird that the write-up doesn’t mention Mellerio. I don’t know shit about antique jewelry but, if that’s important, then it may have been undervalued. On the other hand, this is only made of gold and amethysts...not the most expensive or rare gemstone. This piece is later than Marie Antoinette’s time, so…

it’s oogly 

After week-long backpacking excursions, I’d have one. I’m not a huge beer drinker, but something about beer just hit right. And it takes a long time to get the stink off you after seven days without a shower, so it was nice to make an Event out of it.

I had a badly entangled first relationship turned friendship except sometimes not platonic. I was young; that shit was exhausting. In subsequent breakups, I made a clean break. We aren’t friends online or in real life. I have been told this is immature. You could tell me it’s illegal and I still would not care. When…

Oh god, the nurses. 90% have been goddesses. 10% demons. No in between.

I’m sorry, that sounds like a nightmare! In some ways, we were lucky in that we needed to treat him for jaundice on day 5 and they gave us very clear numbers and sternly instructed us to use a bottle. We felt awful when we realized we hadn’t fed him enough up to that point, but we had also been in the hospital except…

The pressure to breastfeed is insane. I ran myself ragged the first three months double pumping every 2 hours because lactation consultants ASSURED me that it would increase my milk supply. It didn’t. My baby had an okay latch and strong suction—I just don’t produce enough milk. So he was combination fed for a while.…

Do Catholics really join other denominations? In my (former) parish, we just stop going to church.

Well, they just had a baby and named her after his grandmother and mother, so that’s not terribly boring.

We planned on two, but as soon as I got pregnant I knew that I never wanted to do that again. I didn’t regret having the baby—I love the little nugget to pieces—but it was instantly an overwhelming feeling of, “I hate this.” The pregnancy + the first three months were hell. People say you forget it all but I forget…

I’ve read that before about Japan. I wouldn’t be surprised if it hits a little differently for Japanese Americans in the States, though, with our general history of racism against Asians and Asian-Americans and our specifically horrendous history of Japanese internment camps. 

Her interviews sucked back then, too. It’s just that before social media, people paid less attention to the person behind the stage persona. 

Thanks, I actually was wondering about this!

Along these lines, when you think about the fact that you’re supposed to completely relax your arm to get a shot, it’s a totally okay bicep! But I wouldn’t put it past William to flex a little for the photo op, muscle pain be damned.

This was my experience growing up as well. I’d add that many kids did access their parents’ guns. “Do you wanna see my dad’s gun?” was normal shenanigans. Luckily, no one I know got hurt that way, but that’s how a lot of tragedies happen. 

Okay, yeah, you don’t need advice—I was going to say that this was something for your fiancé to address and to focus on supporting him while he makes the decision. As you already know, it’s a hurtful process. I just hope they don’t lie and say they were vaccinated like parents of a certain age did re: quarantine and…

That really sucks, I am sorry. Wedding planning is stressful enough. We had a hell of a time with plus ones at our wedding and that was pre-Covid. Are you looking for advice or just a space to vent?

I think Miley Cyrus, as a former Disney star like Grande, is the best point of comparison. She was soundly criticized for cultural appropriation. Didn’t do much good! But at least a lot of people made a lot of noise about how fucked up it was.

It is not just you. While there has been some real criticism of Grande’s cultural appropriation in music and styling, the prevailing tone in the Grande discourse is [shrug emoticon]. One writer on The Root even joked about how only she is allowed to do this. I have spent some time Googling the matter in the past and re…

Our accepted offer was no contingencies, no inspection, and 5k over asking on an every-room-must-be-addressed-fixer. Their agent told ours that they could have got a higher offer by holding off a little longer, but that other interested buyers “annoyed them by asking questions.”