Ms Austen and I share a birthday ❤️

No.

I'd be afraid to take the lid off in case the smell escaped and disappeared.

Preach, sister.

The belly! The tongue!

“95 percent of Americans” celebrate Christmas (that is true of Christians. 81 percent of non-Christians also say they celebrate Christmas, which suggests that this might not be a problem big enough to warrant a formal resolution from your elected officials.)

So....I clicked the blog. I'm going to take a hard pass on this one.

My juniors are reading 1984 and The Handmaid’s Tale right now. Perhaps we shall next read the elf book...

Catholic priests don’t have enough money (on their own) to run for office. Sure, if the Vatican wanted to fund them, they’d be set...but most of those dudes aren’t exactly rolling in the dough. (The google tells me the average Catholic priest in America makes about $30,000 a year)

This is horrifying. I’m teaching 1984 and The Handmaid’s Tale right now...and this is all hitting a little too close to home.

You mean your ex-boyfriend?

Everything on this list is absurd EXCEPT those (reasonably priced) cookie cutters! Why haven't I ever bought a set with handles before? I am not as adult as I think I am.

One of my theater arts kids is doing a scene for his final where he plays an elderly man. I have instructed him to wear socks with sandals and pleated jeans.

She’s amazing! I hope she gets some rest...and still pops up on NPR every now and then for fun.

Damnit mom

I think once a week is great. The way the OP in the Dear Prudence article sounds...she’s checking in and asking for a lot more than once a week. I think a chat at Christmas break (“hey, we want to make sure you’re safe and alive, text or email once a week") is the way to go for this family. But setting that…

That would be my only reason.

It honestly depends. I gave target’s workout tights a second go recently...and the pants fall down before I hit the half mile mark...and they’re an extra small...and my pants are usually a size six in real-clothes world

I’m still okay with it.

Unless fundamentalist Christians turn you on, why bother? He’s not going to give up the v-card till he’s married and most sex-having women I know don’t want to go back to the dry humping and awkwardness of no-sex.