Thank you for articulating this so perfectly.

The one things that Christians LOVE even more than Jesus is judging and criticizing other Christians.

I only watched Melbourne sporadically, but I kept waiting for Gina to reveal that she’s a drag queen. She is far too over-the-top fabulous to be real.

The scenario here sounds very similar to at least some of the Framingham 8's cases. I don’t remember all the details, but I believe that the court accepted the validity of battered women’s syndrome after reviewing facts that were similar to this. The cases all involved prolonged, systematic, cyclical violence that…

I’m right there with you. I am fascinated by dystopian/apocalyptic stories, but probably only because I don’t have it in me to survive one. If I had to pick one to survive, though, I’d definitely prefer Margaret Atwood’s version from the Madd Adam trilogy. It seems like it would be both the most likely…

She was also the candidate because a majority of Democrats voted for her in the primaries. That’s a fact that a whole lot of people seem to either forget entirely or discount as the result of some sort of conspiracy. Clinton won the primary race, and thus was the party’s nominee. I voted for her and my friends voted…

He has some pretty awesome markings. Aside from his nearly perfect little tuxedo, he and his brother also have tiger stripes in their black fur (it doesn’t show up well in photos). They are all such adorable, funny, infuriating little beasties.

Currently, Victor is being a bitey and scratchy little punk whenever anyone tries to touch him or approach him or look at him too directly.

I guess people were more trusting in 2005. We told our parents and siblings when we were 12 weeks in, and then they all told the rest of the world. They planned a baby shower and invited everyone they know and then a couple of months later we sent out birth announcements (which we had printed on actual paper and…

All these parties just seem like another occasion at which guests are obligated to bring gifts.

The lack of affordable daycare is a major economic and feminist issue. I know plenty of men who are the primary caregivers for their children (either because their husbands or their wives are the primary breadwinners), but I know that’s not the norm, and I feel like as long as the majority of the childcare tasks are…

The cost of childcare is one of the reasons my wife and I decided to only have one child. We were enormously lucky that we were able to cobble together enough savings, short-term disability, and vacation/leave time that one or the other of us was able to stay home for the first 10 months of our daughter’s life, but we…

I also got married in 2005, well before Facebook was even a thing, let alone Pinterest. I am extraordinarily grateful for that. My wedding was a beautiful back yard affair that was exactly what my wife and I wanted, and there was not a Mason jar in sight.

Lesbians have been perfecting the whole “being friends with your ex” thing for generations.

Can I just volunteer to be at ground zero when the first nuke hits? I am not equipped for post-apocalyptic survival.

Some Gen. X’ers do too.

James inheriting any amount of money will result in his death within the year, I predict. That boy is unstable and self-destructive AF, clearly has a substance abuse issue (even if alcohol is his only drug of choice, which I doubt), and has no impulse control whatsoever.

Part of the problem with establishing something like that here in the US is that $20k a year is a fortune in some parts of the country, and a pittance in others. There would have to be some way to adjust for the basic cost of living on a county-by-county basis in order for it to work and be truly equitable.

I’ve been a nurse for around 20 years now, and I’ve made some interesting observations in that time. When I worked at a small, community hospital every single one of my coworkers was a woman. Not a single man to be found working either as a nurse or a nursing assistant on any of the inpatient units. There were a…

Yes! This! It drives me BONKERS when people insist on characterizing the Clintons and their relationship as if he was a cheater. He was very bad at being discrete, obviously, but his behavior was clearly not a deal-breaker for her. It would be awesome if we could please dispense with the moral judgments and just…