I got called a slut by the cashier at my college bookstore. My husband and I would go in there every day to get condoms (to be fair, we were having an ungodly amount of married sex to the point where I wonder how we still have genitals), and they only sold in three packs, so there were 2-3 trips per day. I also wonder…

Ha! That's adorable. My husband is a stay at home dad, but I still make shitty pay. Shouldn't I technically be making just as much as the men in my company*?

That's what it was. They were fucking kids. Hell, I had a kid at 21 and I was college educated and married to a top-tier law student. Even then, I would have had no idea what to do if the shit really hit the fan.

Hindsight is 20/20/

Yes, it was a bad decision, but they were kids and cut off from the world. It's really a huge failure on everyone's part (especially the doctors - what doctor sees two under-income children with no family and doesn't mention WIC) - I just don't think that jail time is the best route.

I love Aldi - I'm sad that the one in my metro area is so far away, otherwise I would go there far more.

Yeah but we live on the outskirts of town and it was very early - it was either 24 hour CVS around the corner or the 24 hour Wal-Mart where you might get shanked.

Holy crap. That sounds awful. I am so sorry :(

I'm willing to make the effort :)

Thank you :) I joke with my husband that when I get a dreaded PMS migraine I want to round up all of the idiots I encounter and throw a Clockwork Orange-style rampage.

Excellent post.

Ugh, I know the feeling. I think I would be less bitchy if I wasn't spending time with my little ones who are insistent on watching The Wonder Pets. It makes me want to scream "No, Wonder Pets, you will not help me!" any time the theme comes on.

It depends on the person and what they use. I wear tampons for most of my period, but my endomitriosis is so bad on the first two days that I can only wear pads. A pack of pads that is able to last me through the week costs $7 and a box of tampons to last is $5. So yeah, it's about $12 a month, but that's still a…

That is the best threat ever - "I WILL BLEED ON WHAT YOU LOVE!"

Pads and tampons are so expensive. I had a situation a few months ago where it started as a gush of blood, and I had nothing in the house. Not wanting to risk bleeding all over my car, my husband took the liberty of running to CVS and getting a pack of pads. He was shocked that even the off-brand packages cost almost…

I'm PMSing and I have a menstrual migraine - can I PLEASE punch all of these stupid tweeters in their collective faces? #TamponsShouldBeSubsidized

I'm glad to hear from someone who actually beta-tested it. I was wondering how it would work with babies - I know my kids couldn't even tolerate the paper ID tags they have to wear at the hospital.

No we're not actually mad at each other, we just talk like New Yorkers.

Yeah, napping I'm down with - both my kids are snuggly nappers. But when I sleep for the night, goddamnit I want to sleep. I can deal with my partner because we've been sleeping next to each other for seven years straight so we're used to it (also, we started in a twin bed in a 7x12 room), but I don't think our bed…

Ugh, I hate people like that. My dad ran the town historical society and by the time I was a teen, I was the key person that would help coordinate free-to-the-public lectures by various authors and professors. They would usually be at 8:00 or 9:00 on a weeknight, but there would be a few people that would bring their…