I’ve heard this argument before (“I know a child who gave birth to another child, and it turned out fine!”) and it literally makes me nauseous. 

“Bluey” is amazing. I watch episodes when my kid isn’t even around.

This article is not only fascinating, but necessary. You are doing important work, Caroline.

I can’t imagine. 3 weeks postpartum + trying to corral two other kids + public scrutiny

He’s not in the book, you know.

In terms of Snoke rebuilding the Empire . . . well, look at Russia. How is Putin able to establish an authoritarian regime just a couple of decades after the fall and democratization of the USSR? Because democratization brings uncertainty and instability, and in the long run, people often feel safer with what they…

Honestly, I was too young when Clinton first took office to really understand the accusations against him. Then Clinton somehow segued into being a Beloved Elder Statesman, and I just kind of rolled with it. In retrospect, I’m disgusted and ashamed he’s gotten a free pass from the Democratic establishment for…

I love this. Thank you so much for sharing. It absolutely describes how I’ve been feeling about raising my kid in a world that is so often unfair, cruel, and filled with suffering.

That’s pretty damned healthy. Cheers (with a boxed wine vintage, natch).

I’m so sorry that happened to you, and I’m so very glad that you had your brother and Mr. Rogers to support and validate you.

YES. That was weird, and made me stop rooting for them as a couple.

I’ve recently realized that all poor Rabbit wants is to garden, be productive and be left to himself. He doesn’t want Winnie-the-Pooh eating all his food and messing up his house, and he doesn’t want to be (repeatedly) assaulted by Tigger. Is that really too much to ask?

I actually started laughing . . . out loud. Helps break up the weeping. Thanks for this.

I have thought about that *so* often over the past year. Poor Dean.

My ten-year-old self gave a damn, damn you. To the point where I held on to this “Disney Adventures” issue for a very very long time (there was a foldout of dreamy Billy Campbell inside). I only saw it once, in the theater, but it loomed large in my imagination. I just looked up if it was released on VHS . . . I guess…

Reading “My Life in France” gave me a real appreciation for how much Julia Child did to advance precision/clear directions in recipes.

The soundtrack is free to stream if you have Amazon Prime.

I’m a “Frankenstein” purist, and this made me laugh. Problem solved!

Exactly. I used to be a crisis counselor for rape victims, and we always told the fathers that were itchy to take justice into their own hands, “Your daughter doesn’t need you to get in trouble right now, on top of everything else. She needs you with her.”