My best friend from ages 13-20 told me that her brother used to rape her and when she went to her parents, her father beat the shit out of her for daring to say such a thing. And this was a “good” upstanding family in our community. It happens far more often than people think, and unsurprisingly, there’s rarely any…

When I see an article with links on the bottom of the page for articles with titles like, “Look How Poorly These Stars Have Aged!”, excuse me if I don’t trust it. The weight loss industry is a $60 billion a year business. If you don’t think they’ve had input on which studies get funding and press, I don’t know what to…

That would drive me nuts. I hate pencils and used to do my math in pen.

There are lots of studies out there. The ones that are funded by weight loss corporations usually get the majority of the press. The ones funded by the government are usually sponsered by lobbyists. No one seems to pay attention to the other studies. Correlation does not equal causation.

It’s everywhere, unfortunately.

Yeah, ‘clinical obesity’. I don’t really want to have a discussion with a concern troll.

I appreciate your response but we’ll have to disagree on the idea that obesity has anything to do with a person’s health.

Right? I’m from the north, and I have to say that I’ve seen more than enough racism here to convince me that it’s not a regional problem; it’s a worldwide problem. And truth be told, that infographic is really rubbing me the wrong way. My fat body is apparently on par with having VD or having a high crime rate.

crime-scene periods

I just keep watching this and giggling.

Oh, Gawd, what a wretched excuse for a human being! Yeah, you are so much better off without that kind of negative, evil bullshit in your life.

You’re absolutely correct. The factories of the Garment District in NYC made it possible for two generations of my family to survive. Perhaps I should have been clearer when I wrote my post. Working class women have almost always had to work to support their families and themselves. The middle class in the US is the…

Ummm...using other stereotypes to joke about someone who was boneheaded enough to use stereotypes in a joke? Just...stop, please.

I think that for some people, it may not even be a feminist issue. Being able to survive on just one income is pretty rare anymore. I read what you wrote about the financial choices you and your husband have made to make this choice work for the two of you, and that’s great that it works for you both. I just think…

Watch for FedEx, my dear ;-)

Haha, I’m up to three now. Any more adoptees?

Sure!

That makes me so happy to hear! I always loved Richard Belzer!

I think the name Tamsin is really pretty, but I always associate it with the Donner Party.

I order some of their realistic stuffed animals for my nephew occasionally. He was scared of them when he was a toddler, yet I’m enough of an asshole aunt to be like, DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH THIS LIFE SIZED REINDEER COST ME? SUCK IT UP, KIDDO. Now that he’s five, he looooves them. He sits on the reindeer’s back to watch…