Yeah, it was such a desirable toy until you saw one in action. It was worse when the tape player inevitably started to wind slower, and Ruxpin spoke in Satan's voice.

This doll is nothing compared to the nightmare blackhole of my childhood that was..

How expensive is it to run?

How expensive is it to run?

If you're engaged and don't have a clear understanding of your partner's finances, that should be near the top of discussion points.

I've never gotten the impression that the author, or any of the other authors here are calling out all members of sororities, just ones that write silly things on social media or in open letters to members. The fact that the author was even privy to some of these communiques speaks to dissatisfaction within the…

I also am a sorority alum. My sorority did none of the above (and was actually (substantially - $3000+/year) cheaper than living in the dorms and comparable in cost to living off-campus near the school) but I don't need to get defensive or defend all of Greek life because the bad ones are being called out. They should …

subpar does not mean what you think it means.

#notallsororitygirls

Are you sure it wasn't Kappa Kappa Kappa?

I am SHOCKED at the number of people saying "don't ask." As a recently-married person with my own substantial inheritance account, I say you should absolutely ask. Ask how much, what he wants to use it for, and if you guys should get a prenup (especially if you are uncomfortable because you don't want to be greedy…

Like, would you seriously get that uncomfortable if your husband asked you what your assets are? How could you possibly file your taxes? They're already engaged.

I think it's really important to have a money talk before you get married. My husband and I sat down and discussed debt, earnings, savings, money people owe us, etc. Some people would feel weird about it, but we opened up all of our online banking stuff to look at. When you get married, depending on which state you…

Yes. As an extravert, my son just wants a lot of people around. We invite about 3x the people we expect to show.

We have it at a local park, where he and his friends can run around. It's usually a weekend, so there are often other families there. He randomly invites children to his party.

We do it pot-luck, asking…

Just don't do them. There's no requirement.

Does McDonalds still do birthdays? Because that was the bomb when I was a kid. A runner up to the roller rink, of course, and not even in the same universe as the Shan-gri La of Putt-Putt

That's totally the way to do it! My best birthday party memory (which I tell all of my parent acquaintances about because I loved it so much and want someone else to do it for their kid) was a reverse surprise party. My mom drove me from house to house one Saturday morning and I surprised 5 of my friends by waking…

29 but childless and clueless about all things child related. I love nothing more than commenting on Facebook pregnancy announcements with "another one bites the dust..."

A kid I know recently had an 8th or 9th birthday party where she and 3 of her friends got a table by themselves in a cafe and ate lunch together. Her parents were at another table across the cafe, where they could see them but not hear them, and they talked to the wait staff beforehand and paid the bill. The kids…

i will never understand why people go all out for bday parties for young kids. kids will be just as happy with a few nerf guns as they will be at chuck e cheese.

I also hate receiving them—the amount of cheap plastic crap I've had to throw away is just all shades of depressing.