Yeah, there's no power dynamic here. No issue of sibling rivalry, no difference in income/social status. And definitely no obvious alcohol and/or substance abuse issues. Plus, sweeping abuse under the rug and pretending like it never happened is always the best strategy. /facepalm

I was at the bank yesterday, and a car pulled in next to me. Two adults got out of the front to go to the Starbucks next door. They left three children, two young enough to be in car seats, in the back seat of the car with the windows rolled all the way up. At least one of them was crying. I just about lost my mind.…

Just tried it for the first time this morning, with the caveat that I had to use decaf as I do not metabolize caffeine well. It tasted pretty good, and definitely mellowed out any morning hunger pangs. Gonna stick with it for a couple of weeks and see if I see a difference.

What part of "identical twin brother" did you not understand?

Um, no. Being an Alpha has very little to do with being ambitious, hard-working, etc. - Betas can manifest the same qualities. Alpha and Beta are immutable, intangible traits, and are recognized as such by their peers (although sometimes our radar can be off and we can mistake a hard working Beta for an Alpha, so I…

I'm a recent convert to the female condom game. Yeah they look, as my friend put it, like "a trash can liner for your vagina", but damn. So much less friction irritation for me and, according to my partner, feels so much better than a regular condom for him. He's been running around telling all his buddies how awesome…

Oh Jeebus I will have to find that stat. Totes concur - I would've put Logue up first but his faculty pic made him look a little bear-ish so Croley got the shout-out. Hail to the Victors, indeed!

Yeah. Europe's really got their shit locked down. The US is poisoning EVERYTHING.

This one set the collective panties of the University of Michigan Law School Class of 1996 on fire when he arrived. (And he has aged *quite* well.)

Well, you can't pick where you're born. Fault her parents. Sounds like she got the hell out of dodge once she reached the age of reason!

She said *from* Utah. Implying that, while her natal birthplace, she is no longer there. So, kudos on the escape!

I read the headline as "Woman Hands Over Vodka Receipt Instead of ID During IUD Stop" so this story was very confusing at first.

My brother is a nurse and feels the same way about the poor. He didn't always - this "viewpoint" has evolved over time. In part because of what he sees as part of his profession everyday - the poorest people, accessing the emergency health system for varying degrees of illness (because they can't afford it otherwise),…

I do not need a stupid internet too to answer this question for myself: all of them. #deathbeckonstome

"From the outside, it seems far more likely that the poison was hidden in the pie (maybe by the Tyrells or Oberyn)..."

This has nothing to do with being a sucker, which is insulting to women struggling with co-dependency everywhere. I'm very happy that you were the exception to the rule, but the fact that you were does not negate the reality that most women of my mother's and grandmother's generations were taught, explicitly or…

I'm not accusing any woman of being a shrinking violet, and certainly a woman can accomplish amazing feats while at the same time following co-dependent behaviors. My mother was one of them. My father was a raging narcissist who factored no one's feelings or needs into his decision making. My mother lived with that.…

"No matter what they say; no matter what kind of tale they tell you, you really have to be brave and say no," she said.

I kind of have to hand it to him for giving up the ghost instead of denying it or making up a bunch of dumb ass excuses.

Er, how do you take a selfie with both hands on your boobs?