I sent mine a thank you card. Maybe think of your email as a digital thank you card, if that helps?

Yeah, where is the "cool Pope" in all of this, and why hasn't he smacked these assholes upside the head and told them to pay up?

I'm sure they'd love nothing more than to find a way to prevent that, too.

You raise an excellent point re: double standards.

I would watch the fuck out of this.

A gold star and this box of hangers from my closet, which mostly come from the dry cleaners!

Matching hangers.

You're likely right. Two generations from now, parents will just be administrative and support staff for their four-year-olds.

Firmness is key. You can get a lot done speaking simply in your lowest register with a "don't-fuck-with-me" tone.

Holy cow, _what_ is going on with those ends?

Was just going to say this. I rock some nylon running shorts over my bikini bottoms. All post-baby problem areas are covered, and you can sexy it up with the bikini top of your choice.

Oh, it's super damaging. I had a platinum pixie cut, and my hair was like straw. Seriously, hair that bleached out cannot take much growth.

Kim, your hairdresser should have warned you that platinum is death to most complexions, and failing that, at least put you under a UV light while processing so that your results weren't so peroxide-y.

Okay, you guys, it's over. We've been out-lentilled.

I use a stuff bristle brush and fill my brows in with eyeshadow, with good results. You might find more color options in eyeshadow that are closer to you brows (and fwiw, I find it easier to achieve a natural look with a brush and shadow than with pencil).

Oh, I lied to my parents all the time as a teenager, for the same reason that I still plan out my talking points and gently guide phone conversations with them now - they assume the worst case scenario and proceed to worry and freak out. A lot.

"Off the record remark about conservative superstar who comes with her own makeup person"

Thank you for this. Child of an inter-class marriage in an inter-class marriage here. My dad was blue collar, and my mom had a Master's, and while they both adhered to a pretty frugally middle class lifestyle, there were definitely tensions. My grandmother cried when they announced their engagement, and my dad never…

Spa day. Everyone gets massages and facials and quietly knackered on white wine while having pedis.