I haven’t seen an Avon catalogue since... high school, maybe? My friend’s mom sold it. Do they still have the tacky clothes, jewelry and gifts? We used to make fun of all of it so hard.

Oh, you’re completely right - character > class every time.

Me too, and goddamned if I’m not the most class-conscious person in whatever room I'm in. It’s a gift and a curse.

Agreed. There's nothing here a few decades of nuclear stockpiling won't solve.

Agreed. But again, if you've already gone down, why wouldn't you pull your enemy into the abyss with you?

Nah, even if Mom already knows, Daughter likely doesn't know the gristly details of whatever arrangement her parents have.

It'd be a hell of a way to blow the whole situation wide open.

If both parties have screen shots, then it seems like they're already at a state of Mutually Assured Destruction, so... This problem seems like it's already solved?

oh, you would like to return to teaching, convicted child molester?

To a certain type of guy, “chill” is the opposite of “crazy,” where “crazy” = “feelings and demands I don’t want you to have because they require me to contemplate you as a person with your own thoughts and desires.”

My stylist charges me the men’s rate for my pixie. You should ask!

Was just coming here to say this. I’ve had long hair and a pixie cut, and my stylist charges me for her time (which is way less with a pixie).

I decided in my twenties that I did not date dudes who wouldn't go down.

A reversible abortion is a very practical wardrobe staple, and great for traveling.

Do they mean "reversible" as in, this abortion has a waterproof lining, so I can turn it inside out and wear it in the rain?

Only if you insist on living in a world where women are able to enjoy legal protections that give them the ability to support their families and make decisions for themselves, like some kind of feminist, or something.

He's a liberal-leaning Carholic, so anything that might remotely affect teh behbehs and teh fetuses sends him scuttling into Scalia's corner.

I started writing this comment to blame the Wedding Industrial Complex that encourages and feeds people's narcissistic tendencies, because all of these "Blue Bride" responses seem... sort of self-absorbed and sad.

Judge all you want, but my divorce was worth every penny I spent on it.

Within me are two Clothes People: the Mom Who Dresses Too Much Like Her Daughters, and the Mom Who Has Completely Given Up.