The Having It All narrative never spoke to me either. I'm a mediocrity and only ever wanted Some Of It. I am a full-time working mother, but my job is not in the private sector nor is it high-powered or high-pressure. And I had this job long before I even thought about getting pregnant, so I did not Mommy Track…

It's a hell of a drug.

When I was in my early 20s, the internet barely existed and I gave up TV (well, gave up cable but the "TV" I had was just an old computer monitor that didn't get over-the-air signals). It was amazing the effect that being somewhat removed from images of mainstream beauty had on me. I mean, I was never super into it (I…

When I was a youngster we just called this "don't you hate it when it's really hot and your thighs get all sweaty when they rub together?" This has a name now? I don't want to live on this planet any more.

I thought you'd like that! Toddler Tashkent is a runner. His little legs are still a little too short for him to get much speed but his impulse is to run away from mom and never look back. If you try to hold his hand, he pulls it away as if you're a leper.

It's off Amazon!

They were like $4 or something ridiculous off of Amazon. Just search for "bat wing toddler harness" and they'll pop up. Dooooo eeeeee!

I just got one and it has BAT WINGS ON IT

At one point they had her car surrounded and were asking her to leave the vehicle and she put it in reverse, floored it, nearly hit the cops who were surrounding her and then sped off at 80mph down Pennsylvania Avenue. I saw the video footage. She had an opportunity to surrender and get out of the car but instead she…

Anxiety is definitely a big sign. I'm not sure if PPA is a different thing than PPD, diagnostically speaking, but either way it's a symptom of post-partum mental illness.

Protip from someone who has been full-time post-college employed for a couple decades: as long as the dominant paradigm is that employers can serve you a shit sandwich and if you do anything other than lap it up with a grin you are a lazy, foolish, self-important [insert name of generation we're currently hating on],…

Pro tip: David Tennant also has recorded a lot of Shakespeare. He's all over the Arkangel Complete Shakespeare recordings, which I would be willing to bet 5 simoleans that your local library has in its audio collections.

Apparently it is. I've been eating kale for many years but I'm also a vegetarian and kale has always been a crunchy-granola vegetarian food. I'm a bit perplexed about this new kale hipsterism because... it's just a green. I mean, greens are good, I like greens, but if you've had collards or mustard greens or spinach…

Lacinato kale or gtfo, tbh.

Step 1) Use chopped kale in a soup as if it was spinach

Apparently there is a 98% chance that I looked like a model in my 20s and early 30s.

So how much do you guys think stereotype threat figures in to this perfectionism?

What is going on here? This is terrible.

It's a very very liberal women's college so yes.

What is technically required for maintaining certification and what will actually get you hired are different things. In many, many places it is a very competitive market for teachers right now. Most states are laying teachers off, not hiring. If you want a prayer of getting a job in all but the most desperate school…