I have one more: be mindful of ‘touching out’. Because breastfeeding in the beginning tends to be a 24/7 job, be really really mindful that mom might not want to be touched either during or between breastfeeding. This is any kind of touching, sexual or otherwise. It is really HARD to not have your own body autonomy…

I’d totally read the Gen X money diaries.  But then, I’d read pretty much anything by gen xers because I feel like we are left out of so many things.

Listen, gay men: You don’t get to be misogynistic assholes while using women’s bodies for something you want. You don’t get a pass.

Regarding boundaries, for parents: please don’t ask/tell your child to hug someone hello or goodbye. It’s all about agency. The kid’ll know who s/he wants to hug/touch.

I have two daughters who are both adorable. How do I know this? Because people will constantly go on and on about how pretty they are. “Oh my god, she is so BEAUTIFUL! You’re gonna be in trouble when she get’s older, man!” Stupid, creepy shit like that. I always say something along the lines of, “Well, she’s also…

Kids don’t want you to dumb things down for them once they’re grade school age or so. I talk to my 6 and 8 year old nephews (who live with me and their grandparents, long story) like I would any adult. If they get confused about a word I’ve used, or if I can see they don’t grasp a concept, I take the time to explain…

True. Take away the fame and the high-dollar haircuts and makeup and you’ve got pretty much the same behavior you see in my tacky-ass midwestern hometown. Swap out “country/pop music stars” for insurance agents and doctors’ office secretaries. Maybe throw in a high school football coach for a little celebrity veneer.

The single best thing we did in our bathroom was to get a rainfall shower head with an adjustable arm so we could install it higher than the tap. The one that came with the apartment was only a few inches above head height (admittedly I’m on the tall side so that’s somewhat my fault); now, it’s fully 12-16” above my…

Because “every pizza is a personal pizza if you try hard and believe in yourself.”

Breasts that require rigging.

I was a goaltender for 20+ years so I’ll try to explain the best I can. Though it might be long.

Foster had seven stops and one H&R Block.

I love this! I had a rule with my kid, who would talk to anyone about anything: “Please introduce me to your new friends.” Playing with a kid at the playground? Introduce me. Chatting up that kid’s teenage sister? Introduce me. Asking that kid’s dad for fruit snacks? DEFINITELY introduce me and maybe next time just…

“Rubber ducky, you’re the one
You’re chock-full of bacteriums
Rubber ducky, I’m disillusioned
With yooou...”

This article reminds me of a quote I saw somewhere that was something along the lines of “You know you’re finally an adult when you start agreeing with the parents in kid’s movies.” Like Ariel’s dad. “But Daddy, I love him!” Um, no, you’re 16 and literally just met the guy. Sit down, and eat your seaweed (I assume…

Also? Ben Stiller’s character, Michael, in Reality Bites. He’s supposed to be the lame boyfriend alternative to hot, inconsiderate, wounded musician Ethan Hawke. Stiller gets dumped on because he has a job, wears a suit, tries to be socially adept, and makes a reality TV pilot that focuses on Winona and her friends’…

Little Brownie Bakers (Louisville) or nothing!!

I’m surprised the NRA even knows Parks & Rec, I guess there are no decent Duck Dynasty memes.

yes

This is the type of advice that feels warm and fuzzy, solves a problem people have, but at it’s core is total BS. Parenting is not about being your kids friend or consultant or whatever. Children have to be forced to do the hard things until their brains are developed enough to understand things like delayed…