I have. Without going into too much detail, my first marriage ended because my first husband had some issues stemming from his childhood that he refused to deal with constructively, and I couldn’t deal with the way he chose to deal with them, which was to spend every bit of his time and money on video games and fast…

Dear Sugar (Cheryl Strayed) has the best advice: http://therumpus.net/2011/06/dear-sugar-the-rumpus-advice-column-77-the-truth-that-lives-there/

ME! I got married for a totally wrong reason: we were renting a house when my SO lost his job and my salary was barely enough to cover, so we were not really able to save a deposit to move somewhere cheaper. It was the end of the year, and I had the brilliant idea of getting married, because filing married while…

Yes. I ended my marriage 12 years ago. Nothing was really wrong in the relationship. At least, not the usual divorce triggers. No infidelity, abuse, financial problems, kid problems, etc. I loved him. He is 23 years older. He is a lovely guy. Throughout the years, our age difference became more and more apparent. We…

There is so much wrong with this article on The Simple Dollar. Things to consider when working out your babysitter pay.

LOOK AT THOSE EYELASHES THOUGH

It’s still a pretty great series. When we took my redneck dad to the Chicago store once, u expected him to lose his shit over the price tags, but instead he thought it was super cool for an age appropriate store for little girls that really embraced a lot of different kinds of girlhood. He passed when my daughter was…

How is everyone tonight? I’m feeling super accomplished and adult-y. I’m starting my new job on Monday, so I spent all day prepping meals and they smell delicious and I want to eat them all.

I am confused. Why would I force a person to play basketball with me if he/she was dressed like a basketball player? Does that happen? Forced basketballery?

That’s so young to be going through that!

Welcome to the Kinjaverse! I’ve never had breast cancer, so no experience to share, but I do wish you a speedy recovery.

I don’t have any cute kitty photos on hand (and my two shitbags are chasing and growling at each other right now - they are not acclimating well to living together, which has been the state of affairs since August) but I have some hugs for you. That sounds hard, even though it was necessary and your choice. I’m sorry…