Answer: Not this.

Jesus wept. What is WRONG with people !??!

Sterling idea. Count me in too.

Oh Jesus no. I bet that's a thing in the red states too. Shudder.

And so is projectile vomiting. Win win.

Nooo ... that's Oprah. And STEDMAN. Right?

I couldn't have put this better myself. Nice.

I disagree on the 'mean'; I honestly think that's down to how well they're trained. They adore their owners and want to look after them, but unless they're socialised regularly and early, they can get snappy if they suspect their owner is being threatened.

Ah ... gnomes. I'll always have a soft spot for these little fellows.

Depends on when/where the all-female rugby teams are practicing, I think! When I used to play, we'd be in long-sleeve lycra kit with shirts over the top, with tracksuit bottoms over our shorts down below. As we warmed up, we'd strip off a bit but it's not easy keeping your blood running when it's 3C on the pitch. ;-)

It's cruel and beyond atrocious.

*Whispers* Not a massive fan of them myself, but I do hate that they became a 'thing' because of wretched media identities, and there are now so many abandoned because the teacup pup is passé. There's a special place in hell for people who adopt and then abandon their pets.

Oh god. Is this fallout from the teacup dog craze? That there are loads of tiny little heartbreakers desperate for homes because their 'owners' got bored? Jesus. Sorry. Hope hope hope as many as possible get fabulous forever homes. *Sobs quietly*

From you or the retrievers?

This. I live in Dubai and this is exactly what expat-world is like over here today. Just about every family with more than one child has a live-in and even though the majority of mothers do not work, they swear by the help they get, especially in light of the fact that there is no family support network to pick up the…

*Fist-bumps Lipstick Mystic* Woman after my own heart.

Fellow 'old' here. And my peers would also be on board with these ideas. :-)

Exactly! I'm not completely averse to the behind-hug, but why [why why?!] do these hugs always seem to take place when it's the Worst Possible Time to receive one?

*Blush* You flatter me. I could write a thesis on the subject, but I'm afraid my thesis-writing years are long behind me. Like ... er ... over 20 years behind me [when I wrote the last one for my Masters].

Good stuff. That's what I like to see. Women playing great sport with all the protective gear their bodies deserve.