Best one yet. I’m going to go so far as to say it’s the best season of the best franchise that is Real Housewives. I’m enthralled.

Jesus Christ, I’m going to get fired for how hard I just laughed.

Check out “Esther the Wonder Pig”. Same situation. A couple in Canada bought what they thought was a “tea cup” piglet and 600 lbs later, they became vegans, sold their 1,000 square ft house, quit their jobs and turned a dilapidated old farm into a pig/animal sanctuary. They are really funny and Esther is a love. I’ve…

I remember laughing my ass off the entire half-hour. She killed me.

Is it a mistake for me to admit that I taped (taped!) “Mad About You” every Thursday?

Ahem...sadly, you’re not the only olde here who was singing that song in her head against her will.

“...Hotlzclaw wouldn’t rape *those* women when there were plenty of respectable white women to sleep with...”

I gotta disagree with you on this one. I see where you’re coming from, but think about it: we don’t know if she brought up the word “integrity” earlier in the dep, or if she called into question the “integrity” of his accusers. If she did, hellz yes I’m going to ask her about her husband’s integrity. However, even if…

It’s such a relief to finally - finally! - get to see a woman on TV unapologetically show just how angry topics like this make her. Makes me feel less alone with my unbridled rage.

I’m so glad you have that. My current job is that way and it’s the holy grail. Zero worries and 100% understanding. I’ve had it 5 years and counting and not a day goes by when I’m not grateful. Happy Mother’s Day to you, too!

I’m so sorry for your loss. I’ve been a single mom (sole supporting) for 9 years as a result of a horrific divorce and while I can’t relate to what it’s like doing it as a widow, I can relate to the doing it alone part. There’s a whole lot of social isolation in my life, in part because who has the time to be social?,…

Gigi, are you sure we aren’t sisters? Once again, a comment that I was just about to write! I was going to say BPD and NPD - or just pick your PD. Funny turn of events: I ended up marrying someone with the exact same personality disorder potpourri. The only reason why I stayed married to him as long as I did was…

I think I love you, Gigi—I came here to write the exact same thing. “Mom! You’re back from the dead!”

Congrats to you! Here’s the thing: I think that the very fact that you’re thinking about how you’re going to parent is leaps and bounds ahead of how we were parented. My kids are teens and tweens right now and man, is this fucking hard. Every day I think, “Oh my God, I am totally screwing them up because I’m not doing…

Yep, you get it. Honestly, when I got the call that she died, my first thought was, “no more obligatory weekly call!” So much dread. Happy Survivors of NPD Moms Day to you. xoxo

Right? I finally got to the point where I would just lie when people would ask me - with a pained look on their face - “how are you holding up?” I found it was easier to make others comfortable and jut placate them with a “oh, it’s day to day” line of bullshit, rather than answer honestly and tell them that I’ve never…

What I read in your last paragraph is that we need to understand that it’s not us, it’s them. Those of us who got the short end of the mom stick need to start believing that we were, or are, worthy of kindness and worthy of the kind of love we should have received growing up. I know that whenever I take a hard look at…

I’m really sorry. For what it’s worth, you deserved better than what you got.

Thank you...

I think honest pieces like this are so necessary, especially around things like Mother’s Day or the death of someone’s mom. When I moved away for college, I never looked back. Well, that’s a lie because I do find myself looking back at how horrible my mom was - especially to me. Now that I’m a parent and do the things…