A few choice passages from Proverbs Epilogue (Prov 31)

I had to create a burner account to comment on this. I do not have children, but I do work in childcare. Not in a public school, but in a privately owned daycare. We care for children 6 weeks through pre-kindergarten and then we also have a school age program. The school age program are for families who sign up for…

Sweetie I'm 28 working in an industry that requires an advanced degree, but even if I did "just" work in retail or a service industry (lol at your utter contempt for anyone working a menial job by the way) I am still entitled to a distraction free work environment. Those jobs are stressful. You have to sell a lot just…

People used to say that about me. I had a child and we raised her exactly true to the opinions we had on child rearing when we were childless. It's worked out great. She is polite, responsible, obedient, kind, and sweet. Other parents love her. Parents always comment on her great manners and personality. Some have…

Look. I grew up with 2 parents who worked in biomedical labs. And occasionally there would be situations where I had to stay in their offices—snow day, school off and no available babysitter, gas leak in the school, etc. I grew up going to New York City public schools—of course they didn't have any "childcare options…

Wow, that's some projecting.

To the couple: When I was first out of college, my sister's father died and I had to choose between petitioning for custody, letting her go into foster care, living a with a friend of the family, or going back to live with our very inept, unstable mother. She's been with me now for almost six years, and while I would…

A lot of them are cheap as hell! The drinks may be week, but you're getting as many as you can drink in a 2-hour period! When you spend Saturday night paying 10 bucks a pop for a dixie cup of ice water and rubbing alcohol, Sunday morning(ish) brunch is like the city's way of apologizing and wrapping a warm blanket…

And I bet he follows the cultural conventions for the upper east side; why can't people moving into his old neighborhood do the same thing?

That doesn't mean he loses his right an opinion. He grew up in the neighbourhood he's talking about.

The two years I spent as an accidental gentrifier (moved to NYC, didn't know any better, just picked a nabe with cheap rent) were some of the most humbling years of my life. He's right. You can't go stomping around in your Privilege Boots(tm), squashing the culture and traditions of those who made the neighborhood a…

That last cup of coffee you had... I think it was one cup too many :)

Your arguments about the need for certain vaccines are based on a lack of understanding of these diseases. Varicella is a terrible disease, and can cause complications ranging from lifelong scarring to pneumonia to neurological deficits. The flu virus kills tens of thousands of people and leads to many more…

What you call smugness, I call being able to speak with facts and knowledge backing me up, rather than speculation and ignorance that are rampant in the anti-vax community. You wouldn't call me smug for stating that the earth is round or revolves around the sun.

I'm a pediatrician, and I also have a PhD in molecular biology with a focus on vaccines, so generally I know what I'm talking about. I get so fucking tired of idiot parents equating their google searching and garbage science to my decade of medical and science training, I sometimes just want to ask them why they…

Springsteen is a talented enough musician to know "The Star-Spangled Banner" is written in 3/4 time, not 4/4 like these hacks.

Not true. Service animals do not need certification, they just need to meet the standards of the ADA, and miniature horses may not be considered service animals under a recent revision to the ADA: http://www.ada.gov/service_animal…

I haven't really looked at Melissa Joan Hart the same way since I found out she was a Romney-supporter. She seemed like one of the least likely republicans in Hollywood.

this is one of my favorites too. it's so damn happy.

HEY MR AVERAGE YOU'RE A JERK

My 11 year old son is THE BIGGEST football fan in the world. The ENTIRE world. He knows every stat for every team, every player. Everything. He became eligible to play tackle football last year and I made up every excuse in the book as to why he couldn't play. Much to his disappointment, he went back for that one,…