I thought Bad Words was pretty great, which he directed. I’ll watch him in anything (hello, fellow 80's kid). I also really wanted to be Justine Bateman growing up. Basically I love the Batemans.

I agree with you, except for the shopping. Anything other than online shopping can get unplugged back in time.

I’m embarrassed to say I’m with you on this one. I have watched every season. There was something really sinister about pretty dude Taylor this season that bothered me so much. In past years the villains have been sort of devious about being bad. This kid is so awful I can’t stand that he’s on the jury. The whole…

Yeah, I love that I have family in MN because they are the only people I can taunt with our “warm” winter weather.

I think it’s all about the gear! I will say that the photos my husband took while there were hauntingly beautiful. BTW, Vancouver is quite temperate :)

There’s the Midwest, and then there’s the North Great Plains. My husband — born and raised in Chicago — was sent 100 miles outside Bismarck one January for work, and it was nothing like he’d ever experienced.

I’m such a sucker because I will stop FF and watch this every time.

It’s hard, I’m so sorry you don’t have the support you should from their father. It’s a raw deal all around, but they will be ok. I’m ok! I’m good. For me, looking at it like “wow, that’s sad for him. He’s not able to enjoy this amazing human experience” really helped me put things in perspective and not feel sorry…

TBH, he’s the first president I can remember feeling any pride for. I don’t remember Carter, grew up under Reagan and Bush, by the time Clinton left office I was livid towards him, then GWB. So, it’s been unusual and lovely feeling this way.

HIS THUMBS. I’m kinda mad at him right now, but I still love him.

There have been a lot of painful moments, but his own sister recently told me that I was so lucky he wasn’t around. I forgave him once I realized he had issues that made him ok with leaving (to myself, I never talked to him) when I was a teenager and it really helped me move on. He’s not capable of a normal…

I really like her voice.

To me it felt like being unmoored. It’s so hard even though it’s the natural order of things. The alternative is what my grandmother has gone through. Losing a child — even one that is a new grandmother herself — isn’t something I’d wish on anyone.

Mine did, too, and somewhere along the line I realized that was such a gift because I didn’t have his toxic issues in my life. A person who CAN walk away from their child maybe should.

Ugh his tiny little face!

Why do I love Family Ties so much? God, I loved that show and it holds up!

I had a natural unmedicated delivery (not on purpose), and yet the 1st trimester super-human sense of smell was the worst part of pregnancy. I had to keep minty chewing gum with me at all times to try to avoid smelling things.

Go small. Seriously, your participation really matters at a local level. There’s nothing you can do about these pipelines, unfortunately. But you can serve on your local citizens’ council, library board, etc. I was recently a part of a campaign to keep my school district funded, and we won by about 150 votes. Every…

Oh god, of course she is in Chicago. I see women like this all the time.

OT, but the latest version of your handle just made my day.