If one of my thinny thin thin girlfriends tried to have a didactic talk with me about my weight, I would flush her down the toilet.

It is really nice to see somebody doing research on this, because it sucks when it happens to you and you feel so alone like you are the only loser in the world. I tend to be more like a guy in that "no visit...no shame" concept that Foot-In-Mouth mentioned. When doctors shame me, I just stop going. And then I get…

You say that like it is a bad thing???

I have never made a New Year's Resolution before this year. This year, I resolve to stop talking badly about myself and I'm going to stop listening to negative people who tell me that I need to change to "fit in." I think I can do this!

Do we still do COTD around here? Because you, my friend, totally win!

I'm not terribly shocked. I had a friend who wouldn't allow her daughter to go to sleepovers and had never held a sleepover at her house. Her daughter was in 7th grade. I was horrified for this poor middle school girl being denied participation in this time honored ritual!

There are themes that are common across many religions that I think should remain part of our culture. "Love thy neighbor as thyself", "And it harm none, do what thou wilt", etc. But I feel that a lot of "religious" people do not really think about what these things mean to them. They are repeated so often that…

That is so awesome! My granddaughter watches both Sofia and Jake & the Pirates. She isn't old enough to know the words (20 months), but she gets so excited even when the commercials come on!

Princess Sofia is the newest TV Disney Princess (Disney Channel). Best part of the show? Tim Gunn does the voice of the butler. I was putzing around the house one day and heard his voice and had to look around because I couldn't figure out why he would be on the tv. It was my granddaughter's cartoon! I had to…

I will totally watch this with my granddaughter. Unfortunately, since it isn't Princess Sofia, she will have no idea who any of these people are, but I don't care. Gramma is EXCITED~!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I feel you. When some guy

Thank you! If we aren't allowed to share our perspectives on things and how they relate to us, then what the fuck are we doing here? That's exactly how I relate to articles and comments (see, I'm doing it again!) Jesus, WTF today?

Wait. So a man wanting it to be acknowledged that abuse can go both ways makes him an MRA? I will be sure to tell my friend who's girlfriend used to beat him silly and throw shit at him that it wasn't abuse. Just for clarification, what term do I tell him to use to describe that behavior??

Seriously? I see the OP post ALL THE TIME and have never gotten the slightest MRA feel from him.

I live in CA and I know EXACTLY what they are talking about! Places like California Pizza Kitchen, Sammi's Woodfired Pizza and a lot of other places with hip "California" cuisine serve "pizzas" that are bread with some stuff on it. Half the time the things don't even have cheese on them! In my opinion, you cannot…

Thanks for sharing that! I was in an emotionally abusive relationship when I was younger, and somehow I am the go-to person in my group when they are worried about other people in abusive relationships. Because I do get it, and they don't.

I have a friend that this would be perfect for, and sadly I don't think that she would use it. :(

I got in a HUGE argument about this with my last roommates! I told my male roommate (I'm female) that I am more concerned about the house being locked when I am in it because I don't want to deal with home invasion. I lived in a mostly white super suburban part of San Diego. Doesn't matter, break ins still happen! …

I'm pretty thick skinned, but that just made me cringe. I feel dirty just from having read about this asshole.

I'm doing this dance around my office right now! And singing "The Coo-ooch Lo-oost!" My all male coworkers (in California) have no idea what I am celebrating...