Don’t know if you saw my reply to thatgirl below, but I missed my edit window. I had it backwards. My relative had 10 weeks left in the pregnancy when she found out, so she ran her half-marathon at something like 28 or 29 weeks pregnant. So she was a lot further along than this MMA fighter.

I just missed the edit window, but I had my dates wrong. My family member actually had 10 weeks left in the pregnancy. So she ran the half-marathon at something like 28 or 29 weeks pregnant, without realizing it. So this MMA fighter ain’t got nothin’ on my great-nephew’s mama.

An extended family member of mine was training for a half-marathon, which she ended up running while unknowingly 10 weeks pregnant. She felt like she was getting fat but she didn’t think her missed periods were all that strange since she was in training. She also took a few OTC pregnancy tests that were negative.…

Also: United Church of Christ (UCC), Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) (don’t let the “evangelical” throw you off), United Methodist (UMC), and Disciples of Christ (not to be confused with Assemblies of God!). These all vary to some degree in inclusiveness (Methodists still will not ordain openly gay…

Agreed. UCC ftw. I’m guessing. That’s me anyway.

I’m a member of a progressive, liberal mainline denomination as well (hai, Ladyology), and we absolutely do distance ourselves from “the right-wing big-c christian juggernaut,” loudly and clearly. The pastor of my small congregation is openly gay and is also a card-carrying member of Americans United for Separation of…

The brilliance of this, especially the photos, made me laugh so hard that the lady next to me on the train started laughing at me laughing.

Of course this is totally adorable. One incredibly dull and non-cute observation I had is that they were feeding it over the bowl so it will learn that the bowl is where one goes for food. I thought that seemed like a smart animal-psychology thing to do.

Well, agree to disagree on that, because I would never invite some kids and leave others out, based on who I know to be more obnoxious or whatever. Most parents think their own kids are the greatest, so there is a big risk of people getting their noses out of joint if they see other kids in the same age range there,…

I agree that it’s rude to invite some kids but not all. The hosts have to decide which way they want it. And then guests need to respect it. I also think there is responsibility on the parents’ end to decide if their kids would do well at an adult event, if kids are invited. I invited kids to my wedding but I did not…

That is where people are being purposefully obtuse. I think you did a great job of making it clear just who exactly was invited and who wasn’t, and I think it is not at all unreasonable to have an age cut-off. Those parents just didn’t want to get it. Did you call them and explain or just have the terrors come? I feel…

I didn’t indicate on the invitation that it was a family-friendly event, or “kids welcome” or anything like that, but I did include the kids names or “The Smith Family” or something on the invite, and the RSVP card had a choice for a kid’s meal. As I said, I wasn’t sorry that kids were there overall, so not sure why…

Anyone who would bring their kids to a wedding when the invitation does not say “and family” or that does not have the kids’ names listed on the inner envelope is an idiot. If there is travel involved and they wouldn’t go on a trip without their kids, or if there are other reasons why it would be difficult for them to…

Yeah I’ve noticed that at my local Walgreen’s. It’s so annoying and weird, and SOOOO obviously a substitute for, “I saw that you walked in the store, so don’t try stealing anything.”

Did watching it cure you of FOMO at least?

I couldn’t even watch the video, it will just trigger me and I’m traveling in a couple of weeks. Hearing about it was enough. People are terrible.

Paris Hilton is terrible, but as a person who doesn’t relish flying, I wouldn’t wish this on anyone. That is right up there with telling someone their kid died as a prank or something. Really really inexcusable.

That sounds about right. I lived there in my early 20s when I thought I cared about politics but what I really cared about was being a selfish 20-something. (I don’t want to dox myself, but I actually worked at a bastion of conservatism at the time. It was fun! Cute men! Parties! Ugh.) Now that I really do care about…

Come sit by me and tell me what it’s like to live as a liberal in the OC. I’m from around those parts but have lived elsewhere for the last couple of decades. I plan to make it back to the motherland some day and think about living in the OC beaches (childhood memories, the beauty of CdM) if I, you know, win the…

Nicky? Really? ETA: I think I’d go with Flaca way before Nicky.