*sigh*

If I was Sherri, I'd be so embarrassed that I would go find the edge of the Earth and hurl myself off it in shame.

I can't stand Upworthy for the exact same reason! I won't click on anything they post, no matter how much I'm dying to know what exactly is so shocking/devastating/ heartwarming. I especially hate the play-by-play style ("at 2:13 you'll be shocked; at 4:13 you'll be devastated; at 8:12 you'll tell everyone you know").

This one isn't much better for as the previous person stated; everything after the semi-colon is useless information as click bait. I actually have the same problem she does regarding these type of headlines and they've gotten worse as of late (in terms of frequency). They do not read professionally nor do they…

I hate that style too, that's why I can't stand Upworthy.

I hate that this is how headlines are written nowadays, to get the click-views. I feel gross. Do you really need to include the post-semicolon statement? Jezebel is trying to be Buzzfeed now; not a smarter Cosmo?

I have never worn Spanx in my life, but I would just like to say...

Honestly, I'm not going to introduce gaming to my kids when I have them. I'll let them discover them inevitably through other kids at school. And I probably won't buy them a console or tablet or handheld.

Twice my husband has gotten this one.

Uh, as far as I'm aware, mindfulness practice is an evidence-based psychological practice, which plays an important role in the very strongly supported dialectical behavior therapy, a treatment for borderline personality, treatment-resistant patients with multiple comorbidities, and patients struggling with suicidal…

Half this article is complaining about people telling you what mindfulness isn't, the other half is some preemptive cynicism about another thing you haven't actually defined. You spend so much time telling us what we shouldn't feel bad about not doing that you don't tell us what these things actually are.

It does make sense, actually. I'm just starting to speak with my son about his privates—I don't want to give him a complex or anything, but I take the opportunity every now and then when bathing (he's not circumcised and I am trying to teach him how to clean) to say that no one is allowed to touch him without his…

I agree. My little niece gets quite upset when she has to hug/kiss adults sometimes, especially men, even her own Dad. I always ask her 'can I have a kiss?' and if wants to she comes and gives me a kiss - otherwise I get a "err yuk!/no" and that's fine with me, as I remember how gross it was having to kiss older (and…

I have been a subscriber of this philosophy with my own kid. He never has to kiss someone, and when a relative or whoever tries to go for it anyway, I tell them kindly but firmly "No." (Sadly, I have to do this kind of a lot sometimes, but hopefully him hearing me stand up for his autonomy will have a similar effect.)…

Seriously, this is not new news in the field of sexual violence prevention. We teach that bodies belong to individuals and Grandma should ask for a kiss/hug and if it's turned down, cool. It's a culture of consent.

I think Emmerson is absolutely right. Forcing children to kiss and hug adults teaches them other people wanting to receive physical affection from them trumps their own wishes. I cringe when I hear an adult command "kiss your grandpa," and then repeat it with growing sternness, until the child finally complies.

As someone who has never enjoyed enforced casual contact, I'd have to agree. Although, for some reason I also don't fancy the idea of an expert defining the appropriate amount of contact between children and relatives.

I don't force my kids to hug or kiss even me. I ask for a hug or kiss, and if they say "Not now" or "I don't want to", that is ok. But that is mostly because I want to teach them to ask other kids if they want a hug before hugging them, not because I am worried it will lead to sexual victimization. I just want them to…

It makes me super uncomfortable to see people try to force children to show affection. We wouldn't expect this of other adults - why do we expect it of children? Is it the same excuse that we have for hitting them - that they're short and can't fight back?

I was absolutely floored to hear the mother had remained in Maryville, after it seemed like she was so set to get Daisy out of there. But apparently she didn't want to uproot her boys for their athletic scholarships and opportunities. Which, all things considered, is falling into the painfully ironic category: this…