@Everything MidnightBikeRide does is a balloon.: I'm the older of two, and I used to always gravitate toward oldest or only children. I notice that happening less as I get older though, actually. Read more

@sympathyforthebasementcat: It makes sense that family dynamics would be totally different in very large families — I've heard people with a lot of sibs talk about dividing naturally into groups of "older" and "younger" kids, things like that. Read more

@Titania: "Turned on" is sorta ok, but basically all the options kind of make me feel like I'm 14, and not in a good way. Read more

@highshinebright: The thing is, sex CAN sometimes relieve pain. But is that such a horrible reason to do it? I thought NOT having sex because you had a headache was bad woman behavior. Read more

@ihateyourescalade: You're right, they do mention that — seemingly as an explanation for why women would have sex with men who are "not their boyfriends." But oddly it doesn't make it into the handy-dandy chart of reasons why women have sex. Read more

@AuntieBee: No snark meant, I (and BuzzFeed) just think the note is funny. And I usually just address my boss with "hey." "Sir" or "Madam" or Captain Janeway's favorite, "Captain" would get kinda cumbersome over IM. Read more

@SarahMC: Interestingly, the study said that thigh circumference was more important than waist circumference in predicting heart disease. So, maybe. But I'm not sure the relationship between disease and EITHER of these measurements is particularly exact. Read more

@bluebears: I think he's trying to like tarnish Sarah Palin's image as like a supermom, but not doing that good a job. Making your kids do laundry is not exactly child abuse. Read more

@WhyTheFuss: I know, I have a certain amount of affection for him for that reason. But it would suck to be Bristol in this situation. I can't imagine how I'd feel if my high-school ex-boyfriend went to Vanity Fair to talk shit about my mom. Read more

@SarahMC: I considered this. I don't think she's joking, though — if anything, trying to stir the pot. But her "think of the children" comments seem straight-up serious. Read more

@Penny: Absolutely. I've also heard the argument that branding consenting teens and public urinators as sex offenders clogs up the registries and makes it harder for the public to tell who is a real threat. If Garrido and the 18-y/o in your example were living on my street, I'd sure want to be focusing on Garrido. Read more

@victoriasauce: It's such a tough issue. The fact is, the reason there are sex offender registries and restrictions is because there's the perception that these people will reoffend. And in Garrido's case that was true. I think we need to get better at figuring out who's likely to reoffend and keeping them in prison… Read more

@bettylou123: This explains a lot. Thanks. Read more

@prettycool: Bingo! I was trying to come up with one for that and all I could think of was Jane Eyre. Candide would maybe also be good? Read more

@birminghamdrunk: I, too, am very into this lady's hat. Read more

@likepenguins: I've also known women who felt like failures and carried the guilt for many years. Not everyone can do it! It doesn't mean your "breasts are mourning." Read more

@EdnasEdibles: Oh good, another version of blaming everything on PMS. Read more

@SarahMC: In the interview he claims he never hurt or "touched" them. Who knows. Read more

@EdnasEdibles: I'm saddened by the fact that nobody around this guy tried to dig deeper or report him, but I'm not sure what I would've done. We do tend to believe that our neighbors and acquaintances are not crazy kidnapper-rapists. Cases like this do seem "unreal" and it's hard to make the leap to think "that guy… Read more

@bluebears: That's true. It'd be way worse if she singled him out. Read more