Xers (just barely) missed out on one of the most exciting, creative eras ever, the era in which youth culture was established. The only thing that must be worse than that is to have to hear about it all the time. I don't blame them for being pissed. (Or for the inability to get over it after all this time)

Thanks for bringing this back.

My Asian boyfriend was consumed with guilt over our relationship. He felt like he was literally killing his parents by being with me.

His own parents had a terrible marriage, so his mom was convinced she needed grandchildren to be happy. It didn't matter to her whether her son was happy in his relationship as long as she had the grandbabies. That's tradition.

Cary's right -- it's up to him to decide which relationship is more important to him. He'll string you along indefinitely unless he's forced to decide.

Some traditions need adjusting. We're all ultimately responsible for our own happiness.

I wonder if there will be the same kind of concern about a candidate's daughter being "pimped out".

I don't know any women who dress like drag queens. Only drag queens dress like drag queens. I have to admit I don't get it. A guy in a dress with a wig and lots of makeup. I give up. What's the point? If you want to wear a dress, go ahead. I just don't understand what makes it interesting.

... until it became nothing but non-news (all Monica, all the time) flat-out lies (Gore said he invented the internet), and right wing propaganda. Why pay for that? You could get that anywhere. It wasn't the internet that killed newspapers.

they are killing themselves. I say good riddance.

This was an incredibly tragic person. I could never watch an interview with this man. His language seemed like PR-speak. It's like he never got a chance to understand what it means to be a functioning human being. (Through no fault of his own.)

I've encountered this a few times in my life. He needs to find fault because he's pissed about something that has nothing to do with you and he needs to vent. If he's not willing to speak to a therapist and figure out what he's really mad about, then you need to cut him out of your life. I don't think that people like this can't change. But they need to be willing to do the work.

I still find the so-called "fashion experts" on reality shows far more offensive steretoypes.

"I feel obligated to keep working hard to create the illusion of a happy, loving home, so that everyone can be happy." Why? This seems exhausting and unnecessary. "I hate that they take what goes on in our house to their mom's." Why? Of course they'll tell her. Who cares? They're not your kids. Relax and let your husband be the main caretaker. Just be yourself. Once the kids see you're not a giant bundle of stress, they may open up a little themselves and you may start liking them a little bit more.

She's not the only one, there's also Camille Paglia.

It's not about these columnists and editors, it's about their employers. They don't have jobs in spite of their shoddy journalism, they have them _because_ of it. They are doing their employers' bidding. It's time to name names and find out who's really running the show.

I think it's Male Pre-Madonna.