Keep in mind that this is your husband's $3 million, not yours. In spite of the high degree of codependence inferred in your letter, these funds are not necessarily yours to keep. Did you sign a prenup? (Clearly not, as you seemed unaware of the $3 million when you married after a very-brief engagement.) What would be your rights to these funds should your marriage end? Have you even discussed this, or are you too busy watching Netflix movies? Are you at all concerned about being a broke, 40-year-old divorced woman with no work history of any kind?

If not ... go back to watching your movies. And by the way, aren't you bored s***less?

How did this woman get "scabies three times and ringworm twice" in the past few years? I got scabies while traveling abroad (doing homestays) and ringworm while working at a vet clinic, but somehow I don't think this woman has participated in either of these activities.

Just a bit of advice from an actual art historian: art history and art conservation are separate disciplines and require different curriculum tracks. While an art conservation degree generally requires a certain amount of art history coursework, it's more an intersection of studio art skills, chemistry, and knowledge of the history of materials. Art history is a purely academic discipline. It seems that your art appreciation background would steer you more towards an art history degree.

I've been a vegetarian for 23 years, since I was 14. I never liked meat and never missed it... except bacon. Even as a nonliker of meat, bacon's crisp smokiness, layered between an English muffin with a fried egg, was pure heaven. Perhaps because bacon is so processed that it seems far removed from the animal of which it was originally comprised, and the smoke flavor far outweighs any flavor of blood/gristle/marrow or whatever it is that attracts people to meat. Recently, however, I've taken great pleasure in VEGETARIAN BACON. Yes, it exists, and for me, it's absolutely perfect. Look for it in your grocer's freezer! :-)

You give many reasons not to move in with this man (not all of them related to his child and your ambivalence about being a sort-of-stepparent), and no reasons TO move in with him. I think you've answered your own question.

LOVED this piece. And to the first poster - this isn't about empowerment of 'liberal' or 'conservative' women at all. It's about the Republican Party's use of the 'woman' symbol to package a system that oppresses all disenfranchised people. Wake up!

Your boyfriend's friends are a pack of losers. Your boyfriend is a loser for not recognizing that their behavior towards you is unacceptable. So, why are you in this relationship?

Am I missing something? If this was made in Belgium, why is the web page she's reading in English (rather than French and/or Flemish)?

... that would be an 18th century village that resembles Colonial Williamsburg, not a 17th century one.

Something I'm really surprised that Miss Heather didn't address:

Molly Shannon is 44.

Selma Blair is 36.

My first response, when I saw ads for this show, was, "what the hell?" Certainly I can suspend my disbelief for a sitcom, to a certain extent (and I think the dad on Frasier was only about 12 years older than Frasier himself). Or, perhaps Kath did give birth to Kim when she was 8, and this miracle (or tragedy) of nature has been glossed over by the producers. Or, in line with Heather's theme, what does this suggest about women over 40: that they are generically 'old' enough to pass as the mother of someone who is generically 'young'? Is this show just a filmed version of a high school play, where all the characters are actually the same age, and we just read them as certain types based on cheap costumes and props? Hmmmm....

Any thoughts, out there?

As someone who grew up in a household with two parents who couldn't stand each other, I'm of the very firm belief that what kids need is love, stability, and a non-hostile environment. I also come from a family where things that are difficult to talk about - often, the elephant in the room - are never spoken of: better to let wounds fester that actually say how you feel about a situation.

Think about it: what you're giving your kids isn't a loving, stable home. Instead, you're teaching them how to live a lie, and you're showing them every day just how much misery that causes.

I'd also suspect, very strongly, that your kids already know, or at least suspect, that you're gay. Kids are smart and intuitive, and in today's culture, they see gay people on TV, in the movies, on the Internet, etc. It's not the mystery it once was. When you come out to your kids (and yes, you have to do this), it could actually be a huge relief for them. Something they (likely) suspect, but is never spoken, will be made transparent. They can suddenly talk about the elephant in the room. A bit scary initially, but what a sense of freedom!

There are a lot of hateful comments in these letters (and you are not personally responsible for creating or 'fixing' the anti-gay stance of the Mormon church), but there's some good advice too. Yes, you have to come out to your kids. Yes, your wife will have to ACTIVELY deal with the fact that she (knowingly!) married a gay man. Yes, you're overweight, miserable, and in debt. All of these are things you can deal with. As one reader said, you didn't get into this mess in a day, and you're not going to get out of it in a day, either. Start making a list, and follow it. Best wishes.

I'm scared of the people in that video clip, especially Mary Poppins (clearly psychotic) and the Botoxed "beauty queen."