Letters to the Editor
Published Letters: 34 Editor's Choice: 4
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"She won't be worthy of you?" What an arse
[Read the article: I'm the academic wife, jealous and insecure]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]OK, folks who say things like the above quote aren't worth the time of day, so forget that.
It's interesting, because I sometimes feel a little inadequate academically when my husband and I are hanging out with our friends from his office. My husband's an economist and a Ph.D. Most of his work friends are also Ph.D's or at least Masters'. I have a lowly B.A. in English. I've felt like maybe I should study something -- anything! -- to at least get a master's too, but there's nothing I'm interested enough in to spend the time and money on grad school. But I am intelligent, just not academically so. I just have to keep reminding myself of that.
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Lovely
[Read the article: A student has approached me about his crisis of faith]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Hi Cary, I thought your advice to the letter writer, and indirectly the young man, was very lovely, generous, and caring. Perhaps one could even go so far as to say "grace-ful"?
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Gads!
[Read the article: Ringing up baby]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Articles like these only reinforce my desire to remain childfree. I live in the Northeast, between Manhattan and Philly, and I would never want to raise a child in an atmosphere where mime classes for 2-year-olds and $115 haircuts prevail. Gack. I would never spend $900 on clothes for myself, much less for a baby who will outgrow them in a month!
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Mirena fan!
[Read the article: Should you IUD?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I have Factor V Leiden, which is a genetic disorder that makes me prone to blood clots. As such, I cannot have any kind of estrogen-based birth control method. I've had the Mirena since August 2003; I had intense cramping the first month or so, but now I absolutely love it! I have almost no bleeding during my cycle, no cramps, no nothing! I had been considering getting my tubes tied (my husband and I plan on not having children), but now I think I'll just keep renewing my Mirena every 5 years.
And as an added bonus, the day I was fitted for the Mirena was the same day of the big blackout in NYC. I would have been at work in Manhattan and probably stuck overnight, but I had to come home to central NJ early that day for my doctor's appointment! Just another reason to love it.
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Former bride here, sympathizing with letter writer
[Read the article: I can't afford to attend my friends' destination wedding]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Hi there. We didn't have a destination wedding, but we had a lot of guests come from other parts of the country. One of my friends and one of my husband's grad school friends let us know that they were so sorry and so disappointed, but they couldn't come after all. For my friend, it was money; they'd had an expensive summer with car repairs and so on. For my husband's friends, he'd just gotten a promotion and a transfer to San Francisco, and his family could NOT find a place to live.
In both cases, we were disappointed, of course, but we understood. We knew it didn't mean they didn't want to see us married or they weren't happy for us. They were probably more disappointed even.
Tell your friends you're very sorry, but you're more financially stretched than you anticipated, and you just can't go. Offer to make them dinner to celebrate when they come home. If they're true friends, they'll understand.
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For those of you facing a long summer without BSG
[Read the article: I Like to Watch]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I can highly recommend the new series of Doctor Who, which first aired on the BBC in '05. This is not the Who of old, with $1.98 special effects. The effects, writing, acting are all top-notch. Eccleston is "fantastic!" You'll like it!
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Sanctity of marriage
[Read the article: The Fix]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Kevin Federline on the sanctity of marriage and how his relationship with Britney Spears is nothing like what Nick Lachey had with Jessica Simpson: "My situation is different. I ain't gettin' no divorce. I don't believe in that shit. Once you get married, you're in it for the fight."
But if you only have two children with somebody, you're totally up for grabs.
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I am so hot for Colbert right now
[Read the article: Men we love]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I read the transcript (thank you, Interwebbers) on Monday, hours before we took the train up to NYC and actually sat in the audience of the man himself! I watched the video last night. I just want to throw my... American flag around him and get on my knees... to thank him for speaking truthiness to power. Woof!
(If it wasn't for the whole married Catholic with 3 kids thing? I'd be on him like white on rice.)
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If you get caught...
[Read the article: Should I marry an alien for money so he can gain citizenship?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]the penalties would, I imagine, be rather severe. The whole immigration thing is such a hot button now, I'm sure stronger legislation against green card marriages is just around the corner. From this purely practical standpoint, I would say no.
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Congrats!
[Read the article: I Like to Watch]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Mazel tov! I just got married back in October, and funnily enough we just got home today from a friend's wedding in Louisville, Kentucky!
Wishing you all the best!
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Truthiness
[Read the article: I Like to Watch]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]When it first started, I thought, "How will THE COLBERT REPORT keep this up for a whole show?" I thought it would last maybe a month. Now I think some nights, it actually surpasses the quality of DAILY SHOW. I also have a massive crush on Stephen C. We went to a taping of the show on May 1. I waved to him from the audience and he smiled right at me. I've been in deep smit ever since!
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I concur
[Read the article: The K Chronicles]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I had a veggie pal at university, who figured if he ate healthy vegetarian, it would minimize the harm he was doing to himself with other substances he was ingesting. But I digress!
We were talking about his veggie-ism, and he said that the only thing he really missed was bacon. A nice (typical English) fried breakfast with bacon... He trailed off, then cracked up and said, "I'm salivating now!"
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No more silly walks for John Cleese?
[Read the article: The Fix]
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