Are you for real? I've had two Yorkies in my time, and neither was foul, shrill or any of the ridiculous terms you used to describe an entire breed of dog. They were sweet, loving, affectionate pets. Don't tell me... a dog isn't "real" unless it's the size of a horse, right? You sound like the type who tries to bully people into having a "real" drink when they ask for orange juice, and thinks it's not "real" food unless there's blood dripping from it. Ooh, I'm impressed!

Dogs, like any other animal, are a product of their upbringing. You get out of them what you put into them. Which is why macho jerks tend to have vicious dogs, and people who are mean to dogs find that dogs, in turn, act foul, shrill and... the rest when they're around the mean person. Not too hard to figure out. If you're the type who thinks dogs should be killed if you don't like them, one guess why they behave badly toward you.

And to the snot-nosed LW... it's not your dog to kill. And please, for the love of God, don't have kids. I can only imagine where your baby would end up the first time it cried and "annoyed" you. Probably at the bottom of the ocean. You've already said you'd pack your kids off to boarding school. It's pretty obvious where you stand on... anyone who isn't you.

Cary, you really do attract some winners.

Can't remember where (I'm sure if I was on Facebook, everyone I know could tell me, though). It was talking about things like broadcasting everything you buy, and people were upset that they'd buy a surprise gift for a friend, for instance, only to find that the friend was notified of the purchase. People are holiday-shopping and finding lists of everything they bought displayed for all to see. What Grinchitude!

It's kind of horrifying. I even made my Amazon Wish list private, and just use it as a place to remind myself about items I eventually want to buy.

Here it is:

http://consumerist.com/consumer/privacy/facebook-ruins-christmas-325651.php

It's the deception. No one would be complaining or criticizing either the site or the message if it was real. But you're going to have teenagers who know in their hearts they're not mother material who read the fiction on this site, expect it to be the reality of teenage motherhood, and then freak out when the baby they never wanted to begin with takes over their lives.

That's how we get Riley Sawyers... beaten, abused, murdered, shoved in a plastic box and dumped in the lake because the teenager who was forced to have her never really wanted her, she was just talked into thinking she did. Or should. This happens way too much. Not to say there's anything wrong with teenagers having kids (my mom had me at 15), but there IS something wrong with deliberately misleading them about it.

Getting people to see things your way and do what you want by using lies and misrepresentation is wrong, no matter how pretty a package you wrap it in.

"If you've never been pregnant before then you don't understand that maternal instinct that has come alive ... weather you care to admit it or not."

Nope. Being pregnant is merely the biological result of sperm meeting egg. That's it. It happens to dogs, cats and a host of other living creatures. It's not some magical transformation that affects everyone whether they like it or not.

I've been pregnant. Twice. No maternal instinct ever came alive, sorry. Not for one, single, solitary second have I ever wanted to be a mother. I have known that since youth. And knowing that, I decided not to have those children. The first time, I was a teenager, alone, living in a boarding house and was having a hard enough time supporting myself... no way could I have supported a child, nor could I have carried the child and given birth and still worked to support myself. I made the right decision for me.

And I have not wept continuously or felt like a worthless piece of crap, like you obviously believe I either do or should. I have never regretted my decision. Not even when I found out later on that for medical reasons I hadn't been aware of, I couldn't have kids anyway. Which was fine with me. Sorry to burst your cotton-candy balloon, but it's the truth. And no, I'm not in denial. NOT EVERY WOMAN WANTS TO BE A MOMMY. You need to learn and accept that.

That's not to say that because I don't want myself, I hate children. On the contrary. I was in the delivery room for my niece's birth, and will always cherish that experience... and her. My sister is one of those women who actually did want to be a mommy, and is great at it. We're all different, Lisa. Unfortunately people like you try to browbeat and guilt us all into thinking who we are is not OK, or that we're in denial. No, being in denial is not accepting that you're brainwashing impressionable and vulnerable young girls with a phony website.

Whether you care to admit it or not.

I've been listening to this tale of adultery and intrigue, and wondering if I'm the only one who doesn't care where Rudy lifted his plow... and also figuring that yeah, wherever he went, he was fully entitled to a security detail. Staunch Democrat that I am, I fail to see the big deal here.

But the other thing? Geez Louise. I've been shocked at just how little attention has been paid to it, although knowing how much more important sex is than anything else in American politics, I really shouldn't be.

The bottom line? I don't care who Rudy Giuliani gets in bed with. Unless it's al Qaeda.

Love the quote from Chad Stoller. What a moron.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/30/technology/30face.html?_r=1&oref=slogin