You're a boy mom. A girl mom. A "fierce mama". I, meanwhile, am a dog mom. A mother to weasels. Matriarch of an Ancient and Largely Forgotten Society.

I didn't know you're a singer!

You're a boy mom. A girl mom. A "fierce mama". I, meanwhile, am a dog mom. A mother to weasels. Matriarch of an Ancient and Largely Forgotten Society.

I'd heard of her but not heard her and, whew, her voice.

Genius. Take my money.

Toddler was very cute, to be clear, but not dog-cute.

I got this useful bon mot from a middle school teacher recently.

In response to, “I DONT UNDERSTAND,” he calmly said, “okay what steps have you taken to understand?”

And that’s when I realized that a lot of folks have no steps.

To be clear, that's the extent of my knowledge about his presidency. I would pretend to like poutine if he smiled at me.

And, sorry to be shallow, he improved the eye candy quotient at G7 meetings.

Yes - the fear that "my life is going to be harder because I'm not straight, and stuff others take for granted isn't available to me". Though I was really lucky, I had so much support from all quarters when I came out that the fear faded.

And one of them is a Weezer fan!

Well that's my wife's Christmas present sorted!

Oh god I'm so sorry.