Jody Allard

"I don't know what I was smoking in June, but it's August now. I've bonded with my kids until we can't bond anymore, and I'm thisclose to booking a one-way ticket to anywhere but here. I love my kids dearly, but I appreciate them even more when I have time to myself, too. I think that's called balance, and I'm pretty sure it's a good thing."

I was born without fingers on my right hand. No one knows why, even now, 36 years later. It just happened, as these things sometimes do.

ICYMI, Raven-Symone left pretty much everyone shaking their heads this morning when she

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has become the first woman to be named Time magazine's "Person of the Year" in nearly 30 years. The magazine cited her unique values –– including humanity, generosity, and tolerance –– to explain why her leadership merited the award.

And that's when it hit me: It's okay for girls to aspire to be like boys, but it's categorically not okay for boys to aspire to be like girls.

Planned Parenthood did nothing wrong, according to a report released to

In today's WTF science news, two separate studies suggest that modern allergies may stem from long ago human-Neanderthal sex. Thanks, Obama.

ICYMI, half of my home state of Washington, as well as our neighboring state of Idaho, has been or is currently on fire.

I simply can't accept autism as just another variation of normal.