Joni Edelman

The Cabbage Soup Diet, aka The "Torture” Diet. You just put cabbage in water and cook it. And you eat it. All day. It is not good. You will still be hungry, and farting — very smelly, paint-peeling farting.

When it comes to your physique, your mind can actually work against you.

If you're brave enough to take the DIY Brazilian plunge, these tips are a must-read. As in, tip #6: It hurts, but not more than having a baby. Good to know.

4. A high school government class.

My cocktail is wrong. It’s a gin and tonic with only gin. It’s a martini with 10 olives. And I can’t stand the sun. Not today. Not this month.

The Interent is ugly sometimes. And raising kids using it doesn't always make it easier.

Don’t most kids feel afraid to come home?

I was told that feminism is man hate. That abortion is murder. And then I thought, "What am I doing here?"

When I heard about accusations that Lena sexually abused her sister, I was astonished. And my visceral emotional reaction prompted powerful questions.

My husband and I recently traveled together without our kids for the first time . . . in a while. And it was a brand-new ball game.