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\u201cI need to thank the commenter who recommended the novel Beautyland<\/a>,\u201d wrote a reader named Julie<\/a>. \u201cI laughed and teared up and even threw the book down after reading a particularly killer line; I never want it to end. Can we do a post where everyone says, \u2018I want to thank the CoJ commenter who\u2026\u2019 We can have a giant dogpile of gratitude and \u2018Can you believe how lucky we are this site exists?!’\u201d<\/p>\n Julie\u2019s comment made me clutch my heart \u2014\u00a0and I couldn\u2019t agree more with her sentiment that the CoJ community always shows up with humor and wisdom. Here are a few things<\/a> I\u2019ve learned from CoJ readers, and I\u2019d LOVE to hear your answers, too.<\/p>\n * \u201cGo first in the buffet line. Why does no one want to be the one to start it? I am always up for that task.\u201d \u2014 Sydnee<\/p>\n * \u201cMy goal one year was to replace all my small, silly underwear with huge panties and BE OK WITH IT, and it\u2019s still the best resolution I\u2019ve made. My life changed when I bought undies two sizes too big. So comfy! No wedgies! This must be how men feel EVERY DAY OF THEIR DAMN LIVES! I\u2019m a hardcore big panty evangelist.\u201d \u2014 Jen<\/p>\n * \u201cIn heart-to-hearts, ask someone, \u2018Do you want to vent, or are you looking for help?\u2019 My mom did this, and it was so nice to talk freely without getting her two cents and also to get her sage advice when I did<\/em> want it. It\u2019s priceless to know that someone loves you enough to listen to you vent.\u201d \u2014 Molly<\/p>\n * \u201cBless you, new moms. If you\u2019re trying, you are doing a great job.\u201d \u2014 Anonymous<\/p>\n \u201cWestman Atelier Baby Cheeks blush sticks<\/a> are pricey, no doubt, but I have the shade \u2018poppet\u2019 which translates to the prettiest naughtiest flush on my cheeks. (I have actually gotten rid of all of my other blushes.)\u201d \u2014\u00a0Jade<\/a><\/p>\n * \u201cMy parents divorced when my sisters and I were young, and our lives changed financially for the worse as my mother refused alimony and just wanted \u2018her girls.\u2019 Growing up first-generation Latina during a time when Latina women rarely got divorced, I felt very lonely. But reading Little Women<\/a> made me feel less alone, since the March girls went through their own trials, and poverty was also a huge theme in their lives.\u201d \u2014 Mallory<\/p>\n * \u201cWhen you need to chop an onion, place your cutting board on your stovetop and turn on the vent\/fan. No tears!\u201d \u2014 Lisa<\/p>\n * \u201cI once read that we should think, \u2018just like me sometimes.\u2019 As in, \u2018That person is being a jerk\u2026just like me sometimes\u2019 or \u2018She is being completely unreasonable\u2026 just like me sometimes.\u2019 A good reminder that none of us are perfect!\u201d \u2014 Laura<\/p>\n Plus, a million books and movies and TV series! I recently finished The Husbands<\/a> (\u201csuch a fun audiobook, especially with the British accents,\u201d commented Riss), and Deadloch<\/a> is up next.<\/p>\n What about you??? What have you gleaned from CoJ readers? ILYSM xoxo<\/strong><\/p>\n P.S. Our best reader comments<\/a> and readers share their tattoos, cozy corners, and gray hair<\/a>. Plus, one reader\u2019s introvert nook<\/a>!<\/p>\n