It’s time for the October roundup! Our editors have decided among themselves which stories in October deserve the extra attention, regardless of the number of thumbs-ups they received. Out of the 901 stories we posted in the month, we’ve singled out nineteen.

If there are any stories from the last month you feel we should have included, please let us know in the comments!

Don’t forget to vote for your favorite stories in the poll below! Note: You can choose up to three*. The winner of the previous roundup poll was , from the category!

– How to deal with those offended by breast feeding!

– Gotta start them early!

– Why do minimum wage jobs have maximum requirements?

– Getting a short haircut shouldn’t take this long.

– Even better than drunk texts, are fever texts.

– A precursor to getting a pet rock.

– What do you do when the doctor IS the hypochondriac?

– The old ways aren’t very lady like.

– Constructing a comfortable little prison for your fish.

– See what happens when a 5’3″ girl with a softball bat encounters a burglar.

– Growing up in a nanny state.

– The power of the “mom voice” knows no limits.

– When in doubt, just give cake.

– Pregnant women that are about to pop, are also about to explode.

– If you don’t like to read, this story is not for you. Also why are you even on this site?

– Because sign language is so loud.

-Isn’t every story improved with a pooch? Especially ones where the good guys win?

– For this bad driver, it’s a one-way street to justice.

– An ending so satisfying that we saved it for the end.

 

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*Not Always Hopeless stories are not included in the poll. This is because often they are so lovely they win by default.