I’m a teacher and I recognize most of my students’ water bottles on sight because they’ve had the same ones all year. I have 2 kids who keep losing them but they are the exception, not the rule.

It’s a amazing how it can get educated, progressive women to do things that make them miserable. In my circle there’s a couple who is probably getting divorced over it. I’ve never told those people to fuck off, either but I fantasize about it.

The key is to do what works for you. If “lazy” attachment parenting worked for you then rock on.

Is it that they don’t believe her or is it that they think eating solids during the day would help with that? Given the extremely martyr-y tone of the letter I’m not willing to judge anyone else based on her letter.

I think it must be a personality thing because I’m a parent and I can’t do it.

That’s probably more work than it’s worth. Pumping is a huge pain in the ass. The thing is that the kid doesn’t actually need breastmilk at 2am. Dad could give her yogurt or apple sauce but women like the letter writer are usually too wrapped up in martyring themselves to let dad do much of anything.

Some kids aren’t interested in food until later but that’s not the reason she says her kid isn’t eating much solids. If she’d said, “I tried offering more solids but my kid isn’t really interested yet,” she would have gotten a different reaction.

Always remember that attachment parenting was invented by a fundie who thinks that women working outside the home is inherently traumatic to her children. There’s some good, useful stuff mixed in but it should all be taken with a huge grain of salt.

Wanting to be a parent is totally irrational. I knew we were ready when I could read stuff like this and still feel like it was a good idea. I’m a much happier person as a mother than I was before but I recognize that that doesn’t actually make any sense.

Moving is expensive. Most of the people who lose jobs at Sears don’t have the means to relocate.

No, that was Joe Walsh.

Maybe it varies by region? This sort of stuff is definitely cheaper at Trader Joe’s than it is at any of the big chains where I live.

I think there’s just a high number of stupid commenters on this article. I thought you were being trolled at first.

There was large, longitudinal sibling study that found that the benefits of breastfeeding were statistically insignificant.

The general public can’t tell redheads apart. Or they assume we’re all related.

He used William Wales when he was in school. Calling her by her maiden name is a combination of laziness and disrespect, depending on who’s doing it.

I would be stunned if she hasn’t used Botox. Her forehead... movement varies a lot.

I would be aware if I was scent sensitive. I suspect I would not find it as strongly scented if I found the scent pleasant. Scent is pretty personal. To me, it smells like old-lady potpourri.

I would be aware if I was scent sensitive. I suspect I would not find it as strongly scented if I found the scent…

Ooh, I will try that. I had to stop using it because the smell on my skin was making a co-worker, who is scent sensitive, ill. I don’t like the smell but I love what it does to my skin.

Ooh, I will try that. I had to stop using it because the smell on my skin was making a co-worker, who is scent…

That’s how it’s intended to work. I don’t think it would work if you didn’t rinse it off. It’s very floral. It smells like my grandma’s attic. It’s mostly worth it because it works so well, though.

That’s how it’s intended to work. I don’t think it would work if you didn’t rinse it off. It’s very floral. It…