Apparently it was a doctor who told them to switch from a cow-milk based formula, since their kid was reacting to it. The original article says the child drank a cow-milk based formula for the first 2 months of life then switched. It’s also unclear whether the baby then drank just almond milk or an almond milk based…

I mean, I’ve always said I wished someone would pay me to travel. I just never thought those someones should be my friends and families who have bills of their own.

My two cents: I’d be less annoyed by this then by the vacations/study abroads. It was a genuinely unforeseen expense that even a responsible pet owner couldn’t have foreseen before adopting. Plus, people love puppies. If you were my friend I might or might not contribute (got my own bills!) but I wouldn’t think it was…

I roll my eyes so hard at that. I studied abroad twice, and both times I busted my ass to save my own money for it. I didn’t even hit up my parents for anything beyond the initial plane ticket. Both times I tutored English/babysat while I lived abroad. It irritates me to no end that people expect to just be handed…

I think she may be wearing sandels. Hard to tell.

I’m sorry what you’ve gone through. People suck. I’m glad things have gotten better for you.

Well, I certainly agree that society does its best to indoctrinate kids. I don’t like that much either. It just feels like changing this child’s name and making their gender such a big deal locks them in, or puts pressure on them, in a way that might make it hard for them to change their mind later. Kids want to…

I believe in giving children the freedom to explore and experiment and become who they were meant to be, not putting them in a box this early in life. If this child grows up to be female, or male, that is fine. As long as they are loved. But the original commentator made comments, later expanded upon, that indicated…

Thank you. Slightly disturbed that the original writer equates preferring “girl” toys and dresses with being a girl. That’s not what makes a girl a girl, just as tonka trucks and overalls don’t make a boy a boy. Plenty of boys love dresses and barbies, plenty of girls love cars and mud. I’m hoping that if her child…

Sob.

None of these articles really argue my point though. The first says that dogs were the ones who basically domesticated themselves by certain wolves being extra friendly, rather than us domesticating them intentionally. The second says that we do have some genomes in common, but due to a shared environment and shared…

That’s not really true though. Dogs did evolve alongside us and wouldn’t be here without us. But we evolved a lot earlier then them and would totally still be here without them. Tens of thousands of years earlier, so we were pretty set in this particular stage of evolution before they came along. They evolved to fit…

Ah, got it. My apologies to Miss Mexico then. Though she’s probably off partying and having a great time in Vegas, lol.

Wow, Miss Mexico’s a bitch for posting that. Colombia held it together for the cameras, let her break down in private.

Hey, now, there’s plenty worse states than Florida. We are sunny and have great parties and can handle hurricanes better than ANY of the other states, who curl into a fetal position if even a tropical storm heads their way. And we went Obama both times, have great Cuban food, and aren’t Alabama (sorry, Alabama, it had…

That picture screams sleazy grandpa.

If biology didn’t matter, then why do so many adopted kids search out their biological birth parents? Why do so many children created through sperm donation seek out the doner? These kids are often intensely curious about the biology, and often want to know why they weren’t wanted/kept by their biological parents.…

Hopefully it’s just a kinja thing. I saw the original thread and thought it was ridiculous that a writer here was being unprofessional enough to scold you about your opinion (as an Asian woman no less) on a percieved Asian slur. Like, she was yelling at you about telling people what to feel as she told you what to…

Wow she sounds weird here. High or just MIA somehow. Not how I think of her now.

Since they’ve been with him (past 6 months) their grades have tanked and the school has called CPS on him. He hasn’t complied with therapists and has (in paperwork that is open to the public, anyone can read it) requested through his lawyer that the oldest son get sent to a wilderness camp thing to get him to comply…