But you're totally fine with a carton of a cow's "bodily fluids", naturally.

My old company's did, including all admin, and they were nearly 200 people globally.

It's funny how it's never acknowledged that the men who can "drop everything on a moment's notice", if they have kids, are depending on their wives or partners to take care of the family so this is possible. It's pure institutionalised sexism.

God forbid women want to spend as much time as possible with their new babies within the constraints they have.

Uh, yeah, there's that whole thing where "parental leave", which both parents are eligible for, is a thing.

Yeah, see, the thing about offering maternity leaves that are customarily 6-12 months as the UK and Canada do is that this creates a pool of short-term contract roles which can be great career moves and really help companies shake up their talent and try new people out. There are genuine advantages also.

She can probably handle it. This preggo certainly can.

For most people, normal life means being worried or tense sometimes - before a big work deadline, or when money's tight, or whatever. But yes, it's totally possible to live a life where what you mostly feel is happy and content. It's possible for you to feel better than you do, and you deserve to get out from under…

Dude, you're in a flow with writing porn. So? A) you're in some damned good company; b) you're enjoying writing, and that's what matters. Also, you may have noticed, but porn is hella popular. Enjoy it!

Yeah, I love the "partners" thing and totally think that it's important to remember that you and your partner are literally that - a team who have got together to take on the world. I literally feel that when Mr. Fox and I work together, there's nothing we can't figure out. And doing stuff to contribute to and support…

I think he possibly just thinks he's supposed to give paw to get the food, and, er, overdoes it. He looks perfectly happy to me!

The letter doesn't say academia is meaningless; it simply says it's only one aspect of a person. I mean, it closes with the phrase "enjoy your results and be very proud of them".

1) She's not in the US; racking up huge medical and educational debts is *not* normal here in the UK. On the one hand, people don't have to worry about medical bills and health insurance; on the other, she will be taxed at a higher rate than in the US, so she will have less potential take-home pay to throw at the debt.

She's a Brit. That much debt on credit cards is A Lot. Plus, she's *not* paying it off - she's actively racking up more with no intention of stopping.

There's a full episode of the UK series Coupling (very very funny) where Susan's pregnancy is referred to as "being in the John Hurt way".

I want one of those boxes so freaking bad. I wish the rest of Europe would get on to that.

Your 'high' periods do sound like mild mania. One of the problems with mania is that it feels really fucking great (or so I read), and feeling convinced of your own awesomeness is very common. The problem is that it can escalate dangerously and is also pretty hard on your body.

I met my husband on the message boards of Mighty Big TV lo these many years ago.

Right? I mean, I'm only a five-monther, but I fucking dig my curves right now, and I favour boobs-and-bump-enhancing clingy tops. I also fully intend to buy and wear a bikini for my holiday later this summer.

Awesome.