Yeah, not sure what they had against mules. Or ligers.

Actually, the explanation I've heard for girl = blue is that blue is the color associated with the Virgin Mary. Also, fun fact, there is a scene in one of the Little House on the Prairie books in which Laura and Mary get their hair ribbons mixed up, and they are so excited because Laura always has to wear pink…

Honestly, that was my reaction, too. I've suffered from depression and I can almost imagine thinking that the world was so awful and terrible that your child was better off not living in it. I cannot imagine throwing your own child out of a window to fall alone and uncomprehending and terrified to their death.

One of my two favorite vintage finds was a 1960 winter coat (store tags still on—it cost $60 originally, I think) in gray wool with a fur collar. I had to buy elbow-length leather gloves because it has 3/4 sleeves. It is so incredibly awesome. I literally did a happy dance in the store when I found it. You can't…

OMG, Jarts. I don't know how we survived childhood, because I do not recall ever playing a game of Jarts, but I recall throwing a lot of Jarts.

It's not about hypocrisy, it's about the fact that Mitt wants to take away a right that benefits his own family—this a one concrete way in which his extreme anti-choice views would actually affect families, and not in a pro-life way.

Heck, you might have been pregnant and miscarried really early on (within a few days of conception). It's surprisingly common, and you wouldn't know.

I received excellent sex ed at my parochial school—if nothing else, I am incredibly grateful that I received accurate and complete biological information about my anatomy, which I assumed was par for the course until I encountered multiple college-educated women who literally did not know what was coming out of their…

I took the Pill for about 12 years and figured that when I went off it at 35, I would have a really hard time getting pregnant. In less than 6 months, I was pregnant. I think there's a lot of hype about infertility, especially among "older" women, so you can get the idea that infertility is super common and that…

There is still a person on this planet who doesn't know that women take the Pill precisely so that they can have sex without getting pregnant and thinks that "pulling out" is an effective method of contraception? Oh. My. God. I went to CATHOLIC SCHOOL and I learned this stuff. What are they teaching in schools…

My dad walked me down the aisle, but there was no "who gives this woman" stuff. He walked me down the aisle and gave me a hug, and went and sat down with my mom. He's a little old-fashioned, so it was pretty meaningful to him, but considering he nearly busted a gut laughing when I (jokingly) asked him if my…

It also helps that they don't stay toddlers forever, but grow into slightly older children who can use the toilet.

In DC, where there are a lot of lawyers, I'd say loi-yer is the more common pronunciation.

My husband and I have only joint accounts, and we pay all household and personal expenses out of those accounts. He brings home more money than I do, in part because health insurance is paid for out of my salary, but we really think of it as "our" money. We are building a home and a life together, and so we pool our…

Agreed. Mansplaining isn't just being a know-it-all, it's discounting women's experiences and interpretations of those experiences and explaining to women what is actually happening to them and how they should interpret what is happening to them.

I agree. At best, evo psych is a social science, but it's basically reasoning backwards—observing current phenomenon and essentially speculating about its evolutionary roots. But since things like gender roles vary by culture and have changed dramatically within cultures in recent centuries/decades/years, it's hard…

One of my co-workers adopted a baby. After they brought the baby home, the birth mother changed her mind and they had to give the baby up. It was heartbreaking. Adoption is not an easy solution—it's expensive, time-consuming, and international adoptions can pose some serious ethical risks (how do you know that the…

Who said that? The point is that (1) their choice of work is extremely limited, and (2) the girls aren't even really allowed to pursue "feminine" careers. The "teacher" is home-schooling her siblings, not attending college and getting a degree in education. The others are "working under a professional" to learn…

That's my feeling. If we have a boy, my husband will decide whether he is circumcised. (My husband is circumcised.) He's had the procedure done, he knows how he feels about it, and either choice seems medically fine.

Right—and the two positions are (1) on your left side and (2) on your right side, and if you weren't a side sleeper to begin with, this is not much of a choice. Especially because the left-side position is the only one that helps with the heartburn. At least the body pillow helps. Love the body pillow.