As the working mother of a son who just turned 8, this made me get misty eyed. I can only imagine how proud she was to win with her kid watching, to bring him along. I can only imagine how incredibly proud of her he is!

I assume the same people that criticize those on food stamps for how they spend them.

Also, Fenty is one of the few lines that caters well to WOC. And, as an athlete, she probably spends far less time wearing a full face of makeup than the average person going to an office job—and therefore isn’t spending as much on it overall. But also, who cares?

I mean, I doubt her $20 Fenty lipstick is the reason she can’t afford tens of thousands of dollars a year for daycare.

There’s a sort of fan theory that the team plays better with kids around. I’m glad she got to experience this with him. Reading about how a previous coach would give her shit for having to bring him to practices when he was younger...to seeing her win a World Cup. It’s amazing.

You do know lesbians can also be moms, right?

is that really the dilemma though ...? Most of us don’t get to choose between working and non-working. We choose between working job A, and working job B. If she stops playing soccer, I doubt the back-up is being a stay-at-home mom.

“Much has been said about the pay discrepancies between women soccer players and men. NPR reported that the salary range for players on the USWNT range from $16,538 to $46,200, while the range for men is far higher. “

She’s incredible and her son is adorable.  I can only imagine finding childcare at that short notice.

You can be on the same side, but you cannot support the toxic culture in Israel with regard to Palestinians and the full-on apartheid seen in their government.

She’s not wrong though. Modern Zionism is completely incompatible with feminism unless you subscribe to White Feminism.

Thank you, Snack. I read the quote from the article where she said the former friend would just have been institutionalized or a burden to her family and I wanted to cry. Six months ago, I was recovering from a suicide attempt. Today, I’m setting up for my son’s D&D-themed birthday party and he thanked me for coming…

“My brother has schizophrenia. His life has value.”

But why? Why is it inappropriate? Is it the assumption that all parents are inherently assholes and don’t have the decorum to remove their child from the room if it fusses? What’s the big deal? While not exactly the same thing, I work from home for a major consultancy firm with my dog. The dog whines and cries and…

Fuck you and the horse you rode in on. I’ll take my baby wherever the fuck I want. You’re not a feminist. You’re a close-minded advocated for single childless women. Fuck you.

When your country decides to actually provide decent paid maternity leave, then perhaps we’ll talk. Till then....nope. You don’t get to whine about this.

I used to comment regularly on Jezebel for years (under a different name) and stopped because of the feeling the author describes when someone she assumed would be an ally made her feel unwelcome.

There’s no way Starbucks Caramel Lady forms normal human relationships.

I straight up drink it for the drug effects. I refuse to believe that anyone who drinks it black (or who drinks straight liquor) actually enjoys the taste.

By this logic, people who regularly drink Frappuccinos are the least psychopathic among us, and I refuse to accept that.