My first thought was "sure, but the score was still 6 million to 1."

Do not ever feel that you are being a "whiny, privileged crybaby" about the completely reasonable, biological desire to bond with the human being you've carried for the better part of a year. I have been there. Practicality be damned - babies are impractical. They interfere with your life. You absolutely deserve…

I mean, we have - multiple times. And he IS right - taking time off has a bout a gazillion practical implications that are best avoided.

Sometimes I have to just take a deep breath and mentally remind myself that we all love our babies and we're all just trying to do right by them to the best of our abilities.

Yeah, we're all pretty mad at your parents too.

It's hard not to fall in that reverse-shaming trap sometimes! I live in Hippy Central and the sizing-up of other mothers is pretty constant. (Do they vaccinate? Do they Unschool/homeschool? Do they co-sleep/breastfeed? JUST HOW CRUNCHY ARE YOU WOMAN?!) Mostly the underlying motive seems to be trying to figure out…

Ugh, my freaking MOTHER is the worst mom-shamer there is, and honestly, my husband is close behind. I'm currently 37 weeks, and I HAVE to go back to work, full stop. ASAP. There wasn't even a discussion about what I wanted. I have this terrible gut feeling that I'll want some time with my baby before going back, and…

Really? From the minute women get pregnant, they have to deal with their mother telling them what to do, their MIL, then their other mother friends each one giving out great advice, then there's the judgement if they choose not to breastfeed, the judgement if they choose to breastfeed for longer than some women…

I was about to comment and say "Oh my gosh what bad moms, socialization is so important so daycare is necessary..." until I realized I'd be joining in the shaming. Reverse-shaming. :(

I think it depends who you hang around with. I got a lot of mom-shaming with my first kid, when I lived in Brooklyn and made the mistake of joining a moms' group that was decidedly attachment-parenting based. (Nothing against AP in general even though it's not my thing, but this group happened to be extremely…

And then 33 years later he was brutally murdered. Way to go, Mary, you fuck up.

Amen to that. As a single parent I had to go back to work full time to support myself and the pup. (Though I was lucky enough to have paid maternity leave for the first three months.) Before the baby was born I joined the local Facebook parenting groups for 'emotional support' but man, oh man, did I drop them fast…

the Bible says Mary dropped Jesus once. Also, she once forgot to pack an extra diaper in the baby bag. Also, once she was so tired, she fell asleep and didn't hear him cry. And she walked out of the house with baby spit all over her shirt.

She recommends making a list of pros and cons, and adds that you should "constantly evaluate your options. You don't have to make one choice and stick with it forever."

It is pretty sad that as a mom, your worst enemy is other goddamn moms.

I'm always amazed at how interesting people who do drugs think doing drugs is (sorry for that terribly worded sentence). It's like talking about your sex life; it's so not interesting to anyone but you...and the other boring people you are doing drugs with.

I like to think she carried him around in one of those babysling things when no one was around.

I find it difficult to imagine Prince doing normal shit. Where you or I would simply walk down a flight of stairs, I see him with his foot in a loop of rope, slowly lowered by shirtless dancers turning an overly ornate wheel.

You can just tell the guy is really really good in bed.....he could wear all the crazy shit he wants...it's going to wind up on the floor (bed chair kitchen counter ceiling fan )anyway.

Prince and Kim were on my original list but I didn't have enough time to get to them! When it comes to Prince, I always wonder if his girlfriends have to make out with him in his velvet S&M bullfighter outfits. I couldn't do it. I think he's a very attractive man, but no. I would just be like "TAKE ALL THIS CRAZY SHIT…