Edited to add: I know that you advocate for making it quick, easy, and affordable; and aren't suggesting that it already is. This is a good point - we could do a lot more to support the adoption of actually-adoptable children (e.g. continued state support so that lower-income families can adopt higher-need children,…

There are many good reasons for infertile couples to want a genetically related child:

No-kill shelters aren't necessarily bad, but they can be terrible. The situation will vary depending on a city's mix of shelters and on how they interact with one another. Problems arise when they monopolize an unfair share of resources, leaving animals in other shelters under-served. In three stories, my issue with…

Yes on all counts.

Yeah, it manages to be really original while using otherwise clichéd elements. It suits her, it's genuinely interesting to look at, and it's funny (in the best sense of the word). Love it!

The whole gown is amazing, but the sleeves are overwhelmingly so.

Wet washcloths!

For adults, I think that there are lots of good, and less direct, ways of asking this sort of question. It's possible to make sure that your partner is into every single act you engage in together without verbally asking in a formulaic way (by using a mix of non-verbal cues and of less-formulaic verbal ones, and by…

As someone in the majority* who doesn't find this description traumatic at all, I don't see how I'm supposed to be harmed by a trigger warning. Having to read two words that intimate "some people will find the following painful to read; if the topic is one that is difficult for you, proceed with caution!" doesn't do…

Same here (small AND saggy, in my case)! It took me a long time to stop hating it (more specifically, it took me until I started noticing people who weren't me but had a similar body shape, and who rocked it) but I'm actually a converted fan now.

Me too - they are kind of ridiculous, but in an adorable and sexy way.

What I find interesting is the lack of discussion of breasts as, uhm, part of a woman with feelings and preferences about what should happen to said breasts. Naked lady = breasts, end of story!

This juxtaposition:

The sexist marketing here is stupid and socially problematic, I won't deny that.

There are some good pink wines out there!

This is a bad habit that I've had all my life but that has grown exponentially worse since I have started living alone. I live in fear of the day I decide to do it in public without thinking about what I'm doing.

I used to move all my furniture to block the doors and sleep in my closet with a blanket-me in the bed... The joys of living alone and with mental illness.

As far as I understand, babies are born with their mother's anti-bodies and continue to receive more through breast-milk (if breast-fed), which tides them over until they can start producing their own. They are, however, still ridiculously susceptible to certain infections (babies who contract herpes during birth or…

I'm not trying to criticize parents who take their kids out into their own lives (it's probably necessary for sanity and happiness, and it's something that babies have been doing since babies have existed). I just assume that this baby will have an abnormal experience, and must be getting touched by an far more…

Awesome comment!