"And who do you think made sure the breast pump was sterilized? Not li'l miss, "I'll get that later," that's for sure."

Om my god, sometimes I hate people. That is horrifying.

I don't even normally like floral stuff, but I really the second one. I love art deco and art nouveau jewelry. Mine is a shape that wouldn't work with a wedding band, so I just wear the band on the left hand and engagement ring on the right.

I know, I'm sorry, I typed before I thought. SAHMs get looked down on a lot around here so it was a knee-jerk reaction.

I think it could be better in that regard. For example, from what I remember Veronica didn't have any boyfriends who weren't white (I could be wrong). And the majority of characters are white. But, there are characters of a few different races that play major roles in the show, which is way better than lots of shows…

Ugh. Not all breastfeeders are SAHMs, not all SAHMs breastfeed, and not all SAHMs who breastfeed are self-righteous assholes. I mean, I breastfeed because for me it is easier and cheaper. For me. I don't care what anybody else does.

I donated to this. I gave about double the cost of two movie tickets, and in return I will get a digital copy of the movie. Considering that we would have to hire a babysitter to go see it in the theater, this actually made economic sense. I'm not really interested in the t-shirt and other stuff they are giving away,…

I think you're off base here. According to IMDb, only 5 actors appeared in every episode of the show: three are white (Veronica, her dad, and her nemesis/boyfriend depending), one is black (Wallace, her best friend and not a stereotype) and one is Latino (Weevil, who starts out as a stereotype but quickly becomes a…

I have the book waiting for me on my kindle so we'll see. So far based on what I have read, I am ambivalent. It is fantastic to have someone bringing attention to the need for a new feminist movement; I think a lot of young people really don't see the need for it and that is a mistake. But this just doesn't look very…

I think the point is that there isn't really any reason why it should be a surprise since major life decisions should be made together, not by one person. I'd imagine most people's spouses don't come home and say "Surprise! I bought us a house!" And if that happened, wouldn't it be kind of disturbing, since it…

Yes! Can we band together and start a kickstarter of our own to raise this money? He was so blah.

I don't think she meant it as a joke. My sense of her is that she is very earnest about things like this. She was trying to put in stark terms the biggest cost of war.

That is amazing. I am filing that away in case I ever visit Ireland. I don't even sew or make anything, but buttons are awesome. I don't know what is wrong with me.

I just went back and found your rant! I wish there had been more discussion of that series here. I hate so much that the type of feminism Sandberg and so many other women these days talk about requires that their success be built on the backs of the women, in all likelihood of color and poorly compensated, who keep…

Honestly, I think it was just a diplomatic way for her to say that Gere was rigid and saw her as less than.

Replying so hopefully this will get bumped up a bit. I totally agree. The focus on success in the corporate world is something that drives me nuts about American society. I don't see it as some great feminist revolution to encourage more women to rise to the top of a system that dehumanizes the majority of people…

If you need me to regale him with some of my best horror stories (I have a great one about a wood floor and an under-attended cat litter box), let me know! :)

Wow, that sounds horrible. I am a slob, but even I can't fathom why there would be dog pee in the house? Maybe he needs to get a job and hire childcare and a housekeeper.

Yes, that's a very convenient argument when you care more about one thing that takes maybe twenty minutes. If this poor woman's husband lets dog piss hang around, the amount of extra work she'd have to do would be mind boggling. We're not talking about one chore he doesn't do, he doesn't keep the house up to basic…

The thing is,speaking as a total slob, letting a house get dirty over long periods of time is bad for the house. If you rent, eventually you will have clean up when you move out, and that will be very difficult if it hasn't been cleaned ever. Some things may not be able to be truly cleaned, in which case you may be on…