Mayflower material, I presume? (Go, PCU!)

Interesting, thanks. Reminds me of my colored pencil and crayon days, where I was constantly frustrated that there really wasn't a color that I could use to draw (white) people. There was no shade for "skin tone" which I know varies wildly, but for a white 7-year-old the concept was limited to the color of my own pale…

Yes, yes, yes. My immediate thought when I started reading. Fail, io9.

Ooh, let's start tying performance to funding, like they want to do with schools. Can we, PLEASE??? I know it will perpetuate the problems, but, it sounds like a really fun experiment.

I've said it before ... Deep down, these men know they're worthless pieces of shit. Therefore, they also know that anyone willing to be involved with them is OBVIOUSLY crazy. It's a subconscious knowledge, but it comes out anyhow if you're looking for it.

Maybe the masculine word for slut is "male"?? Here's the logic (which I just invented): A woman is NOT supposed to act like this, so when she does, the term is "slut." The other gender, however, are supposedly (according to some) genetically programmed to act this way. Therefor, the word you are looking for is "man"…

Yes! I've been thinking about the future Henry idea, too.

Well, you know men. Show a hint of cleavage and they lose their minds. I'm sure he was worried that would happen if she showed up in a low-cut power suit. They can't control themselves around the ladies. Quick, cover everything to protect them from themselves!

Were you by any chance dating Danny from Grease? or one of those other boys with "a rep to protect"? Their fault, not yours.

Well, he must know deep down that he's a total piece of shit, thus, any woman who wants to be with him MUST be crazy. I can understand that.

Pregnant? Parents? Surprised?

My mother had an abortion. I don't know how old she was, but it was before she met my father, probably by many years. She was 35 when she had me, married, adult and stable. Knowing my insanely religious grandmother, I have no doubt she made the best decision at the time.

I vote somewhere warmer than either of those. How's Tahiti on women's rights?

Agree with Annalee. It's not just those 9 months, it's the 18 years after that are the big problem. If your answer is to encourage them all to give up their babies for adoption, that doesn't sit right with me, either. There have to be more options. If I was going to lose it to someone else anyhow, I'd rather lose it…

Have you met his friend/roomate, Uncle Holy Spirit?

Well, I guess, you could argue that God was so anti-vagina that he was like, "You know what, rather than make me come down there and, well ... come down there ... let's just whip up a little miraculous babymaking, minus any vaginal interaction." This is completely unlike some previously popular gods, who were all,…

Don't despair. There's a variety of things that could be causing problems, most of them very fixable, or if not fixable, science knows ways around them. But the testing is the part where you figure things out, so please don't give up without a fight. Perhaps your husband is the problem, even. Test him first, it's way…

Perhaps it's alarmist, but I wish more people would understand that most people who want to get pregnant (if there's nothing wrong) can do it in a few months. Not everyone, not by a long shot. But the average odds are like, 1 in 4 each month, when there aren't problems. People that try and try for a really long time,…

I'm the smartest raccoon I know. ... Yes, we all love Mayhem.

I don't know how common it is nowadays, but once upon a time, a man who had a child was likely to get a pay raise, because, you know, now he has a family to support. Of course, when my grandmother was a single mom raising two kids, the same logic didn't apply to her. But when her male coworker got married, oh, now HE…