Thank you. You made me teary-eyed. I'm gonna go text my mom right now and tell her she's beautiful.

Ah! Thanks so much!

Hot. As. Balls.

My mom is 72. She’s pretty fit, maybe a size 8 or 10, but she’s got quite a bit of upper-arm flab. We were shopping a few months ago and as we looked at cute short-sleeve tops she said something that broke my heart.

Hey I’m gray so no one will probably see this, but I have a quick question.

Lake Bell’s overalls! Ugh, she looks so amazing

Yay! Best wishes for a happy & healthy pregnancy!

fightin’ the good fight.

yeah this is one of the best things I've ever read in a jez comment

Oh there's totally not enough distinction made. Before I got pregnant I thought midwives were, in general, crunchy hippie home-birth stuff. I really feel like I got the best of all worlds, and the midwives at the practice I went to will always be dear to me.

My son was delivered by a Certified Nurse Midwife in a hospital. I saw CNMs throughout my pregnancy; I never saw an OBGYN. Certified Nurse Midwives are basically nurse practitioners with extra education. They can prescribe medication; I had an epidural. It was a wonderful experience. I was fucking TERRIFIED all…

Yes.

Kinja won't let me star your comment, but yeah, that seemed awkward to me too.

LOL I was born in 1978. No one had the internets in 1993

THANK YOU. Yes, I'm an old, so the Helen Gurley Brown era was my era. It wasn't perfect, there were definitely problematic aspects, but the way Cosmo spoke frankly about sex, contraception, and the importance of being familiar with our bodies was awesome. Yay HGB!

Government so small it fits in your uterus

Nah, give ‘em a try. They're not the best diapers, but they're fine. And the prints are ridiculously cute.

Yes it’s SO GREASY. I put it on my baby and he was sticking to every piece of lint, fuzz, pet hair, you name it. He was like a little slippery greased up squirmy monster.

Oh, I’m not saying it was all awesome. But between the sex positions articles and the atrocious fashion (seriously, Cosmo had the worst fashion. Animal print and big hair forever!), there were quite a few articles that helped me learn about, and be more comfortable with, my newly sexually active body.

Well, I’m an old (almost 37!) but I seem to remember that every issue had at least one article about, like, “Which Birth Control Is Right For You” “10 Questions You Should Ask Your Gyno” “How To Know If Your Gyno Is Right For You” “Your Vagina: What’s Normal, What’s Not” and stuff like that.