When he got emotional about people struggling with fertility in the above clip I full on teared-up! I am 8 months pregnant though, so it doesn’t take much. My baby was a sort-of-surprise baby, and in the first few weeks of my pregnancy as I was reading all the books and they all had a chapter that covers problems with…

It seems to me some doctor’s offices are already trying to be more proactive about checking in regarding mental health and safety of the mothers who are being seen - which is I guess what my story was trying to illustrate before I trailed off! I certainly hope questions about mood/mental state become a normal part of…

At my doctor’s office I have to turn in a little ‘mood report’ with each visit, and they ask follow-up questions. Also the nurse asks me if I feel safe in my relationship while she does my bloodpressure/weight stuff. The first appointment they called me in and said they’d bring my partner back when I got settled in my…

I made a similar comment earlier - the only books I read as a kid featuring a black girl protagonist were the Addy books from American girl. Then later in high school and college it was Alice Walker, Toni Morrison and Edwidge Danticat - that’s all pretty heavy stuff. The odd thing is when I would invent characters…

I can only think of the ‘Addy’ books from American Girl, then basically I didn’t read about black women until I got into Alice Waker and Toni Morrison in college. I am going to go google books with female protagonists and specifically girls of color and start a stock-pile. Definitely want my daughter reading about…

Just asked to be moved - they only allow a small number of animals so that people with allergies can be accommodated. My dad and grandpa are allergic to perfumes and have had issues on planes.

Why raise hell? It’s super stressful to move with a pet, why be a jerk to someone?

I am so sick of humans being unnecessarily…

My first two attempts to use a cup did not go well - basically I could not retrieve it when the time came! I made various phone-calls to friends who had used them and everyone just told me to squat or relax or ‘bear down’ - and for fleeting moment I could maybe grasp the tip of the stem, but it was so slippery it just…

What a beautiful post - so proud you cooked for yourself, because I am 8 months in and haven’t been doing much in the kitchen in 7 months, besides checking on my husband’s progress as he prepares meals for me.

I keep getting cravings for super posh and outlawed meat-ish foods. Raw oysters is my major one - but those…

I watched this a lot when I was planning my wedding and it did sooth me - it was like ‘aw look, all kinds of women get married in all kinds of different dresses with all kinds of different drama, siiiigh’. It also perfectly balances representations of women who are going over-the-top and women who are laid back about…

I am 30 and I signed up for a prenatal yoga class - for the first 3 weeks of the class I was the youngest, by 6 years! FYI I live in the Bay Area where no one can afford to have kids til they are 40 (and I am just going for it anyways!). My friends all call me ‘teen mom’. Which I secretly love.

Like 3 weeks ago I really wanted a cheeseburger so we got cheeseburgers and mine was inexplicably PINK (my husband and friend also were having burgers and theirs were fully cooked - mine was just super under-done). I pointed it out to our server and she acted so annoyed, and I just ordered myself some fries because…

I got that book from my cousin and literally packed up all the rest of my pregnancy books and was like “fuck all ya’ll”. It’s a great, thorough and reassuring book. ‘Bumpology’ is another good one with a similar theme - breaking down the research. Both are very readable as well! I am 6 weeks from my due date now and…

New Orleans! Because I liked watching the Mormon girl and the spunky bisexual become buddies.

When it comes to non-thrifted lingerie I need details to make the whole thing worthwhile, and these are just a bit plain! I have a few pieces from Free People that just have a little more lace and structure, and there are so many indie brands on Etsy and such that are just so much more exciting at a similar…

As a child of the 90's I always assumed dance-battles would be more relevant in my teenage years.

So perhaps there could be a rule - before we talk about public breastfeeding let’s agree on three things:

1. It is not inherently sexual to feed a baby from a breast, it is literally what the body is designed to do for the survival of humans.
2. Boobs are not genitalia. Penises and vaginas are very different from boobs,…

I am kind of depressed about Declan. My husband is from Ireland and Declan is one of the family names on his dad’s side. I was determined to use it for a boy, then realized it’s super trendy now (I am 7 months pregnant so I’ll have to settle on a name soon). Along with other Irish names like Liam (Lachlan as well, I…

It is sort of a relief though that he cheated with consenting adult women as soon as he was out of his parents compound - he clearly does not view women as equals, but it seems likely that he preyed on underaged girls because of a fucked up view of women and having no appropriate sexual outlets (like, I think in…

I wonder if this could be a start - like could we get Americans to picket and boycott H&M until they agree to pay workers the $177/month? I think a lot of people feel helpless because the vast majority of clothing is made using exploitation - so people just give up. Here is a concrete opportunity to make a difference.

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Oh goodness - my husband is like this. If he’s lucky he freckles, but most of the time it’s pink, then eventually white. I always tell him at least I can find him in the dark! I sometimes make him wear a tee-shirt when he swims, like a chubby self-conscious kid, because even with sunscreen he will sometimes get a…