My best friend has evolved into this body type slowly, after 3 kids. It still surprises me, and she's got fantastic legs so her belly could easily be mistaken for pregnancy. It sucks.

My kids, just before they went out.

YASS. Running or doing a hard workout in any kind of undies is miserable. And I still don't get the not-washing thing- who wears exercise clothes twice without cleaning them? That's nasty!

A. Yes

Never. I exercise 6 days a week on average. Commando all the way.

Wait.

This is a photo of my son after he did his makeup, which he knows he is welcome to do whenever because painting your face is fun, whether you’re 4 or 37.

My buddy is in the center of a maelstrom of professional services right now. Fingers crossed.

I bought this shirt. It is just as awesome in person.

This makes being a Giants fan during the Bonds era feel a lot more forgivable. Thanks for the reduced self-loathing, Jerry!

I'm with Kim. Pregnancy was awful, twice. I actually appreciate a loud voice in popular media making this statement- there's so much pressure to sentimentalize and glorify pregnancy & childbirth. For plenty of us it is miserable, scary, and dangerous.

The lady we checked out with was visibly unimpressed when we told her about it the next morning- like we were bad people for murdering her spider buddy. We looked it up, though, and cane spiders, though not dangerously venomous, are (understandably) aggressive and will chase & bite people. And even by cane spider…

In 2005 we spent a week in Hawaii on vacation in a friend’s timeshare condo. On our last night my husband ran into the bedroom & slammed the door. His eyes were as big as saucers. He’s not generally a jumpy guy, so this was unsettling.

Look, let’s not pretend an ideal outcome is available. At this point it is foster care or with mom in jail. If visitation & reunification are the plan (IF) then this early bonding time is great for both of them. I have had babies too, and they don't do a hell of a lot 0-6 months besides enjoy cuddling & being talked…

A 6 month old might eat yogurt or mashed banana, but many are strictly boob/formula still. I made the assumption that the prison environment was one selected for safety for new moms, but you’re right: that’s completely in my head at this point. I am underwhelmed by the developmental toys argument. Plenty of kids don’t…

This was my question- how long do they allow the baby to reside with her? If there’s a good chance she’ll get regular visitation while incarcerated & custody of her daughter after she’s released, that’s a nice program.

OMG... Flash backs to my all-girls school junior lit class! So much delighted faux-pearl clutching!

When the whole Terry Shaivo thing happened I was pretty newly married. I got my mom & husband together and yelled PULL THE PLUG. Now I even have a living will detailing that they can wait up to 2 weeks to pull said plug. Fancy!

I hear you, but I lived on loans that I’ll be paying off into my 60’s. My point isn't that everyone has a level economic playing field, but that the assumption that an extended adolescence is normal should be questioned.

Such an UNSEXY Way to spend $25,000. It’s like a new roof. You need it. It has to be done. But it’s a sad way to spend money.