Bahaha. My brother (10 years older than me, so he seemed very authoritative to little ol' me), used to tell me that my parents found me in a dumpster. Somehow I believed this despite the fact that I was practically my mom's little clone. I think some people are just more naturally gullible than others perhaps.

The little brother copying the big brother kills me. So cute.

No, but there are considerably less shitty ways than others. Making them feel like shit for being alive ain't one of'em. Having grown up pretty poor myself I do get where you're coming from, probably didn't help the situation knowing my parents really were struggling. *shrug*

Yeah, my dad treated me like that for the large majority of my childhood. Lorded fucking everything over me and made me feel guilty for existing and requiring food and shelter despite the fact that I got my first job at age 12 and laid for as much of my own stuff as possible. He also punished me for the most…

You too. Thank you! Congrats on your newish baby too. 4 months old is one of my faves.

Oh, no, I completely understand where you're coming from. I agree with you completely. Just wanted to make that clear, is all. I think it's disgusting that people look down their nose at those of us who have a harder time of it. I appreciate you speaking up.

Eh, you would be surprised how easy it is to replace.

I broke down and got one because I bought a 91-year-old house and the thermostat used FREAKING MERCURY to assess the temperature and was generally horrible. (I'd have to turn it down to 50 to get it to stop heating...but then I'd be freezing all night. No good.) I didn't want one of those horrible digital ones like in…

Haha! Well I'm pregnant with twins so I'm actually enjoying it colder like Mr. Water prefers for the most part. Once that ends my love affair with the Nest may too...We'll see.

I am so sorry that I came off as insensitive to women who have been through pregnancy losses. I haven't had losses but I have struggled through infertility, so I absolutely have compassion for you and other people who have been through that. I'm sincerely sorry for your losses.

You know why I criticize her choice to have so many children? Because she does not choose to parent them anymore. She traps her teenaged/adult daughters into the role. That's bullshit and it makes me very angry. Where is their choice in this?

She had a miscarriage around twenty weeks. Not what anyone would call early. Which makes it more disturbing, because those kind of second trimester losses are a sign of something going seriously wrong.

At the risk of sounding like a nerdish sycophant, I fucking LOVE my Nest. Holy shit. Love it. SO much.

It actually means how many weeks out you are from conception, but that is confusing and nonsensical.

Oh, I didn't think of that since I've never used that sort of birth control before. Maybe they do. I probably would take one at least every couple of months in that particular situation.

No. At least not any I've known, unless they're trying to conceive a baby. But most women experience at least a few pregnancy scares in their lifetime. I suppose maybe there are some paranoid women out there who do, though.

I feel like you should tweet a picture of yourself with a negative test and a beatific smile. Clearblue confirmed indeed.

Oh yeah, some people have really icky reactions to anesthetic. :( That's not the first time I've heard of that happening. They didn't make her fast for several hours, or was it just stomach acid? Poor thing. That would be really rough.

Mm, delicious pain meds and longer maternity leave! I mean. Healthy and safe baby! Seriously though, thank goodness for modern medicine in times of need. I think I would have been fine giving birth vaginally (seeing as I had twelve hours of crazy contractions and didn't make a peep before the actual surgery), but this…

Tacophobia would be seriously horrid! Well, so is tocophobia, but seriously, a life without tacos!???!?!?!?! (That's it, I'm making tacos for dinner...)