Really well said. And considering all the references to “serving free fish/tilapia” (cause vaginas smell like fish... s/) a glamorous portrayal of a period is considered “in bad taste”!? This show is full of off-color jokes and innuendo, it’s part of what makes this show so great, but I love this dress and the…

This looked like a really intriguing way to use ripe bananas: https://food52.com/blog/21538-totally-bananas-jam

Hey thanks internet person! I’ll add both to my regime. 

Yeah it crossed my mind but it was once at home and then over the holidays with my brother in law. And when he snuck it by himself it was a total of two. Like I saw the cans, it was two beers he got at the co-op where you can buy singles. 

Hmmm, not a bad idea. Maybe I should have just asked for solidarity massages all along!

BOTH AT THE SAME TIME! Jk. 

I took the shots, the pills that made me feel sick and gain weight, I did the procedures and the surgery, I took off work to go to all the doctors appointments. Now I’m constantly sick, off caffeine and soft cheeses (guess who is really into making sure I don’t eat the wrong thing), and haven’t pooped in two days. I…

Yeah it’s the saying one thing and doing another that pissed me off the most.

My go to is hot water with lemon and honey. I started because I had a cold but now I’m loving it anyways.

I asked my husband to quit drinking beer around me in solidarity. That’s it. Wine is fine, don’t mind liquor, beer out with friends sure. He said yes, he said he understood and I caught him sneaking shit 3 times in the first two weeks. WTF. Honestly the sneaking part pissed me off the most. 

I emailed something far less eloquent but along those lines. Respectful and appealing to a sense of mercy and fairness. I got a stock letter back thanking me for my message and saying they are “conducting a thorough review of Ms. Brown’s application.” But this has to mean they are getting a lot of letters about it? I…

I’m also an atheist but the holidays is a time for greenery, lights, and color in an otherwise dreary time, I couldn’t agree more with your assessment of the season! So I have the tree with old fashioned bubble lights but I also love forcing bulbs - I currently have a red lion amaryllis in progress and three paper…

I wish I could do meditation but when I try to quiet my mind that way it RACES. So here are the best techniques I’ve found.

Fair enough. You were only talking about Gabrielle Union who is extremely privileged. But I do hear “just adopt” a lot (or “there are tons of babies who need homes”) and I thought it worth mentioning that it’s really expensive ($45k+ private domestic infant adoption) and not within everyones reach.

I didn’t realize your comment was confined only to Gabrielle Union and she’s so rich she could afford surrogacy. But to be clear you only meant Gabrielle Union in particular should adopt and weren’t talking about any other women struggling in a similar position?

You can... how much do you think adoption costs?

SAME! I cannot imagine going through what you’ve been through though I’m stealing “uncooperative reproductive system”. Mine is that. When I was trying to NOT get pregnant it got pregnant and when I wanted to be... nope! I started telling people my son was an only child because I had three miscarriages and now have…

I’m so pleased for you! How far along are you and how can you tell this one is “sticky”? I just got my first betas and they are solid, question is what’ll they look like on Wednesday? I really hope this one sticks, recurrent miscarriages sap the joy and wonder out of pregnancy and I’m so glad to hear things are…

When I taught in class I’d usually say at the beginning of the year “I’m Ms. Body, I go by Ms. because I kept my maiden name and so Mrs. Body would be my mother.” It was often a good opening for a brief discussion in the class about other people’s feelings and preferences for keeping their names or what not. If people…

I think this is a solid policy, that’s what we have our son do with neighbor’s and friends. “Mr. Alan, Ms. Carol.” But I still find myself constantly getting Mrs.’ed by students and others. I kept my maiden name and prefer Ms. and it confuses people. One of my son’s daycare teachers assumed I was remarried since I…