so, do these plus-size (cringe) focused gyms have pushy personal trainers out on the floor to shower me with unsolicited advice on how to lose more weight faster because obviously that is the only reason a person of size would ever set foot in a gym? will they salivate at the sight of a woman so obese she could keep…

"awake" is as far from english breakfast as i am from breakfasting in england right now.

any legal nerds like myself can read the full complaint here: [aclunv.org]

but they wont. they will only sell Tazo Tea American Barffast and everyone will wring their hands in sorrow.

the trouble with this is that i can guarantee you that isn't the music the solo was set to. there is no WAY abby lee miller would ever set choreography to that nonsense, but TLC is too cheap to pay for the licensing of actual songs. music selection is a huge part of competitive dance and you can't the full effect…

But many Jews choose to follow traditions that may seem antiquated or illogical for very logical and informed reasons.

ok i read it. i'm pretty sure that by anxiety they mean adrenaline. why can't they just say adrenaline? #TALKINGABOUTANXIETYMAKESMEANXI...

i cannot read this article because i'm already having a panic attack about the headline not being true about me. #ANXIETYRENDERSMEIMMOBILE

conservatives sure don't. all brown babies are born to women on welfare, blah blah welfare queen trope blah blah etc? but giving the brown women birth control would be out of the question, because then there would smiting. if only all non white women would just GO AWAY, they wish (often not-so-silently).

am i crazy, or did that spanking not look hard enough to elicit such a strong response from the spankee? i've been known to get spanked on the reg, and it didn't seem quite so major to me...

yet.

as a human and a lady, this news is great. the more women who are able to control the circumstances in which they have children, the better.

i was thinking cervix? pat gently.

or a brown baby?

thank you for bringing a nuanced, balanced and informed voice to the discussion. and bravo to everyone for being willing to hear and contribute to a very important inroad in on this issue. the anti-choice movement loves to use margaret sanger as a weapon, not because they care, only because it works.

yeah, the auburn dye job plus the white stubble is an interesting look. sort of like the sweet punjabi guys on 3rd avenue who use henna to turn their hair (and beards) bright orange.

i really don't want to get word-snarky, but "lay" as an adjective means "not of a particular profession" or "lacking extensive knowledge of a particular subject" and is really offensive to use in this context. non-CNM midwives are well-educated caregivers doing a lot of service for women all over the country and the…

just want to point out that a doula and a direct-entry midwife provide completely different kinds of care. a doula provides supportive care to the mother during childbirth. that's all their trained or meant to do. a direct-entry midwife has the specialized training in labor and delivery to support mothers and…

i would respectfully disagree. direct-entry midwifery (i'm not sure what you mean by lay midwives) requires years of training and supervised clinical experience. in nearly every state, a trained direct-entry midwife (that is, someone with specialized training in midwifery, particularly home-based care, but no…

when the time comes to consider this kind of care, you can ask potential midwives about how they deal with insurance companies. one quite prominent midwife with whom i am familiar has a woman on her staff part time exclusively to argue insurance claims.