Yay for your mom! That's really what I hope for - that she's independent but knows she has the support when she needs it. It's the adaptability factor that people often ignore. They may not be that adaptable, but their kids usually are!

I always say the same thing about dropping her and picking her up at daycare. Too bad too many women are stuck without good options for both work and daycare, which really takes the whole choice factor out of the discussion.

I feel exactly the same way you do. When my daughter started daycare, I felt a little sad that a period of close connection that being a stay-at-home parent fosters was over but relieved that I could be part of the adult world on a regular basis again. My daughter loves her daycare and she is obviously enriched by her…

Your questions also point out the fact there were likely many, many opportunities for better decision-making on the teachers' parts. Like, at no point did anyone think, hmmmmm, is this really worth going through with?

These comments are reminding me of the many years my dad spent coaching ringette in our small town for his daughters' teams. (It's a Canadian sport created for girls as an alternative to hockey, sadly dying out now.) So much fun and so much learned for both of us. I think he did it because he wanted us to have more…

I find that a lot of the messaged clothing for kids has kind of a romantic aspect to it. So bizarre.

I saw it too and felt the same way. How about a desk for children, telling them to be incredible or whatever in a variety of colours? Does absolutely every item a child comes into contact with have to reflect/determine his or her gender?

I think that based on the custom outfit, assigned seat, and special invite, that the baby was invited. I'd say it's up to the designer, but certainly not the type of event one should bring an uninvited baby to.

She made Anna Wintour smile. Must have some special powers.

My general rule with my daughter who's roughly the same age: bring her everywhere I can that she won't ruin someone's outing if she gets fussy. Sporting events and casual restaurants: yes, the symphony and fancy restaurants: no. I'm not sure where the fashion show fits into this scheme, but I suspect that Riccardo…

Not quite a wedding but a celebration of a marriage that had occurred overseas. 2 drink tickets to each guest and then a cash bar that no one was warned about so no one had cash and there was no ATM close by. The entirety of the original (full Catholic Mass, all in Korean, 1.5 hour +) wedding ceremony shown to guests…

This HAS to be it.

I love that ABC's parent company is Disney and they do great, progressive (although it should be standard) stuff like this. Same with several shows on ABC Family. Now how about Disney gets serious about some of this inclusion?

I was responding to you telling me to remove a broomstick from my ass. My point wasn't that one shouldn't joke about these things, but merely that that specific joke had missed its mark. I'm sure that even the people who deal with these things regularly have their own lines (like the author's employer in this story).…

I asked my husband not to look but he was too curious not to. He thought it was awesome. He also wanted to take a picture of the (admittedly huge) placenta. I drew the line there.

I would hug them right now if I saw one of them on the street. And take the resident who actually delivered the kid out for a 5 star meal.

I'm kind of with GandT. I support and usually enjoy your right to make jokes about all topics. But some of the talk about "sanctimommies" that I've seen (not from you) and "dullards" is a bit dismissive. Not every joke hits. You explained it (sufficiently in my opinion), but no need to trash talk the people who…

Reel it in. The point I made is that the babies in seemingly faraway places do affect you, including those you refer to. I was just pointing out to the usually excellent Cassiebear that she didn't quite hit the mark for some of us and that some people might have their own reasons for responding as they did.

I knew that one was an exact copy of a real Barbie's dress! On the other hand, I love how the sequins are scaled up so that they are the same size on a human body as they are on a Barbie..

The entire thing reads as the most awkward back-handed compliment ever. Nobody had second thoughts here?