Agreed. Surely he could find another woman who would actually consent to having his children? But that is clearly not the point here.

TrollKing may also want to see the following image for reference. It is of Sts. Perpetua and Felicity. Also Catholic saints from Roman-controlled territory around the same time as St. Nicholas. Being a Catholic saint is not proof of whiteness. (Image from www.catholic.org)

Is this perhaps the impulse to at the least be counted among those who oppose this?

You know, I’m a grownup, and I felt the same way. Time to go and really make it hard for bigotry to flourish as it has. Get involved and make the world a better place.

Ted Bundy...

Especially given Seattle’s history with serial killers...

It is our greatest shame. I just had a student drop out of his second attempt at university because his band’s support funds for him ran dry.

I’d say ultimately very few people are successfully funny on that topic. But seem to be convinced they are. It’s true that you can joke about anything but actually being funny is the trick.

I think it’s pretty obvious that their brains have already evacuated...

Do you know what you have to do? You have to go through labour, and then your body will act like you still have a live baby, so you will have milk, and stretch marks, and soreness for a very long time, in the best of circumstances. It sucks and we need to figure out a way to respect the dignity of women who go through…

This is my exact thought process everytime I see something ridiculous that is not the product of an individual acting alone. As in, there were multiple meetings, someone had to okay that, and you went through a long process to produce it. And that’s what you ended up with?

I have done this several times. We just bought a 1920s house that had been owed and meticulously cared for by a family for 55 years, kids raised, parents retired and owned it until they passed last winter. The mom was beloved and had the most beautiful flower garden. We still have old ladies walking into the yard or…

I’ve had dreams where my dad hadn’t really died. Or can come back for a limited time. Usually we’re happy to have him back, but rushing to get quality time before he has to go.

I’m definitely from a leave-your-car-running, go-on-holiday-for-3-weeks-without-locking-up kind of place and I find that what happens is periodically something horrible will happen and people will start locking their doors. Like a girl was murdered at a music festival nearby when I was a kid and people sort of lost…

Maybe because the punch up isn’t there? Like you can make the joke about the rapist, not the victim, but there’s no way to do that with dead babies? (I am prepared for the “it’s fine to joke about anything” brigade. I will happily be disproven, as someone who like edgy humour.)

And you had a relatively long leave compared to many women. Yuck. I’m sorry to hear that.

Absolutely. And being close to your child at first can help stave off PPD in many cases. What I’m pointing out is that this idea of coming back so quickly doesn’t even allow a women to stop bleeding before she’s demanded to be back at work.

I also wonder if go back to work actually meant going into the office for a full 8 hours...

A lot of women (who had easy deliveries and are in good health) can’t walk around the block without getting winded at that point and still have pain sitting down. One week is abysmally short for those who want/need longer.

I think she does. It just builds this odd dynamic of me enjoying her work and her unable to enjoy her own. Thanks for sharing your experience.