@Abstrusan: My understanding is that it is because they are meant to be taking up some of the welfare responsibilities for their community. This can be in the form of food pantries, medical assistance, financial assistance, childcare, etc.. So instead of paying taxes and then the government allotting the money, they…

I have no fear of being pregnant, or going through childbirth. I am *terrified* of being treated again like I was with my first/only pregnancy. I've told my husband that if we decide we want another kid, that it's absolutely not happening unless I find a suitable midwife and birthing center first. If I can't have the…

@Edith Prickley: This is what I do. Five years and it hasn't caused any problems yet.

Nobody's posted it that I've seen, but there's an *awesome* community on LiveJournal devoted to menstrual cups. [community.livejournal.com] I heartily recommend it to anyone contemplating a cup.

@sarahmas: You dump it in the toilet. And you don't have to empty it every couple of hours, unless you're having a heavy flow. Even on heavy days I can go at least 4 hours, on light days I can go 6-8.

@crustee: This LJ community is the be-all-end-all of menstrual cup info that I've found: [community.livejournal.com] There are side by side comparisons of the various cups, reviews, how to's, just tons of info. It really helped me when I was new to the cup.

@j. cruel: I was 27 when I got pregnant. I had my BA, and was starting an MFA program, and my husband and I had been together for 6 years at that point. I thought I was going to get grounded so hard. I never even talked to my dad directly about it, because eeew then Dad would know I had sex.

@Jetgirly: I wish teachers could be all "So I'm not supposed to tell you the following (insert actual useful information) So we won't be discussing any of that, okay? Oh look we're out of time for today. Remember, abstinence, woo."

@Janglesatwest: He already made the announcement. It's Krypton, actually.

@WatchOut4TheRobots: Well, you're "allowed" 6 ounces a week, and told to watch out for the mercury heavy fish, which is why the guideline came about. (I think.) So, the restriction probably wasn't there when your mom was pregnant with you.

All I craved was spicy and vinegary food. Anything mild, like water or crackers, gave me terrible heartburn. The spicier things were, the better. My sweet tooth also completely disappeared. Beezeltoddler has yet to encounter a food too spicy for her. She was snagging curry off my plate at a little over a year old. I…

@resplendent.bitch: Eye see what you did there.

@spiraloflife: Vice versa, I thought. Either way, they go with the name that was named first, so it's remaining triceratops.

This is pretty much why I try to wear my hair to play up the silver streak I have coming in. (That and I think it's awesome.) I look a lot younger than I am. I was substitute teaching, dressed up, make-up, the whole thing... and more than one student asked if I was "old enough to be a teacher."

@MissyMcCLung: Actually, for a long time "they" was a perfectly acceptable non-gendered pronoun. Now to try and remember where I read that...

@AristotlesCrab: I have to admit, I freaking love the color You Don't Know Jacques. I also have Russian Navy, but something about navy blue on my nails makes me feel sorta' 80s.

@RagstoBitches: Thanks. Another thing to file away under "Celebrity Kids Are Cooler Than Me". ... It's a big file.

I can't make out Kingston's shirt and it's driving me mad. "Your _steri_ Needs You" What? What needs me? I must know.

@honorabright: Yay! I'm glad your grandma got to come home for Thanksgiving.

Hooray Helen and Hortense!