that's jaw-droppingly rude.

I don't backpack much, but I do a lot of fairly long solo day hikes and I can't tell you how many times I hear shit about how dangerous it is from other people, both on and off the trail. I did quite a bit of hiking last year when I was pregnant and that was even more controversial.

thank you. I've been a bit blindsided by the whole experience this time around. I had serious depression during my first pregnancy that disappeared when I gave birth. I felt great after my son was born! Like a million bucks! This time I had a much easier ride, emotionally, until my daughter was born. It's like there's…

That egg thing is totally me. I actually was vegan for a long time and didn't know how to cook/eat eggs either until I was in my mid to late twenties. I raise poultry now, chickens and quail, and

I've been a vegetarian for 23 years, and I recently decided I need to start eating meat again, for a bunch of different reasons. So, a good friend of mine raises animals. I bought half a pig from her, which is something I feel really good about.

Thank you. I think the PPD will pass in its own time. I'm not so far down the hole that I can't tell real feelings from hormones, so that's good, I guess.

probably my husband wrote this, or at least he could have. Thankfully, I gave birth two weeks ago.

I had to back away from a few non-paralell life path friends in the last couple years. Basically, I used to be a reckless drug using artist/party girl. Now I raise poultry, am married, and have two kids.

my three year old either wears pjs or nothing at all. He is already awesome at life.

The netflix thing is there to remind me that my son has watched ENOUGH curious George and it's time to put my pants on and take him outside.

this year I'm making dried soup mixes layered in jars. It's cheap if you already have stuff in the pantry to choose from.

some kind of pasta dish that involves asparagus, eggplant, carrots, parsley and maybe olives? Found another jar of oregano-walnut pesto I made last summer, hiding in the back of the fridge.

I can't imagine being in pain and not knowing why. I truly hope you find someone who can help you.

I experience frequent energy crashes, like a low blood sugar type feeling, except it isn't tied to my glucose levels. It isn't my thyroid, I'm not anemic. I've had full blood work panels done by every physician Ive seen. When my bloodwork comes back looking completely normal the conversation is over.

My issue is that unless I eat constantly (like at least once an hour) I get these really powerful "crashes", like a low blood sugar feeling. My thyroid is fine,

"I went to at least four doctors over the course of last year, and either none of them knew about it or none of them cared enough to investigate past the standard STD screening. "

just stopping by to say I had a wonderful home birth just a few days ago. As a second time mom, I had a basically perfect (meaning uncomplicated) pregnancy and a short, fast labor. I'm glad I was able to stay home and move between the bathtub, the shower, and my bed. I had all the clean clothes, dry towels and snacks…

I really wish I could find a mom to hang with in my hood, who had a kid about the same age as mine, with a similar schedule, and similar interests...

it's funny because various sleep training methods really have nothing to do with a play date, yet it totally comes up and people are really divided about it. Why would I care how you get your kid to sleep through the night?

I always wondered what it was like to have bigger boobs. Breastfeeding answered that question for me.