@LaComtesse: I don't know, I know kids who have parents exactly like Amy Chua, and they have become very successful adults. They also don't resent their parents for pushing them so hard. A lot of immigrant families have different values, different ways of parenting - just because you don't understand it doesn't…
@MosquitoLemon: That's been my experience as well.
There are no perfect parents. I know parents who are like this, and they honestly just want the best for their kids. They want to push them to be the best they can be - and while it may not be the greatest method, I find it difficult to judge them too harshly.
@cool_as_KimDeal: I'm not saying women shouldn't be allowed to abort for whatever reasons they see fit - I believe they should. I'm saying I don't think this couple, or any couple, should get the right to preselect the traits they do or don't want in a baby (which is done before the embryo is implanted in the…
@AmyM1975: Their full names are in the written in the hashtags.
I don't like how the ruffles make her look like a no-neck bird monster. But I still think she's beautiful and her smile is cute.
@Abstrusan: I think choosing the gender of a child is dangerous because there are often cultural biases toward one gender or the other. As mentioned in the article, in China boys are far valued over girls - so what would happen if everyone in China could preselect a boy baby? Well, there'd be no girls in China…
@jenawithonen: Well, it's her right to abort any fetuses she's carrying, and I'm not contesting that, but by law it is not her right to preselect the sex of her baby - which is the right she is fighting to have. And I think that's a very dangerous road to go down.
For everyone who says "Well, it's her choice, I'm not going to judge!" I have to ask: where does it stop? I'm very much pro-choice, but I'm also against the idea of designer babies. Choosing to abort a baby because it's the "wrong" sex isn't that much different from choosing to abort for any number of aesthetic…
@GalaxyGlued: I agree. There's a difference between judgment and legitimate concern for someone's mental state (and how it will influence the mental states of that person's children).
I feel sorry for any daughter that is born into that family. I'm sure she'll be loved, but I hope she'll be loved for who she is, and not have to live up to her sister's memory in some weird way.
@hellosunshine: You wouldn't be bored if you spent all your time looking for a new job!
@memphreblues: I experimented with some cheapo plastic vibes and they got the job done, but I just have to say that I got a Lelo Liv vibrator on sale at Amazon.com for $40 and it has rocked my world - better material, more vibration patterns, etc. I would never spend 100-some bucks on a vibe, but for that price it…
@Shannonium: Oh, I love that documentary. Heartbreaking, but so, so good.
@honorabright: Thanks, I'm seeing some gorgeous things!
@haus_frau: I haven't yet, I've only just begun to even think about this, thanks for the tip!
@LaComtesse: Thank you!
@Historian (in training), formerly sylphish: I hadn't thought about it, but now that you mention it I think I might prefer something vintage. Thanks for the idea!
Does anyone know of a good, reliable jewelry store where one could purchase a nice sapphire engagement ring, but for not too much money? Like, in the $500-$700 range? (And as a sidenote, I don't know much about jewelry - is that a feasible price?) My boyfriend needs some direction and he wants to get something…