The most exhausting thing about his is that we were having these same conversations in the 80s, 90s and earlier parts of this decade. And since I'm a late bloomer, it's always with increasingly younger people—men and, sadly, women born long enough after 1970 to proudly proclaim they are "Not feminists." And most of…

No need to be snarky about your first sentence. My reading comprehension is generally quite good. The over-all tone of your post is pretty dismissive of undiagnosed "intolerances". They exist and they are virtually impossible to diagnose. They couldn't find anything (and they tested for Celiacs as well as Strep…

Yeah, but here is the thing: doctors and nutritionists seem to know shit about dietary issues, hence the diagnosis IBS (which basically means "We don't know what the hell is going on.") Now, my kid is by no means "paleo", but he had major dietary problems and mucus ran down his leg every day during PE during First…

What about the occipital bun? I've always thought that would be cool . . .

Yes it does, unfortunately, encourage eating bone marrow. Sadly, I do not cook and my husband does. He has an autoimmune disease aggravated by gluten and an actual allergy to wheat. So paleo we went and I eat marrow. I've drawn the line at insects, however, although I'm sure they are full of good stuff. The…

Just to clarify:

Again, with the grammar and such . . . not so sure they are "employable." Likely, they have nothing better to do with their time than blame women for all of their CONSIDERABLE problems.

I would be heartened if at least one of these individuals could spell. Sadly, illiteracy and misogyny seem to go hand in hand.

Ditto. Where else do we get to do this? Academia can get bloody boring.

Hey, don't know if this helps, but I had the same situation. The "kicking herself up to my chin" made me think of it. I bf my baby and at six weeks there was no rest for any of us. We had a wonderful doc/lactation consultant. He fed fine, gained weight fine, but screamed constantly and had green poop and diaper…

Yes, I understand. However, while breastfeeding is calorically expensive, I would still assert that it would have been more feasible for female Neantderthals or early humans to breastfeed rather than attempt to fulfill the caloric needs of an infant/toddler with the solid food available to them during this period. …

So glad there are others here :-)

What you said.

Hmmmmm. The data isn't with you there. Breastfeeding mothers in most small-scale societies (even now—hunter-gatherer and small farmers) are just as productive as others. They just, frankly, do it better. Take a trip to Guatemala. They make it look easy. You are absolutely correct that my American ass was useless…

Okay, hold the phone. 1) Current recommendations are in complete agreement with what this evidence *suggests* (it is FAR from conclusive): exclusive breastfeeding for six months, supplementation up to 12-18 months. If anything, this vindicates "extended" breastfeeding. 2) These are Neanderthals, not Homo Sapien…

Woops, I skipped a thought—the general public misunderstands what mental illness actually is. That was the idea there. It IS a medical condition. Pfhew. Too early.

Explanation and excuse are hardly the same thing. Also, I'm thinking the general public's definition of "mental illness" is a *medical* condition that disrupts thinking—schizophrenia, bipolar, etc. Just being extremely perverted and violent doesn't qualify. Now, cultural sickness might be a better term for the…

UC Berkeley was equally bad back in the 80s. Especially during the "Big Game" between Stanford and UC. Male students would roll into town with RVs painted with things like "Your Daughter is in Here" on the outside. A group of women protesting the game because several players involved in a gang rape were allowed to…

St. Louis Community College at Meremac, but the problem is rampant on all the campus. The President stepped down (probably as a result of this scandal) and they are making an effort to reform.

Hmmmmm. I don't know. I know it's all the rage to love on our "first responders" and certainly in many cases for good reason. But I have to wonder about their police work here. I've encountered situations in my own childhood during which I called the police (13-year-old me) when there were violent domestic…