My son is 20 months old and I really, really don’t want to do elf on the shelf for him or his soon to be baby brother ever. I think it’s awful. Tell me how to stay strong.

What is an “unfertilized” embryo?

I am presently struggling with a strong desire to name my 2nd son Oliver because I love it, but I struggle with its popularity. Ezra is also on the shortlist.

Martha is a woman, a very privileged, very white woman, but she’s a woman. That made a difference.

Right? Madonna isn’t the only ex-wife I was lead to believe he assaulted. Didn’t he allegedly choke Robin Wright? Or maybe I’m misremembering.

Sadly, I think this is a pretty typical experience. Sorry you had it too.

So, is this like when my abusive college boyfriend dumped me for someone else and I had such horrific anxiety and depression that I stopped eating and lost a ton of weight and was super skinny and he was like, you’re so hot!? Yes? Then Fuck this noise, Fuck it.

I’m so sorry. My first, very wanted pregnancy ended in a miscarriage but much later in the first trimester had so I had to have a D&C. I cannot even imagine having to deal with this on top of it. Plus, for whatever reason they forgot to test the remains for genetic abnormalities and weeks later my doc at the time was…

Ah! Yes, of course. Thanks.

I would guess increased safety of automobiles.

“Where did I come from?” taught me everything I know :)

That’s the kind of neat thing about accidentally having my babies pretty close together. My 19 month old is very into my extremely pregnant belly, he hugs and kisses and shares his snacks with it. He has quite a few books about waiting for a sibling to be born. But, he’s really too young to question how the baby got…

Really enjoyed the Heller piece. Thanks for pointing the way.

The New Yorker article alleges her mother sexually abused her.

Right or wrong, not write or wrong. Sorry, full time ethicist, part-time grammar Nazi.

I work at a midsize public research university and due to state budget cuts the Saudi and Chinese students are pretty much keeping us in business. Please leave the Muslim students to pay for our public universities.

You will become initiated soon ;) Best wishes for the rest of your pregnancy and on the joys of parenthood!

Did you have a nose Frieda? Because that thing is amazing.

Not to be an ass, but Sophie is rubber not plastic. It’s like her thing.

Being just slightly less pregnant and having just gotten over a sinus infection myself, I seriously feel for her. At the same time, when I was sick I thought of all the ways having unlimited money and resources would have made it suck less, hope she’s as creative as me and goes and lives in a eucalyptus steam tent.