Play-Doh should double down and make a vagina one. Perhaps they can call it "The Intrude-her"...just in time for Valentine's Day.

My son's name is Atlas and I almost didn't do it because I was afraid people would think it was too Ayn Rand-y. Thanks for making my fears come true, ha ha. For the record, I was going for a Greek god thing and definitely not an Ayn Rand thing.

Fox was on my list. We didn't go with it but it's a great name so you should go for it.

Ha ha, thank you! Child birth is crazy.

The same thing happened to me and it was the worst pain I've ever felt in my life, way worse than labor. My doctor kept swooping and swooping inside and coming out with tiny bits of placenta while I made the most guttural sounds that I couldn't even imitate now if I tried. At one point she said "if you do not stop…

My husband and I were truly on the fence about having kids. I read everything I could get my hands on about having kids/not having kids. I was never one of those women who just knew she should have kids, it was a very hard decision for me. I even wrote a "pro and con" type report on my research. At the end of the day,…

Ha ha, just wanted to say I loved your response. Instead of continuing the unwarranted negativity, you chose the funny, sincere route. Awesome.

Lately, I've been imagining a world where your looks represent who you are on the inside. For instance, evil, awful people would be the ugliest and honest, caring, thoughtful people are the beautiful ones. The world would be a different place, I think. Much more fair.

I often think about these kind of things when I am pissed off because I am looking for my lost keys and I'm super late already. What am I saving myself from?! I'll never know but it makes me less pissed off to think I'm saving myself from a fiery automobile crash for being such a forgetful space cadet sometimes.

I agree. I hear so much of this "I'm gonna do me" crap and I think to myself, if half these people did less of "me" and more of others, the world would be a much better place.

In my old age (of 35), I am often very cynical about love. I tell myself "love is for young people". This story makes me have faith that I am wrong.

I felt the same when I got it, many years ago (I was probably 20 and I'm 35 now). The good news is that I had normal paps for a long time and figured it was pretty much out of my system. Unfortunately, when I got pregnant last year it came back which I had no idea could happen. I was pretty much under the impression…

Ha ha, my son is 6 months and I'm still breast feeding and I agree with what you said completely. I know it's the best thing for him but damn, it's a pain in the ass! Those people they say it's amazing and wonderful are liars! Well maybe it is for them but for me...let's just say I'm not seeing rainbows and unicorns…

I EBF and that is the main reason why I thought about not doing it. I really dislike that my son gets in a mood where he only wants/needs me. Plus, I know that bothers my husband also. Maybe next time I'll pump so the baby still gets breastmilk but there isn't so much clingy-ness. And I agree, who is to say you're not…

I just wanted to let you know that I felt this exact way for many years. I was jealous of the people who knew for certain that they wanted kids or didn't want kids. I felt so indecisive and went as far as to read every book I could find on being child-free and loving it. I changed my mind every day. In the end, my…

When I was pregnant I wrote to her about deciding between two names. She posted about it and it was really fun to see what people thought. I lived on her site looking at all the super rare names.

I started taking my son (who is 3 1/2 months) to the chiropractor because of reflux issues. So far, he's spitting up less and sleeping longer and better. I saw a chiropractor for about a year and didn't get a single cold the entire year or the year after. Was it the chiropractor? I think so but of course it could have…

When I got married, I decided to hyphenate. When we went to change my name on my Social Security card, I filled out the form with my new hyphenated name and when the lady handed me my card it had just my husband's last name. When I pointed this out to her she screamed, "you want BOTH of them?!" not hiding her anger…

Ahem, Long time reader, first time poster...I am currently growing a human being and after reading these comments I've decided I don't want it to be a boy or a girl. I'm mostly kidding but if it turns out to be a fern, I will rejoice. The truth is, both sexes will have pros and cons. Both sexes will face obstacles…