I grew up in a conservative Evangelical church, and there are definitely people who oppose the use of birth control (at least for preventing pregnancy.) The Quiverfull movement advocates having as many children as possible, and it grows out of the Evangelical movement. Personally, I knew many families that had as many…

The best way to reduce abortion is for Slutty McSluttertons to not have sex. If you have sex outside of the confines of marriage, you need to be punished/blessed by getting pregnant and keeping the baby. If you're married, then it's magically always good when you get pregnant. Birth control only lets Slutty…

Yea, I hate this argument so much. If you can't focus on your job because a colleague who happens to be a woman is in distress, maybe YOU'RE the one who shouldn't be in combat. You shouldn't be any more concerned about her than a colleague who happens to be a man. Don't keep women out of roles they desire and are need…

I'm the same way. I don't really like any candy, except for very dark chocolate, but I can put away chips and pretzels like nobody's business. I don't keep bags around the house for that reason—I'll just munch and munch mindlessly and end up destroying a whole bag.

Yea, I had a paid internship in New York working with unions, and I was the only person I know who actually had a paid internship during undergrad. It wasn't a ton, and thankfully I was privileged enough that my parents could help me out with the little bit I needed (I could have taken loans if necessary, which some…

It'll be interesting to see how this suit plays out. Unpaid internships are a big issue in the labor movement—in many fields, they've replaced entry level jobs, which is illegal according to the NLRB. It's one way of guaranteeing that only those form privileged backgrounds can advance in a company—most students and…

Yea, our Father Chris is still one of my favorite people, and I'm a staunch atheist. The sad thing is it isn't even a truly Catholic school—we're still technically sponsored by the order of nuns that found us, but we're completely independent of the Church otherwise.

This. I went to a small, fairly liberal Catholic-affiliated liberals arts college. We weren't allowed to hand out condoms at the health center or any events. It wasn't due to any religious objection of the current faculty (including a couple of priests and nuns who thought we should be doing that)—it was because many…

Same here. My parents are in their 50s, have been married for almost 30 years, and are very open that they enjoy each other's company in the bedroom.

Awww, thanks! I forgot I submitted this and was pleasantly surprised...he is very cute/hipsteresque!

I do this as well. I keep an eye on what I eat, do pilates, and walk a few miles every day, so if I see fluctuations I know that's what they are and not weight gain I think it might be if I weighed myself less.

I agree. I watch what I eat pretty carefully, because I gain weight easily, and for me personally, I feel better and more confident at the weight I'm at now. I don't like working out, although I do walk a lot and do pilates, so keeping an eye on my diet is how I maintain my weight.

Oh, I could care less what other people eat/do/weight. Live and let live.

Sometimes I feel like, to some people on Jez, that I'm less of a feminist because I choose to count calories and watch what I eat because I feel healthier that way. I don't like working out and gain weight easily (which FOR ME, not everyone, makes me feel pretty icky.) I still eat plenty of delicious food, including…

My mom actually got that for her, and it's done the trick as far as thunder goes. Fireworks still get her, but apparently she is doing much better with storms and will actually run up to my mom for her thundershirt when she hears the first rumbles.

This doesn't surprise me. My mom's dog has anxiety problems, and fireworks, thunder, loud noise, etc. spark panic attacks (as someone who has panic attacks, its very sad to hold her and feel her going through the same symptoms I do with no understanding of whats happening to her.) I can see how a war zone would reak…

Also, if you do have big boobs they better be perfect spheres that stick straight out from your chest or you're "saggy". We can't have that, now can we?

Argo Tea next to the Flatiron. Very clean, big bathroom, and the white tea is very decent.

I am a pantyhose wearer. I like to wear pencil skirts a lot, and as I have a pretty Joan Holloway build it helps me keep the cute stomach bump without any jiggle. I don't like wearing support wear or spanx, and a pair of control top pantyhose holds everything in place nicely without constricting too much.

I gained the sophomore 20, as a result of changing majors from music to history—as a music major, I had no time to eat as beyond my full load of courses I had 3 ensembles and still had to ideally practice for a couple hours a day. All of a sudden I had time to eat all three meals, and I'll admit I wasn't making the…