Nobody is ignoring adoption my friend, you are just unaware that adoption is not open to everyone as an option.

Chill! I did not diss your choice about adoption at ALL. I was sympathising with you over the fear of the trauma of childbirth. I've had 3 kids, 2 of them at once, you don't think I don't know what a pregnancy can do to your body or your emotions? I was sharing my experience because the painful difficult births get…

I'm sorry you feel this way- you must feel very vulnerable. The other people who have replied to you are right though, life isn't perfect. You live in fear of your parents dying or that you will have to support them- most of us do. Don't ignore the huge emotional impact on your parent's lives of having you. Imagine…

I am Australian (the study you refer to is an Australian one) and if you read the article you will note that there are a lot of problems drawing conclusions from the study. For eg it is a study over a period of 16 years. Whilst it seems logical that sperm quality matters , the Australian study doesn't fully support…

Just to ease your mind.... there are people out there who have delivered children relatively painlessly. My biggest fear of pregnancy was giving birth..I have a very weak stomach and low low LOW pain threshold..I'm a fainter. My blood level can drop watching my kids wiggle their loose teeth. I was pleasantly…

Just want to make a comment on the use of statistics in "baby decision" making. I am an older mother ( 5 days away from being 42 when my IVF twins were born). I had my first child when I was 35 and in the 5 years following we moved a great deal (around the world). When we were finally settled and we were wanting to…

Attach a LEGO brick... a LEGO brick..... a LEGO brick. When you say "attach a lego" it makes me all twitchy.

LOL If you give a dog a donut....diabetes

Dachshund/English Pit Bull mix ??? The mind boggles.

Cat: "Aaaagh, help help me, for chrissakes someone help me!"

i'm going to guess that you don't have close friends who are older than 40? Some of us are still trying to figure this stuff out at 50...after a great deal of life experience and an awesome 20s and 30s. Late 40s is a bit sucky but I'm ready to start all over again !

We did speed reading in high school, as it requires considerable focus to maintain a high comprehension rate it was a useful skill to cultivate. I recall using a device that covered up the page at an increasing rate. I also recall being extremely tired after these sessions and occassionally getting headaches. Has…

LOL...My husband experienced an earthquake while in Mexico for business. He thought he was having a heart attack so he got into bed. My own blushworthy moment was just a few nights ago ..I had pulled into our driveway and started to smell smoke. I was certain my car was about to blow up/flames to shoot from the…

http://www.amazon.com/MollaSpace-Paper-Toilet-Tissue-Holder/dp/B004A9112I

I am never mad with my tissue box anymore. I spent a relatively ridiculous sum on a white spherical tissue holder. I love my tissue holder. Even if it doesn't always perfectly dispense tissues (which is not often enough to cause rage of any kind)..I freakin LOVE my tissue holder. It's the small things.

Baby Gap has a Peter Rabbit collection? Sweet. Just can't heap on the girl... rich or poor, alone or with help, being a mother at times hard work. Having more than 1 is at times harder, honestly why would anyone disagree with that? Lady should try having twins , then SHE'D be a mother (kidding, kind of)

Oh good lord... I would celebrate the day when being a "bombshell" and only a "bombshell" didn't give a woman any greater currency in this world than being plain and only plain... you know as opposed to having brains and talent.

I don't know about this being insulting to South Koreans, I found it very interesting and doesn't alter my opinion of them at all. Then being part Asian myself, I could never relate to, or appreciate most of the cosmetic surgery that is performed here in the US. As an Australian of a certain age, my first reaction…

There is evidence that " more attractive" people get more dates, better jobs, paid more, have better health care, more likely to educate there children etc etc however since those in higher socio economic groups tend to marry later and have fewer children, attractiveness doesn't work in their favour in terms of…

That makes a lot of sense...in fact it would be really interesting to see an anaylsis comparing the US and Korea in terms of what kinds of surgery at what age and comparing the results.