Yeah...they aren't. I've read that women tend to burn about 10% more calories daily in pregnancies with boys rather than girls, however. Not sure how true that is.

If I have to hear Nancy say "Caylee" in her weird accent one more time, my head is going to explode. Antonio would be way preferable.

Probably.

Same thought.

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My left canine tooth is much sharper-looking than my right canine tooth (or normal canine teeth in general), and I'd always accepted this as a reality or whatever and been oddly proud of it. But then a few months ago my mom pointed out that it was "chipped", which I'd never thought about. I asked my dentist at my last…

Is this really so ridiculous, though? She probably got her satanic lesbian germs all over him.

Seriously?? What the hell, man? A fucking internist? I hope he doesn't actually practice medicine anymore.

@phoblog: Yeah, you're right. I think people also concerned, though, that anything in the crib could somehow position the baby in a less safe way so as to induce SIDS, rather than asphyxiation—maybe? Anyway, historically, parents have been told to do lots of contradicting things to prevent SIDS (put infant to sleep on…

It didn't read as self-absorbed or narcissistic at all. It was relevant and interesting. I love reading people's life stories, so no worries!

I'm not sure I'd feel comfortable with a conviction in this circumstance. It could set an unfair precedent in future SIDS cases. As far as I know, co-sleeping is sometimes the only option for low-income families who can't afford or acquire a crib, and some people believe it has its own benefits. But also, it's not…

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For sure. I noticed that too. What bugged me, though, was that he would mention things like that things like the Pill "must be taken correctly for it to work" but wouldn't explain what exactly perfect usage entails. It also bothered (and humored) me how he didn't really seem to understand how the female reproductive…

Your story gave me goosebumps. I fucking love stories about teenage parents (or just non-"nuclear family"-esque parents in general) who seriously kick ass. I think plenty of teenagers are capable of being strong parents if put in that situation, but the teens who end up having babies usually aren't in the best…

"Catherine is the modern Jane Austen heroine: a middle-class girl marrying the future King of England."

My parents are Jewish too. My mom converted before my oldest brother was born, and my dad was born Jewish, as was my stepmom. :)

I'm not adopted, but I do have a stepmom who I know loves my siblings and me just as much as if we were her own kids (took me a while to figure that one out), which I'd say sounds a hell of a lot harder than adopting an infant. My real mom is my only "mom," but my stepmom is definitely one of my parents and I am her…

This is one of the creepiest unironic pictures I've ever seen.

I'm sorry, did no one inform you of the importance of gender binaries...?