Disclaimer: I am cisgendered and I understand my experience there was different. I just want to share my personal experience here for perspective.

No kidding - I honestly gasped at this blasphemy! Ms. Burt you live in Austin and should know better!

Ugh, I hate all of the people you know in your honor, because you probably felt obligated (at least to some of them, at least if you were raised like I was, and your name would suggest as much, or that your parents were hippies — which [sorry to go on a tangent, but it's 4am and I'm on an end of the semester…

Yeah, but they're so cute because babies! (sorry, not there yet, still trying and romanticizing the whole thing)

This is a very reasonable response! Thank you :)

I think a lot of people don't realize that life goes on for everyone. I remember when I lived in Thailand teaching English a friend was like, "you're so lucky - you get to eat Thai food EVERY DAY!" And all I could think about was how excited I was to eat freaking Pizza Hut every week. Because living in a new country…

I think it's more individual/context-related than people consider. I used to recoil at the idea, but it was mostly because I was in an awfully unhealthy relationship. Now I'm married to the most wonderful man, and I would love to raise children with him (really, i dunno who i blew in a former life to deserve him).

exponentially is the key word here. (positionality statement: I don't have kids yet, but from what I hear) having more than one kid is way more than just doubling the previous responsibility. my impression (from talking to parents with more than one child) is that adding another child to the mix has multiple levels of…

Thanks ;)

I immediately thought of a leg-less zombie from the Walking Dead

Ignore the troll. You're not alone.

We call it a kitty-freak-out. Even when said freak out is performed by a person :)

Thanks! I like your perspective. Gotta work on that. Sigh, I guess we're not the same person after all.

It's a deal!

Cool, cool, cool. In that case, can you write my dissertation proposal for me? The second draft is due Sunday. Thanks in advance.

Cool, cool, cool. In that case, can you write my dissertation proposal for me? The second draft is due Sunday. Thanks in advance.

Are we the same person?

Are we the same person?

Ditto. Did barre before my wedding with a friend, and while it worked, the most entertaining part was the post-workout cigarette break. And I could never convince myself to go to class alone.

Pardon my French, but FUCK that lady