I’m not sure. She could probably pump and dump for a time, but I have a new mom friend (who doesn’t breastfeed, for the record) who mentioned “nipple confusion,” meaning the baby might have difficult going back to the breast after taking a bottle. It’s all just a really messed up situation. Why mess with a baby’s…

Of course not, that would be absurd, but there are studies that show that breastfeeding can help with bonding. My mother didn’t breastfeed me, and we bonded just fine, but some mothers want that experience.

Is this the new “lick your elbow”?

Isn’t it interesting how the most prudent, the most conservative minds are the first to see something sexual where others might not notice? It’s so handy for them to point it out to the rest of us.

I agree, and that’s my point. The mother clearly favored breastfeeding over formula for whatever reasons (presumably because she thought it was best for her child), and he has taken away that choice. It’s the Thomas Thereom: if you believe it to be real, it is real in its consequences. She believes breastfeeding is…

I agree with FeralMum. Formula doesn’t have the same benefits as breastfeeding (one being the bond between mother and child). Plus, it’s difficult to relactate, assuming she’d want to go back to breastfeeding after the matter is settled. The entire situation is bizarre. He’s hurting the baby to hurt the mother, which…

I would absolutely get that yarn and needles tattoo. In a heartbeat. Not only do I love fiber arts, but I’m also a knitting instructor.

I can understand your point about many shops having a no neck or hand policy—the shop where I got my tattoo had a “no significant other’s names” policy—but I can’t get on board with the reasoning. This policy isn’t applied consistently, or at least that’s my understanding from the what the artist said. Dan said that…

I have a former classmate who is transitioning, and her mother refuses to call her by her new name and keeps suggesting that it’s a “phase” because “he just wants attention.” Really? That’s an awfully expensive, painful, and emotionally difficult “phase” she’s undergoing.

This strikes me, too. I have a coworker who was talking about how her son used to have some “racial” ideas/biases before joining the military and actually being exposed to people who didn’t look/think/worship just like him.

After reading a couple reports about this incident, I wonder if it’s a case of “correlation does not equal causation.” He was arrested after liking the post, but the article doesn’t say that the “like” led to his arrest. It’s possible they were already closing in, and this just happened in the interim.

For smaller cups sizes, there is a method that works a little better, using "breast width" rather than measuring all the way around your body. You almost might want to look into sister sizes once you get a bra that fits comfortably.

For smaller cups sizes, there is a method that works a little better, using "breast width" rather than measuring all…

The idea that Dame Lansbury is a “rising star” and not already an established household name with decades of famous roles just makes me sad.

Clearly your husband has never seen Signs and doesn't realize that you're trying to save his life and yours keeping water handy all over the house.

My husband proposed after a very competitive, private ping pong set, and I find that much more romantic than this.

I love that the Obama family is working so hard to make health a priority in this country. The President is pushing healthcare and basic annual checkups (systemic change), and the First Lady is pushing healthy eating and exercise (personal choice).

I vote that "at least I didn't take my child to an orgy" is the new standard for parenting.

I understood that to mean that every taxpayer (i.e., wage earner) in the country is born of a woman, yet women are not paid as equally or have the same rights as (most of) the men they birth.

But to me the fact that their behavior doesn't align with their proclaimed beliefs, with beliefs they have formed their public identities around, suggests that they are outside the range of normal people who naturally care about others and own their mistakes rather than create patterns of behavior that go against…

I am delighted that I'm not the only one to think this.