However, I can totally understand why one might choose to use one in certain situations.

The specially made nursing cover that I've seen looks a lot like a burqa. Anyone else have the same reaction?

Second thought, for those worried about the exposure of young male minds to naked breasts. If I had a son, I would tell him "That is what breasts are for, to feed babies. That baby is eating right now, so don't stare. Would you want someone staring at you while you ate?"

I spent an evening with a good friend of mine and her newborn this weekend. The baby was premature, so she really needs to be fed on schedule to ensure proper development. My friend is a pediatrician and yet she had a little bit of reservation about breastfeeding where we were. I assured her that she and her baby…

Hmm.. I've never heard of anyone getting ecoli or salmonella from someone else breastfeeding in public, but if you really feel it's like defecating in public...

LOL - yeah, I meant under 5 feet. I'm not Thumbalina. I don't even meet the cut to be a Little Person.

Good lord- I played in the Providence bocce league for years. The better players in the league were a mix of men and women. I'm under 5" and I was considered a decent player. Strategy is more important than brute strength when you are playing at a higher level, especially when banking (throwing the ball so that it…

I made the acquaintance of a lot of nice guys who were UMASS students while at Smith. There was certainly more variety of people there than at Amherst or Hampshire!

Thank you for recommending that site! I'm definitely going to use it to help my future shopping!

You should listen to the episode of "Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me" she was on. She was hilarious, and gave a recipe for a Spam sandwich.

I've tried several times since I was 13 to become vegetarian but never could due to Crohn's disease. My body can't absorb protein well and while I love legumes I cannot subsist on them alone. My doc just told me 2 days ago at my last appointment to eat more meat and eggs. It's an issue I've wrestled with for years…

We have plenty of the bro-type in Boston, but we have a good representation of other types of guys as well. We have a high concentration of nerds which is really nice.

I was on the pill for several years before I ever became sexually active for an autoimmune disease that would flare every time I had my period . I'm still dependent on hormonal birth control, but had to switch to the implant instead of the pill because my intestines aren't working well enough to absorb the medication…

Lena hasn't been to a gay wedding yet? I'm straight and yet I attend one at least every year! But yes, they were lovely and I cried at both.

What a little fucking troll. You should be aborted from this site.

I thought the same thing, but if you notice the bill is for a "table for two" at the restaurant. I think she is looking for quality time with her dad as well.

OK- I was at first annoyed at the idea of a kid billing for helping their parent out, but then I saw what she asked for- dinner with dad. In other words, she's just asking for a pizza and some quality time. That is indeed adorable!

I agree. Every time a coworker brings her kid to the office it is because the kid is sick. And we're expected to coo over them, or better yet, please hold him and btw- he's here because he got kicked out of daycare because he has a stomach bug and puked. (Thanks, that "bug" could put me in the hospital.) When I…

Dogs can get IBD. I have Crohn's and my co-worker's dog was diagnosed with doggie IBS. We always joke that Daisy and I have the same condition, and I always say I should be on the chickpea and sweet potato diet she's on.

Is that a colostomy bag? (Hey- I have Crohn's, I can make that joke.)