That's great, unless something goes really wrong, and then you have very few options.

A) If you do choose to have a midwife, please make sure that you have an MD as well. There are good midwives and bad midwives, just like there are good doctors and bad doctors, but at the end of the day, doctors and hospitals are better equipped to handle emergencies and unforeseen circumstances, which happen…

The short version of each of these stories is that people are idiots who like to imagine they know something about science and medicine because it "feels right" and some kids are going to have to get very sick and some will have to die before they realize the results of their actions. It's very, very sad. And it's…

Ha! I mis-read this as referring to John Edwards as a "grown ass-man" and I was wondering what's the difference between a grown ass-man and a young ass-man!

I haven't seen The Choice, but I keep hearing about it. I'm going to have to check it out!

I was just about to make this comment! I love Veep - I think it's hilarious. And it seems to be the only HBO show that wasn't renewed after the airing of the first episode.

I think they just asked because it's good form to ask a show creator/writer if it's "okay" to change their vision. I don't think any offense was meant - this is a conversation in a totally different context.

I hear what you're saying, but I really don't think that our own culture can be compared in any way to the culture of Saudi Arabia as it relates to women. Again, I fear that it's that kind of attitude that keeps us from getting anywhere with countries like Saudi Arabia. To say "you're bad, but we're really bad, too"…

What footlambert said.

Of course they aren't - thank god! - but i think we have been remiss in not calling out institutionalized misogyny, especially in the Muslim world, for fear of seeming intolerant of other cultures, and I don't think that's right. I think we're letting down the women of the world.

Thank you for your suggestion, but I wasn't responding to what they wrote, I was responding to what you wrote, specifically that you could tell the the show was faked because there was always a white van following.

Of course a van with a crew follows. It's a production. In order to capture the images and sound on film and make a TV show, you need a crew. What's fake about that?

You could try pushing her a top speed and making vroom-vroom noises. That's what I did, and she loves the stroller like it's a ride at Disneyland.

I have the Ergo, but like Pre-Meditated up there, my kid just doesn't really like it. God knows, it'd be easier if she did, but in every carrier I tried, she just got squirmy and fussy. I'm a pretty light traveler as well - just a couple of diapers and some wipes in my purse or bag, so I don't even load up the…

Yeah, that Arab Spring thing that everyone was so excited about is going really well.

It is, actually, because it costs us a fortune. Obesity-related illnesses and condition cost our country significantly more than smoking-related illnesses and conditions.

I was just about to respond when my office line rang - it was my husband calling from the grocery store asking me what I wanted him to make for dinner. God, I love him. And I'm mostly just responding to say that there are guys who walk the walk. I'm lucky to be married to one. We shouldn't assume that they don't…

Aargh! Do we really have to keep pretending that "this is another culture and this is the way they do things in their culture so it's ok?"

Okay, not every negative encounter among children is "bullying." I seriously doubt that what Paris Jackson experienced was actually bullying, and I fear now that bullying has become such a buzzword that it trivializes the serious bullying that goes on for some kids, and may prevent the real problem from being…

Strollers are fantastic, especially when your kid is more than a year old and pretty damn heavy and squirmy. Like anything else, there are good ones and bad ones - it's very easy to find a very lightweight, easy to fold, narrow stroller that is easy to maneuver and takes up less space on the sidewalk than a dog, a…