@florabore: That is a false dichotomy. The choices are not "send your bio-or-adopted kid to another country" or "eagerly parent your bio-or-adopted kid". She could have surrendered him - or, theoretically, any child she had - to the care of Child Services in her state.

@femme-bot: People are saying she is a single mother. This is all rumours and conjecture, but some of the commenters on this story on various blogs have said that Russia sets "nice" or "perfect" children aside to be adopted by two-parent Russian families, and gives the "defective" children to foreigners. One person…

@katabell: I see what you are saying. But at the same time, I have recently had my eyes opened to the issues surrounding asexuality. Implying it's an insult to conjecture that someone may be asexual, stigmatizes asexuality. I know this is based on gossip, and probably not factual. But to automatically throw the…

@Hannah: Well, at least she can pee freely.

@Nell_fersher: For some women, it is like taking out the trash. For others, it isn't. This is just a scare tactic to paint abortion as a societal evil which scars for life any woman who dares to have one. It's a PR move which has nothing to do with actually providing post-abortion care. If it were, Pawlenty would be…

@ZoharG: She really ruffled Russell Brand. If you watch their interview, you can see his dislike of her climbing and growing the more she talks, until finally the interview wraps and he rebuffs her on-air hug.

@katykat: Oh, heavens, no. As I said, I am not a doctor, but I do try to be as informed as possible. In my understanding, if a late-term fetus is to be terminated, it is SOP to ensure it is dead before the extraction takes place. I think this is why there was a brouhaha over "partial-birth abortions"; people believed…

@katykat: Really? If you read the "Kansas Stories" online, about the women who sought late-term abortions because of birth defects which were incompatible with life, at least one of the women said that she found it comforting. If my memory serves me, she was one of Dr. Tiller's patients, and when he told her he would…

@katykat: I can't speak for @stacyinbean, but my response to your theoretical scenario is to say; that is where the slogan "Trust women" comes into play. I trust that this hypothetical woman is making the best choice for herself. I can't know how she feels, and I won't assume I am smarter than she is, either. Lastly,…

@mashkitten: Many of the women who seek out abortions already have children. They see that baby and probably think; "Been there, done that," then keep on walking.

@GrappyKat: He really is approachable. I met him at a Juste Pour Rire meet-n-greet, and he gave me the sweetest little kiss. I am chubby and short and nothing like the usual women who pile on top of him, but he looked at, spoke to, and touched me as if I were Helen of Troy. It was singularly magical, and the magic had…

@NrthnLights: What the insurance company did to you was total bullshit. Those jerks need to leave the doctoring to, you know, actual doctors. Anyone who needs treatment should get it based on the actual diagnosis of a doctor, not the whims of some moneygrubbing suit.

@nobodyr: You should read the wikipedia entry on intersectionality.

@nobodyr: People who are interested in intersectionality would argue that feminism and race are very much related.

@supergeorgina: I can see your point, but at the same time, a director is trying to realize all of the characters. The actor has an investment in only one character, and if they see a way in which they can portray their character truthfully which would also enrich the story... why not go for it? Maybe I am biased,…

@collegelemur: Thanks for the tip! I got three pairs of awesome dress pants (two black, one charcoal) at the fat-girl store, one black cardigan and an adorable grey sweater with pearls around the collar. Also, the pants were half price because I had a coupon. Score!

@somnambulent: Samesies. Although I have a bit more of a shoe problem. #5 is my go-to outfit as well, except with ballet flats and leg warmers.

@AnnaTwitch: I went to the one in my neighbourhood recently and everything in there was smelly, outdated trash. Seriously. It actually smelled so much, you could see the industrial automatic air-freshening system mounted on the wall, right when you came in. After a while, the "freshening" effect wore off, and as we…

@clairedeloony: I have slightly larger boobs than you do, but I also have a round belly. Cardigans are my best friends. I don't know how you feel about wearing dresses, but most of my career-wear is flirty dresses, which I wear with a short cardigan that cinches the line in around my waist. Layering is my friend.…

@MsPipCheerio: I agree that no one deserves to be physically assaulted (or verbally assaulted, for that matter). I am just frustrated, not at all by you specifically, but by an overall cultural attitude that treats all social conflict as being equal, as if there is no such thing as privilege, etc. These girls have…