The lawmakers are idiots. The medical waste folks are already using cremation, either burning or alkaline hydrolysis (google only if you are unlikely to puke), to dispose of the fetuses. The bone fragments for the later-term fetuses are probably ending up in landfills, but early ones will burn/dissolve with the soft…

It helps that this is kid #2 and it was my spouse’s uterus that did the hard work. I was not this coherent after #1. Also, he slept through the night last night! My 4 yr old woke us up more than he did! This should not be taken as a brag, humble or otherwise, because if I actually knew how to get a kid to sleep…

I used to think that, but newbie pees on me if I use a cold wipe, and doesn’t if I use a warm one. 11 days in and I’m tired of being peed upon, almost enough to run to Target and get a frickin wipes warmer.

It (newborn baby pheromones/smell) stimulates oxytocin in the brain! It is literally addictive!

Sleep deprived parent of a 10 day old here. THANK YOU FOR THIS. I’ve forgotten everything I knew about parenting a tiny baby in the past four years since the last one. That or I was too sleep deprived to learn anything back then. The only thing that seems to have come back is my mojo with the swaddle. The nurses…

So unlike most of you, including the author of the Jez piece, I’ve actually met both Anna and DJ. I’m FC agnostic. I’ve seen it work - Sue Rubin, for example, who now mostly types independently and can use FC with multiple facilitators and multiple kinds of technologies. I’m not convinced that for others, it isn’t…

I FORGOT TO TIP ON THE BOGO BURGER DEAL AT THE RESTAURANT LAST NIGHT.

I’ve got about 20 lbs of zestar/sweetango/regent/fergusons apples in my kitchen. We didn’t think far enough ahead to get different bags, so it is kind of like “apple surprise!” when you bite into one.

Also, apparently there is a Dakota County up in the Cities area. I’m talking about Dakota “city” which is an exit off of 90.

Maybe it is hyper regional? Because dip definitely has an expansive definition in these parts (SE, so a good 200 miles from any Dakota besides the one actually in Minnesota, which is about 20 miles) and Western WI. Perhaps the Cities are less provincial? I was literally told by a townie that “dip is anything you can…

Where is salsa a dip? Minnesota. Fucking Minnesota. And parts of Wisconsin. Got into a huge debate about what constitutes a fucking dip in these parts. I argued that “dip” is limited to things creamy in texture, which includes bean dip, but excludes salsa. Hummus and guacamole were borderland candidates. The argument…

Fascinating history: the Segway was developed as a standing wheelchair. One of the original inventors had a son w/ CP who found it difficult to sit for long periods, but also couldn’t walk long distances. Disability insurance would only cover a sitting wheelchair and standing chairs are incredibly expensive, so the…

It so happens that I encountered this rhetoric before in my own dissertation (medical sociology) research, so actually have the study to which SafeMinds is referring (it is an Autism Speaks study, so take with a gigantic mound of salt, though SM is even cherry picking the worst possible estimates there as well) as…

Yours was an excellent answer as well! :)

Answering as if it is a real question:

Not to Pinkham’s law or anything, but considering that avocado is the #21 most common food allergen and that alternative guacamoles (like the infamous NYTimes suggestion to add peas, there is a version that is just peas) are a rising trend, I think it is fair to ask if a not clearly marked as standard guacamole still…

Diabetes risk and artificial sweetener consumption: http://livebetterlife.net/wp-content/upl…

Are you seriously suggesting artificial sweeteners over real actual sugar? As in the case of the Jello, FiberOne bars, and the pickles? Not to get into a stupidly sanctimonious argument over individual preferences (especially since I was specifically calling parents who think this [organic fruit snacks] is somehow…

Tell me about how you deal with your cranky 4 yr old after being at school for 8 hours? I’m open to suggestions besides spiking her blood sugar until we can get dinner on the table. If food, it needs to be able to be kept w/o refrigeration for those 8 hours, though. So no yogurt tubes or cheese. Also, school is…

My fellow parents are idiots. I give my kid the Annie’s ones in part because “organic tapioca syrup” has less environmental impact that conventional sugar cane, but I’m under no impression that they are in any way healthier than the “fruit snacks” that, in combination with caffeine from similarly “healthy”…