Well, if it makes you feel better, I'm due to give birth in 7 days and promise to never subject anyone at a symphony to my infant. We'll stick to family friendly stuff for a while. And I think I will be happy to have a child-free evening out in a few years when the time comes!

Buzz kill.

Agree. The noise and bright screens and not healthy for small children. That is insane.

Yes, I lived there my entire adult life and finally escaped after 15 years! I do miss the Park Slope dads!

I agree! It's all very subjective and you have to trust the parents. Clearly these parents knew their baby was chill and hopefully would have removed him had he started crying. It's the shitty parents who don't care about anyone else that ruin it for everyone.

I worked in a family restaurant for about the same amount of time and no one ever spit in the food, etc. It would have resulted in an immediate termination. The worst I had ever seen was a roll picked up off the floor and put back in the basket. Not ideal, but no bodily fluids were exchanged.

But if you can bring the kid, and the kid is well behaved, why not? I get what you're saying, but there's a lot of grey area here. Maybe they just have a really chill kid and a family outing just made sense.

Fair enough. I think this would be a really difficult habit for me to break, as well. I'm conditioned to leave my shower curtain open, to prevent mold buildup from trapping steam inside. I don't think it's specific to him, but just something most people would do, especially when tired in the morning, rushing or…

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Really?

I seriously think wet towels on the bed ended my marriage. It was the final argument. I was the one placing the wet towel on the bed.

This sounds incredibly safe and effective. Not to mention inexpensive. Of course you can't get it here in the US!

I have vulvodynia, which is pain on the outside. From what I've read, the pain can abate or increase after childbirth. It really depends on what is causing the issues. I'm really worried about this as I am giving birth in approx 2.5 weeks. I'm going for a vaginal birth, hoping that I will be one of the ones who…

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As a woman, you are likely going to die holding hands with your cat either way, as we tend to live longer. So I wouldn't worry about it too much.

Or, just, people.

Yes, and given they were married, with 5 children.

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Frankly it would be bizarre if he had said anything else given Italy's encouragement of breastfeeding. The US attutude is the problem here, for sure.

Thanks. Lidocaine is great for many. I think I actually may have a chemical issue with the lidocaine, so it's like reburning the area. But I have found relief through stem cell derived creams ,thankfully, and things are getting better. It's one of those things that is just going to take time.