Maybe, but when I have had client facing jobs my company sold my services for much more than I made myself ($160 an hour instead of $40, for example). It's not isolated to the reality television industry.

Oh, I totally feel better about my parenting after watching Toddlers and Tiaras, the Kardashians and other awful TV. I don't know that it's exploitative because the whole thing is an exercise in mutual masturbation - the Thompsons can be handsomely paid for not much more than farting on camera and we can feel smug…

I really hope you have an easier go of it next time! My second child latched on right after birth, fed for 40 minutes then slept for 6 hours. I thought I had entered another universe. It did hurt for the first few weeks and I used Lanisoh and nipple shields when I was dreading the next feed. After that it was smooth…

That's great, it took 5 days with my first after a horrible delivery (but not a c-section). I was a bit clueless and didn't know I should be putting the baby to the breast all the time, not just at 3/4 hour intervals. The nurses took my son a way for a few hours every night so I could sleep which I really needed, I…

As others have said, colostrum is usually enough to get the baby through this period. If latching is difficult then you can also hand-express and spoon feed colostrum. A fantastic lactation consultant once explained to me that babies are often unsettled around day 2 as the fussiness and crying stimulates milk…

See, in comparison to Australian women I find that Americans abroad seem to travel with truckloads of clothes and beauty products.

They already do this at most hospitals in Australia. babies who need it still get it, you just need to sign a form. Most mums who have no intention of breastfeeding at all bring their own formula.

Gina never would have stood for this shiz.

I don't know if I've ever been so ashamed to work in Oz media. In any case, the mostly male editors who ran invented the 'out of shape' story, and then profited from the reaction-follow ups seriously misjudged the public sentiment on this one and have roundly been told to fuck off.

Yup. And Brad's mama may be not so far off the mark because most 3-6 year old girls I know demand to dress as princesses. But even I know that Shiloh would rather a pirate costume. Silly Jane.

As do 2, 3 and 4 year olds. FML.

Of course, I spend my whole day saying, 'wait a second' and 'no'. Some.kids.are.more.persistent. My child is only 5 and still, well, a child. These things are life-long lessons. I know that I have taught him well because his teachers say he is a pleasure to have around and we have more of those moments at home too.

The thing with demanding children is that they will continue to want your attention even if you say no to their 80 bazillion daily requests. In fact I've found MORE attention not less is the answer, plus a very tight daily routine. By more attention I mean actual interaction, not buying them whatever toy/sweet they…

I totally agree - Jezebel has the most non-trollish comments section of all the news & opinion sites I visit. Was there a lot of moderating going on?

I loved it as did my children (boy, 5 and girl, 2). I'm surprised at the critical reaction, but viewers have rated it consistently higher. I see it as more of a kids movie than Up or Wall-E, but even Cars wasn't so harshly rated. Compared to, say, Chimpunks 3 (Chipwrecked!) it's a masterpiece and much stronger than…

Hey girl(s), Happy Birthday and thanks for being a female-safe, sane corner of the internets.

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Sigh ... he should have stayed with Dr. Faye.

The black baby outfit was a hand-me-down from an older child, it wasn't even made specifically for Azaria.

Actually it's not a bad age to go camping as they're not mobile yet. Many of my friends camp with babies in Australia even now - often they take a play pen travel cot or keep the baby off the ground. This wasn't wilderness camping, there was a shop nearby, people and running water. They were also camping in winter,…