I love her. She is going to change the world.

God I hate these things. But it's usually what you get. I flat out refuse to use them unless the ends are free. I've never been able to use the middle portions without abusing my bike or an adjacent one. I just lock it to the nearest parking meter or street sign.

Presumably had I dropped a deuce in any pushes leading up to the actual birth they'd have scooped it right up, but yeah, totally. There is almost nothing about birth that is not gross.

Once in Little League our way-too-intense coach was trying to motivate our (terrible) team before a game. I don't remember who we were that year, but we were going to play the Athletics. So for our last practice before the game he brings out an A's jersey, gives us some insane speech about how we're going to tear them…

Yeah, when I was pushing, I wouldn't have cared if my liver came shooting out as long as the baby came with it. I don't even know if I pooped or not, and it doesn't keep me up at night (my seven week old does, though). I'm guessing that maybe women with short labors who only have to push a few times might still have…

Yes, having a C-section can be totally legit, but it IS really problematic the way this article, and tons of people, present this as a choice between natural= painful and dangerous! and C-section= easy and safe! Nor is a natural birth somehow in conflict with "medicine and science". There are major risks to C…

This is right on the money. I very much used to be (or try to be) a Cool Girl. Looking back on it now, I did it for two reasons: 1) to distinguish myself from other, "less cool" girls, whom I found pathetic and irritating for needing things, and 2) because I was desperate for male attention.

Yeah, this was my experience too. The dudes weren't really down with an Amazon woman as a potential mate, they wanted the pixie child. (Although in fairness, that suited me just fine as I really was NOT looking to settle down with one fella!)

I've only known one Cool Girl, who is still a good friend. A reformed stoner turned marathon runner, the mom who still curses and drinks a beer with gusto, who complains about her husband's motocross hobby, who worries about her kids being bullied, and has written a novel about her high school days that made me…

When I was first dating a guy a while back, he finished in my mouth after I specifically requested he didn't. "Oh, it was just so good. I couldn't help myself!" he said. Meanwhile, he came so much. . . and it tasted so bad that I was left with blow job PTSD for the duration of our relationship.

Dude, she is not going to blow you. Decide if that is a deal breaker or not and move on!

I really doubt that teens today really consider sexting to be first base.

This is why picture messaging is disabled on my kids' cell phones. As I said to one of them: "you can send dick pictures when you're paying for your own cell phone and not a moment before."

For well-adjusted women who leave careers and stay home to raise children, feeling superior to other women doesn't even enter into the equation. It's a personal decision. Plenty work part-time; some go back to work when the kids are older. Some volunteer in ways they wanted to but couldn't when they had a full-time…

No no! I totally disagree with the people who say it's all instinct! Actually there is a lot of shit to know and the more you know, the easier it is to manage the insanity. I was lucky enough to have my MIL the baby whisperer around for my first, she taught me so much and made my life so much easier. If you don't…

Preach! I get the feeling a lot of these commenters are hating based on their Facebook feed and the over sharing that goes on. It's easy to side eye your friends on social media but to openly mock their parenting practices is just ignorant.

Breastfeeding over a year is supported by the World Health Organisation, babywearing is what allows many of us to stay sane and functional and mobile rather than chained to a buggy or stuck in the house, sleeping in the same room as the parents for the first six months is recommended by medical orgs as a SIDS…

Oh good, a classic Jezebel 70s Primer On Motherhood. Fun!

Hahahahahahhaha I had that exact same thought. Having a kid will absolutely "ruin" the marriage you have now, because if the marriage survives (and lots of them do), it has morphed and changed into something else entirely. If you're doing it right, it's going to be something different and maybe even better than…

I've read for a long time and never commented, but I just had to on this. You know, I just feel like, this "ugh.. Those parents who have nothing but their children and don't prioritize their marriage" stuff is just one more way to judge and guilt parents (especially mothers). Now, I don't just have to feel…