Yeah...not sure why there is a stigma either. I guess its from people who grew up with close bonds between siblings. As someone who (as mentioned previously) never got along with my sibling, I totally understand the appeal of only childdom. 

Not going to lie, I want a girl and am worried what my reaction would be if I were told I was having a boy. (Not pregnant and may never be [by choice], but just saying). 

Same here. My brother is the only person who can truly get under my skin. Honestly, I would have been a lot more calm and avoided many tears if I had been an only child. My best friend has a sister two years younger, and she has the same experience. Drives her crazy, causes chaos all the time...having a sibling is…

It is so awesome to hear this. I have an older brother (two years apart) and while we are okay now, he made my life miserable growing up. Mean, nasty, abusive, manipulative, just an overall asshole. I’ve always kind of seen myself having just one kid...I feel like it’d be a nice, calm household with me, my partner,…

For what its worth I understand your confusion/frustration. This article is not super clear, one commenter above wrote “the show’s anti-feminist feminist stance” and I have zero clue what that means. 

I got it when I was about 15/16 (when it first came out) and my mom explained that it could prevent HPV which could lead to cervical cancer. I was just kind of like “oh, okay,” and it in no way encouraged me to have sex.

Its stories like this that make me SO GRATEFUL I have a smart, badass, feminist, practical as hell mother who immediately got me the HPV shot when it was first released when I was in high school. Good god. 

This is great news but I can’t help but feel sad. An acquaintance of mine lost her life to cervical cancer at age 30, a few days before Christmas this past year. I hope that everyone gets the HPV vaccine and that we can eliminate this disease. 

I’m sorry, but this is so silly. You have no idea what her relationship is like with her brother. My brother is a MAGA bro who lives in a problematic, racist, ignorant, sexist universe. It is what it is, there is literally nothing I can do about it. I’m not going to disavow my brother, but I also don’t defend his…

My parents got engaged when one night, after two years of being in a relationship, my mom told my dad that she was ready to get married, and that if he was interested in that option, she’d like to move forward, otherwise she would have to move on. A few days later he came over to make dinner, and he said, “yeah, let’s…

My boyfriend had never seen it, so we watched it a few weeks ago. Rewatching it as an adult (and I’m only in my 20s, so the first time I saw it as a teen was in the ‘aughts) was deeply uncomfortable. Not only is the film dripping in rape culture, its incredibly racist with its depiction of a Chinese exchange student,…

I LOVE this story, and I actually find it so endearing when guys have absolutely no game. This story reminds me of my own boyfriend (we met on a dating app...so no meet cute!) but this is totally something he would do. 

About two years ago I went through several very difficult, anxiety-inducing, dark months. Watching Real Housewives and Vanderpump Rules was, quite literally, the only thing that kept me afloat. I don’t care if people scoff at that, its pure escapism and it fucking works. 

When I wake up on September 1 I feel really good. I’m ready for fall. 

I signed up for Moviepass and then two days later the crash happened, and since then its just been wacky. I told my bf “I just want to use it for at least a month, I hope I get in with enough time for at least a month” but it looks like I’ll never even get to use my card. This morning, the app showed all movies…

“I also don’t really understand the issue with wearing glasses, mine make me look smart, which is a major assist when I am consistently saying stupid shit.”

Last night I was a reading a book written by a man (I mostly gravitate to women authors) and I came to the conclusion that I just don’t understand men and I never will. 

I am 26. I am a high school teacher. My students, even the juniors and seniors, are babies to me. Ick! 

This is kind of a weird statement. If you have a shitty/abusive partner, family should interfere.

“If you let your parents take care of you as an adult the way they did when you were a kid, you shouldn’t be surprised if they want to invade your personal relationships they way they did when you were a kid.”