The woman kind, who is wearing a dress.  They rarely come with pockets, much to our rage.  

I totally agree.  And I was not trying to besmirch Nora in anyway.  It was just THAT hard to think of a female performer who did not have a heavily styled stage look.  She still dresses far better than Ed, but it is more like something you could wear in your life if you had that style.  You can’t do that with a Bey…

I think the last of this was the early ‘00's boy bands. ‘NSYNC and BSB had plenty of over-the-top looks, flashy productions, and demanding choreography. Bruno Mars does some of this too. I am struggling to think of any other male performers who have that type of stage act today.  

It does feel like a false equivalent. I would think the more appropriate comparison would be to a less-stylized female artist. Like maybe a Nora Jones or something? I can’t think of anything she has worn ever, which is right on par with Ed. I think their musical/performance styles, while not identical, are more…

Mine had no pre-bagged leaves of any kind the other night (no romaine, spinach, spring mix, arugula, baby kale...nada). It was like a greens apocalypse.

I only get my hair cut/colored 2-3x a year.  It usually does not fall around the holidays, so I do not tip extra.  But if it is around the holidays, I would give more, like the 30% you suggest.  

She has also made pretty gross public statements about at least her oldest daughter Brielle. I recall something about her tweeting Chrissy Teigen that Brielle would give a BJ for tickets or to meet him. Her defense was that she knows them and it was a joke. But Chrissy and John were like, yeah it was out of line.…

Really? I think she comes across as kind of pathetically overly involved in the lives of people she thinks are “beneath” her. She is condescending, judgmental and hypocritical while trying to appear motherly to these people. It’s weird. Her level of on-screen involvement is unnecessary and contrived 90% of the time…

I wish there was a wonder weeks for toddlers. I was sad when we hit the last leap! Now it just feels like one endless stormy period.

No one gets ungrayed on Offspring lol.  It’s annoying.  The comments section around here could be much more interesting if they would follow some people or at least go through and ungray the non-troll comments.  It’s really frustrating.  I always forget I am gray here and then am annoyed with myself for wasting the…

Instagram is selling me hard on thirdlove and wearlively.  Are they good? 

I think you are fundamentally misunderstanding doulas though.  They don’t have their own agenda.  They don’t have a goal of manipulating women.  They are super supportive and encouraging.  They have a lot of resources and tools to help women have more positive labor experiences.  But if women say they want the…

I don’t know why I comment because I am gray and no one sees it, but it really depresses me that people seem to think making a birth plan is such a joke. It just underscores the notion people expect women to be ignored and be voiceless bodies regarding their medical care.

I don’t know why I keep responding because I am gray and no one sees it, but people do not seem to fundamentally understand the role of the doula or what she does.

Most women that I know who have hired doulas - myself included - desire an unmedicated birth. The doulas are not “talking them out of” pain relief, but are actually helping them find non-medicinal ways of managing pain and helping labor progress in accordance with their wishes. My doula and I had a “safe word” that if…

I’m sorry you had that experience.  I felt like my plan was really respected and followed with my midwife and hospital team.  Not everything went exactly to plan, but most things did.  I am very grateful for that.  Finding the right team that will help you feel comfortable with how your labor progresses can make all…

Actually, we should be looking at whether the outcomes were better for both the babies AND the women. The women matter too. Their mental and physical health matters. Their recovery matters.

Yep, fellow Chicagoan! 

One caveat: I knew a couple that got engaged during a marathon they were running together. They had trained together and were running together at the same pace. I thought it was kind of nice...like symbolic of being a team and being in the tough stuff and the fun stuff together. I think it was a little different…

Kind of surprised Pink is the New Blog didn’t get a shout out.  I read almost all of these at some point during their peak.  PITNB and Trent were definitely on that list.