If it feels alienating to you, then it isn't for you. "Most of us" of all sorts of backgrounds actually do bits and pieces of lots of parenting styles. It isn't privileged, it is just a different mind set than you have. To each their own.

Most AP parents do consider themselves "normal" parents. In fact, many people who do AP things don't label themselves as AP, because it isn't a cult or religion or anything. It is just a series of things that some parents do because they think it is the right thing to do. That is the point that most people who do…

Lots of folks arae confused on the car seats: AP parents USE carseats, they just tend to take the baby out of the car seat to carry them around when they are not driving. Baby car seats pop out of the back and can be used like a carrying basket, and lots of people do that. Some parents prefer to take the baby out…

There are several ways to be a non-neglectful parent. Choose the one you like. It isn't a racket. But if you do something like letting the baby cry itself to sleep, which is extremely common in the US, and not considered neglectful, then you wouldn't be considered AP. The truth is most people don't care what you…

It is defined by those things, as they are commonly done, but you can not do them all and still be AP. If you do none of them, you probably would not consider yourself AP. It is also defined by what you don't do, like letting babies cry themselves to sleep, not letting kids have a say in their lives, things like…

When I started AP parenting, I just assumed it was feminist because it worked so well for me and was so reviled by my conservative family members. I had things that made sense to me, like picking up the baby when she cried, not just leaving her on the floor because she needed to learn she couldn't "manipulate" me. …

NO! That is not what attachment theory is, but many people think it is. The attachment is emotional, not physical. AP parents use babysitters, they use daycare, they do all that stuff. There are just other things that are added, like co-sleeping is common, but NOT required; breastfeeding is encouraged strongly,…

zathura had KStew in it. Also Peeta from Hunger Games. It all comes around.

The "mommy wars" are the ultimate "trend piece"- a made-up name and a made-up war, concocted and stoked by the media because it sells covers and gets clicks. Feminist bloggers are as guilty as any other media, liberal or conservative. So is Elizabeth Badinter, who is not a neutral player- she is throwing punches,…

I want to add that I think we need to look at what is making it hard for SAHMs just as we need to examine what makes it hard for working moms. I think there aren't enough support systems in place for either. Not having the financial choice to work or stay home is hard on moms, when it shouldn't be if we as a society…

This seems like an incomplete description of the study, biased towards making SAHMs look generally unhappy as a rule. What the study says is that 26% of SAHMs felt depressed, compared to 17% of WOHMs and non-moms. It didn't say that all SAHMs are depressed, but that they are more likely to be.

They'll probably change the name to GCB.

I'd like to see something like Cult that was more Eureka-style than CSI. I don't really want gruesome, but I love the idea of looking at obsessed fans.

I went to my friend's wedding in Iceland (she's Icelandic) and she showed us roads that curve around big rocks, where the road should logically be straight. But the locals had huge protests to protect the elves. They put little wooden houses on the boulders to show which ones house elves. It's sweet actually.

There are so many jokes to be made about August and wood and Emma. I'm really glad they didn't make him the "writer" or Aesop or something. But why was he carrying around that typewriter? Did that ever get explained but I missed it?

Good question! They left that unresolved for season two.

Didn't it seem kind of mean of Elena to not say she might have chosen him when Damon is all sad because he is pretty sure he is about to die, and he just wants a little caring from Elena? I mean, he was on his death bed for all they knew. It just seemed unkind to let him die with that as his last thought.

Why was that preview a red-screened R-rated preview? I didn't see anything worse than most previews that don't get R-rated.

Is there some TVD insider who could please explain why Bonnie and Elena almost NEVER share a scene anymore? Are the actresses feuding? Last week, Bonnie arrived at Elena's house almost dead and Elena did not even bother to come downstairs to check on her. She stayed upstairs and painted. At the last dance, Bonnie…

You are right about the difference generic lesbians on tv vs. generic gay men on tv. But I think the thing with Ellen being villainized is that she is no longer generic. People feel like they know her as a friend NPH is also no longer generic- I think people can separate his HIMYM persona from his fun-loving host of…