Yeah. How many times do we see accidents when guns are around children? That should be the first clue that it’s a bad idea.

I’m sorry for what happened to you and appreciate your analysis. I do think that we have a gun problem. But it’s a gun, poverty, and mental health problem. The gun problem largely comes from lack of resources for the government - mainly the ATF - to actually enforce the laws that are in place. Doubling the budget of…

I am not mocking it. I am saying it is a bad idea likely born out of survivor’s guilt. Some great first steps would be to actually give the ATF the resources it needs to actually enforce the laws that are in place. We have strong laws restricting gun ownership. What we don’t have are the resources to enforce those…

I’m not sure that using children as test subjects is ever a good idea.

I’m not sure what your point is, unless you are completely dismissing the fact that he survived something horrific.

Yeah, I mean he does have a unique perspective as a survivor, but for him to use that perspective to make statements about what could have happened if only everybody had been armed is ridiculous. To me, he’s coming a bit from a place of wishful thinking. What person who had experienced something like that as a kid…

What’s up with conflating a blog with a science journal? The headline is satirical. So is my response to the headline.

I love that assholes like you exist. It makes my life amusing.

No problem. Migraines are not normal pain, so hopefully if you try something like this aimed at migraines (as opposed to naproxen or ibuprofen), it will actually get rid of the pain.

Yeah, your doctor sucks. I have had imitrex since I was 15 and spent two years on preventative low dose antidepressants as well. I would definitely suggest the nasal spray. There is a pill form, but it sounds like you get nausea as I do and I just can’t keep the pill down. Your doctor should have referred you to a…

When you say “migraines” do you mean actual migraines, as in not just a bad headache but neurological symptoms (numbness, inability to talk, losing sight or seeing flashes, etc.)? If so, then you should consider prescription treatments for migraines, including imitrex (which is what I take). The imitrex nasal spray is…

So I guess the question is, can we get the same hormones from having sex or does it truly require pregnancy? Is the hormonal issue related to chastity or birth?

I know. And I have also never experienced true love, true selflessness, and all the other things only mothers can experience. So many things that I know nothing about ;)

But, you have not contributed to the population, which truly needs more contributions, so therefore you are nothing.

Yeah, um, chastity and choosing not to have kids are not the same thing. I promise you that I am not chaste.

Why am I even alive today as someone who has chosen not to have kids?

I don’t think it’s even a matter of taking “significant” time off. A woman who takes a few months maternity leave is penalized for the rest of her career. Sure, initially, she may be behind her male coworker for a year or some period of months. But at some point, she should be able to catch up. She shouldn’t be…

I think the problem is, though, that there is a lack of awareness regarding this for 18 year olds going into college. It’s not as if the college, which is making the money off of student loans regardless, is counseling them about being smart about which degree they choose. Colleges unabashedly encourage people to…

I don’t know why you think I am disagreeing. I already said it was a crime. It was a victimless crime. I’m somewhat uncomfortable with the idea of a victimless crime, because I am always uncomfortable about forcing someone into the role of “victim” when they very clearly are not. I can acknowledge being uncomfortable…

I don’t disagree with what you are saying. The laws are in place for a reason, and he could have been charged and found guilty under those laws. My point is simply that applying this idea of coerced consent to her is inappropriate. She is now an adult and does not agree that she was coerced in any way. I don’t think…