You’re probably right about that. I wish that the powers that be at the Children’s Television Workshop had a little more confidence in themselves. They overreacted and buckled under the pressure.

Yes, let’s not critically think and write about the media our children consume, let’s just let them blindly watch anything. Sounds like good parenting skills...

This article sums up well one of the real sticking points in the ever shifting debate that goes on in my head regarding having children.
Right now, NOBODY cares what I do. As a 30-something, my parents have long since given up on any hopes and dreams they may have had for me. My boss knows I’m pretty capable and…

Doesn’t matter. They give out a Nobel for economics every year. There are lots of Nobel-winning economists, but he specifically told her to go ask the one that is her husband. There is a whole long history of women not being allowed to do anything without the permission of their husbands. THAT is why this is a deeply…

The Blind Gossip piece was based on the Radar piece we quote above.

But even if you aren’t an alcoholic, heavy drinking can negatively impact loved ones and be incredibly irresponsible.

I am going through this decision right now. I know I am going to get an IUD, but I feel a little overwhelmed by the decision of whether to go Paragard (no hormones, but likely worse cramps and heavier periods) or the Mirena (hormones, albeit a small amount, lighter periods that may go away all together but could also…

I really wish I could but it’s hard enough being a chick in comedy. I will hurt my career.

Once again: http://www.plannedparenthoodaction.org

I want this to be so big that Disney will lock JJ Abrams down for the rest of his life and keep him the fuck away from Star Trek.

Propeller Baby.

Exactly. I agree that the childcare situation in this country is sad and we need better options for working-class women. I even agree that employers should be flexible about children in the workplace in emergency situations.

For me it comes down to one point: Did the author specifically ask whether she could bring the baby? If she did, then sentencing her to a breastfeeding room without warning is a jerk move on the part of the organizer, no question.

Look, I love babies. I like moms (some of them). But if I was invited to speak in from of hundreds of people, do a book signing, and participate in an intense professional conference, I’d arrange for child care for the day. No, you can’t bring your baby to work, sorry. That includes adjunct teaching. Advocate for…

The best screening test is your own hands. Soemthing like 80%* of breast cancers are caught with self exams.

You are very wrong. The false positive rate of MRI is incredibly high, MRI is useful to stage already found breast cancers and perhaps to screen in BRCA patients (patients the the “breast cancer gene.) The latter group mostly because their risk is already so high it makes the chance of a false positive very low.

So this reminds me of the time that I went sky diving and the entire time the I was taking in this “incredible”, “life affirming” experience all that I could think was,

Counterpoint: Instead of just reading through (Erin’s step 6)

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