It’s unwoke to mock people’s propensity for using divinity as an excuse for their actions?

That has literally zero bearing on this story, or in life. As a person with 4 wonderful parents who raised me, it is insulting to make that comment. 

That’s unnecessary. Unless you are her biological mother, and you are very insecure and bitter, it is not for you to define another family’s roles and relationships to each other. I am a stepchild. It’s dismissive of a loving relationship to cast it as less-than.

Yep. And go-karts too, because they have a very low top speed. Most states have a minimum age around 12-13. Similar to “you must be this tall to ride”, you have to be able to reach the pedals. 

My grandmother, I and someone outraged in an elevator:

To be fair, no one DOES understand 20 year-olds, their brains aren’t fully developed and it really shows.

Thank you for your kindness.

From what I’ve heard dark ink on fair skin removes the most easily. He can probably get that shit taken off. If there’s a shadow left behind, he could cover that with a few dabs of concealer and look pretty normal.

And leather? Really? You’re gonna have to protest basically every speaking engagement ever because the majority of Americans wear leather in some capacity - shoes, purses, wallets, etc. 

Totally agree. On a slightly separate note, much of the “vegan” clothing and accessories trend annoys me as a lot of it is just plastic that will be thrown out next season. I have had the same snakeskin bag for almost 10 years because it is gorgeous and very well made, so I can keep using it, and the leather spa can…

She replied pretty graciously, IMO. And honestly, I’m a vegetarian who doesn’t wear leather or animal products, but there is a better way to get your message out than their methods, which are gross.

You shouldn’t have to share your experience for others to feel empathy, so I thank you for doing so here. I’m sorry for all the difficulties you’ve had to face and especially for ignorant and mean comments like the one you replied to.

That and the fact that severe mental illnesses run in my family.

C-sections are much harder to recover from and have a lot of complications risks. Both are YIKES!

Just came here to say that C-Section recovery is just as glamorous. Same mesh granny panties and mattress-sized maxi pads, because there’s still a ton of bleeding after, sometimes for weeks, not to mention the extreme pain of healing from being cut open and having a team of doctor-types root around your abdomen like…

I tried so hard to have kids, and couldn’t, and it’s been my life’s biggest heartbreak. But when I see stuff like this, it makes it a little bit easier.

So either the people who decided this ad was too graphic are all childless and have managed to live their entire lives without anyone they care about giving vaginal birth, or they fled the scene and abandoned their wives/girlfriends/others when they gave birth because granny panties and pads the size of a mattress…

All of this was me six weeks ago. In fact, I’m currently pumping and typing while my infant is sleeping next to me. I still have all of the hospital products the ad features. Mothers and women deserve exposure and respect. How shameful of ABC to call what we’ve endured as ‘too graphic’. Mothers suffer and preserve…

Remember, the only time it’s acceptable to display the female body is when a man wants a boner! Under any other circumstances it’s too graphic, disgusting, and disturbing for general distribution, despite being inhabited by roughly 50% of humanity. /snark

My wife gave birth to our first last year. It was mind blowing how much the female body goes through to perpetuate life. I’ve never been more humbled. Watching your child be born is like being shown the center of the universe — and an abject lesson that while there is a center of the universe, it if definitively not…