You cannot, actually, take your baby wherever the fuck you want. Including most workplaces. Including many social events. You cannot take your baby to jury duty. You cannot take your baby to someone else’s party unless you receive permission. You cannot take your baby to your law school clinic. You cannot take your…

I agree 100%. Someone upthread made a comparison to cell phones—that it’s no longer considered OK to “freak out” over a cell phone ringing—but that analogy ignores the fact that, in 2015, most people are asked to and do in fact silence their phones, and the fact that phones can be silenced quickly and easily. Babies…

Look, I think every parent thinks their kid is different, every dog owner thinks their dog is the best, and every bride thinks the dress she picks for her bridesmaids will be the best they have ever seen and will happily wear forever until they die. Most people aren’t terrorists, and yet we make everyone go through…

So it’s ok for you to exhibit total and blatant disregard for others, yet you’re denigrating someone else for the same? Cute. Hypocrisy is certainly a hallmark of good parenting.