People would be amazed - especially at large companies - with the difference between what you can get from a raise and what you can get at a new place. If you started out low, most companies are generally going to not give you more than 5% a year raise. But they’ll pay new people coming in market rate, whatever that…

Sigh. Another statement of “if you don’t fall in love with your baby immediately it’s normal! It might take a whole day!”

But oh god can you imagine being able to fix everything with money? Like I don’t even know what Mr Squirrel and I would still be able to fight about if we had a bank balance of ALL THE MONEY. House is messy? MAID. Kid annoying? NANNY. Not enough money to buy groceries? CHEF.

It’s dignity! Gah! Don’t you even know dignity when you see it?

I almost can’t watch his Teen Mom catch up specials because God does that man love to rip open a wound and poke in it. And gives terrrrrible advice (“don’t you want to give him another chance? He’s your baby’s father...” Me: “Chelsea he cheated on you 14 times no more chances!!!”) I can't imagine him talking about…

I thought it was the general consensus that first place bound you to a contract so restrictive it was in fact better to come in second - almost all the publicity without having to sell your soul to the studio? It’s been so long since I watched Idol though - I stopped watching when it started requiring more than one…

It took me the longest time to remember that Vitamin C was a person, not a title to the story (“what did she take too much Vitamin C before prom? But her story doesn’t mention that...why is she next to Nicholas Cage... OMG Vitamin C the PERSON *nostalgia*”)

Yep! Traditionally traditionally most everyday people “took a walk in the woods” together and got married before the baby showed up (or after. It’s all good).

Find it in white (or pale pink or pale blue) and dye it. Or find a vintage pattern and ask a seamstress to make it for you.

If I asked my husband, the day after our wedding, to describe my dress, he would probably have said “ummm, it was white?”

Look, not everyone can get a handmaid nowadays but I believe Jim-Bob is high ranking enough to qualify. I wonder if she’ll be Ofjim or if they’ll make her go by Ofjimbob, I mean that last one’s quite the mouthful...

Totally agree about the librarian. And I can't help but wonder: does this library have a committee or friends group or whatever? Why not join that? And encourage book purchases without subtle sexism? After all, books have to retire at some point, and replacements have to be purchased.

I agree - it seems like her message was “that’s not something friends do”. But, that’s exactly something friends do! Not even like, that asshole friend - I have very fond memories of weekends watching horror movies and trying to make each other scream in the bathroom during/after! (The Shining + creepy basement…

K but question - can the uterus be re-used after the first woman is done with it? The immune effects are all host-related, right? I guess maybe not since you're only supposed to have a couple of c sections?

I loved that show - it used to rerun at 6am and I saw my doctor was on it and FLIPPED. Like hell am I ever going to change OBs after mine as ON TV.

Ok this is a weird issue but your comment made me think of it. So I work peripherally to IVF medicine. When an older lady comes through (donor eggs), I’m super “ughhhh are you serious old lady???” But when an older gay couple comes through, I’m all “omg that’s so sweet! I hope they get a baby out of this!”

That whole situation was such a bad idea!! And it gives the rest of the industry a bad name. The IVF center I work with has INSANE contracts that cover everything - I swear there’s a contingency for aliens invading. Intended parents and carriers both get their own lawyers, etc. But at the end of the day, why would you…

Seconding the horrifying pain of the version. Mine failed as well. It was the worst, but the c and the recovery were both cakewalks. I had the double bonus of a footling breech. Did you know if your water breaks with a footling breech baby you have a 15% chance of a cord prolapse? Neither did I! (until about 2 days…

“Huge” here being complimentary as this is her source of pride.

Didn't she have a really bad labor with the first one too? I highly doubt her doctors would have said anything besides get your huge ass to a hospital at any sign.