I definitely agree that you can be fat and fit and many people are. But I totally failed. When I put on 50 pounds, I felt similarly to what Pratt describes: no libido, low energy, moody and didn’t feel like moving at all. Slowing down can happen on all levels (physically, mentally, etc).

Oh, I’ve been having the cramps from HELL and the FemmyCycle didn’t affect that either way (cutting out sugar, grains and dairy finally helped). They also make a smaller version of the FemmyCycle for women with low cervices. And my heavy flow had me emptying that nice, big FemmyCycle every hour at least, but so it…

I’ve been unlikable for years! Yay me!

FemmyCycle user here. It’s nice and big, very soft and has a no-spill top!

I recently started using a FemmyCycle menstrual cup. It holds a lot and doesn’t spill when you take it out. When my flow was heaviest, I had to empty it every 60-90 minutes, but it was still better than changing tampons every half hour. It’s an option that few women even consider, it seems.

Fucking doctors.

I'm a hamster person.

My then-husband and I had a modest 30-person wedding reception and one of the couples we had invited arrived newly engaged. She didn’t want to say anything because it was “my day,” but I didn’t care. Why not add one more thing to celebrate? I was happy for her, but then I AM an unusually mature, generous person…

Jesus...

You have permission to pretend Mother’s Day doesn’t exist.

My mother had it, too. Break the cycle! I did it by not having kids at all.

You say you don’t have the heart to completely abandon your mother, but I’m sure you’ll find the heart to leave her out of your life for your sake.

I cut my mother out of my life years ago and she died in 2013. I mostly feel relieved, but also sad. Just wanted you to know you're not alone. You did the right thing, especially if you have kids.

I’m certain my mother was borderline even though she was never diagnosed. Don’t do anything that makes you feel unsafe. Keeping your distance is the right thing to do, whether or not you get her a card. Yes, those damn Mother’s Day cards all feel like a bunch of damn lies. I stopped calling my mother for the last…

I make a point of sitting down next to good-looking men who are manspreading. If their leg presses against mine because they’re taking up more space than they should, I just enjoy it. I’m fat and middle-aged and have no fear.

Whenever I hear this reason for having kids, “So they’ll take care of me in my old age,” I say, “Don’t assume that’ll happen. I completely cut out on my mother in her old age and she died with me nowhere around.” And I'll never regret that because that was what I had to do to take care of myself. Thanks for including…

Calorie counting is a waste of time anyway. If you want to be healthier, cut the sugar and starches.

In her book Deep Nutrition, Dr. Catherine Shanahan says that traditionally, around the world, women wait four years in between giving birth because they know younger children don’t get enough nutrients in utero if you space children too close together. The woman’s body needs at least four years to get back into prime…

Terrible cramps before the pill. No cramps while on it. Terrible (worse) cramps when I went off the pill.

I didn’t start the pill until I was 41 and it was because of awful cramps. Stayed on it for years, then went off last summer (age 48) because I felt too warm all the time and got sick of being a big fat sweat monster. Things were fine for a few months, then in November I started having HORRIFIC cramping during my…