That’s too bad because I’d actually listen to your advice, with that background.

The other part is that with parenting, as soon as you get the hang of something, the kid enters a new phase of development and now that knowledge is worthless.

I always roll my eyes at the requests for childcare center recommendations because they always become a circle jerk of parents recommending the super expensive one and claiming that it’s the ONLY decent one in the area.

YES. THE PET BOARDS. Holy hell some people take their pets way too seriously. I got piled on once because I mentioned my dog had crate anxiety and so I needed suggestions beyond “crate train her.” (Because, I mean, I was working on that but it was slow going and I needed something in the meantime). The entire…

There’s a marked difference between the American and the largely UK-based parenting forums I read. The US ones seem to be far less nuanced. Maybe it’s just the types I’m seeking out (I’ve been relying on them for breastfeeding support and the US ones seem to have a large portion of hardcore attachment parenting…

“I can already hear the people saying, John (Jon), please come back, please come back,” said Klepper.

His delivery of “This?!?! Up there?!?!” in the water-on-mars segment made me cringe. It seemed like something Jon Stewart could get away with but coming from Trevor it felt so awkward... Then again it could just be because Jon Stewart has built enough comedy cred that anything he does is immediately coded as funny in…

Yep I was pregnant, then breastfeeding, then Mirena, then pregnant, now breastfeeding again... I haven’t had a period in nearly five years.

Not to mention, it should put pressure on employers to raise the pay for “professional” jobs. Assuming capitalism works, anyway. A skilled applicant could always say “you’re barely offering more than minimum wage for this position. That’s not enough if you want someone with my level of education and experience.”

Not to mention, it should put pressure on employers to raise the pay for “professional” jobs. Assuming capitalism works, anyway. A skilled applicant could always say “you’re barely offering more than minimum wage for this position. That’s not enough if you want someone with my level of education and experience.”

Also, apparently minimum wage workers don’t work hard. (Per the graphic).

Yeah, like it’s not like having a baby is hard 24/7 but there is that feeling of relief/safety net from having backup around. So I could see myself being like “well um I guess so, I mean it’s not like I really need you right this second” but it does kind of up the tension level to be the only one around. Like just…

Due date twins! I’m self-employed so in a similar boat. I’ll essentially end up taking no time off (but then again I only work about 15 hours/week and from home, so not really a big deal).

OMG, my husband used to work seasonally so during the winters he’d be the house husband. Coming home from work to a clean house and dinner ready to go was amazing. If we could afford it I would love for him to stay at home.

My husband is an early to bed, early to rise kind of guy, so he gets up in the morning with the toddler and lets me catch an extra 20-30 minutes of sleep. So by the time I get up, there’s already coffee made (he’d pour it for me but I prefer to pour my own). It’s magical.

A dude who doesn’t cook is totally OK by me so long as he is capable of feeding himself (so if I don’t feel like cooking, he’s cool with cereal for dinner) and he’s willing to clean up afterwards. The worst part of cooking is cleaning up afterwards. If he’s willing to hang out in the kitchen and help with food prep as…

Yep, this generation of parents are simultaneously being criticized for coddling their kids and over scheduling them. IDGI.

Yeah, I remember being proud of my trophies because they represented all the time I had put into different activities. I had no illusions that it meant I was necessarily good at all of them.

I agree 100%. A participation trophy just says “you put in a lot of work and didn’t give up, good for you.”

That’s fair. Although I’d say most likely it was partly due to her dieting and partly just shit luck. Lots of kids are born to women who are actively malnourished or whatever else and are OK, and for some women they do everything right and things still go wrong. Lots of people want to point their fingers at the mother…