Half the reason I'd ever want to have children is so that I can dress them in capes. ALL. THE. TIME.

Good for you. I don't have children, but one of my (kinda silly, I suppose) fears about having them is that I won't handle situations like that with nearly as much grace. The last thing a child needs to witness is mommy going full-heathen on some religious busybody. I can't very well be teaching them to respect people…

*hugs* Good on you for learning to manage and conquer your disorder! In a lot of ways, I feel like we're the "first generation" of people that are really learning to properly deal with disorders (so that we can actually be part of society, and not just shuffled off to the side) — I like to think that this means that…

Sorry, but the OP's statement of "even if they don't want to face that" suggests it's a lot more than a 'reminder', as you stated, it's an opinionated statement about when people 'should' have children.

I think I just didn't read the original comment correctly, and got confused. Incidentally, I'm 6'1'', and while I can totally agree that it can make you feel more confident, it definitely won't stop you from being attacked. I can unfortunately attest to that. (I know you're not saying that!)

"and I also tend to walk while slashing the air in front of me with a knife"

I lost it at 'launch pads'. XD Yeah, we always called our one dog Chicken Little because ANY change would convince him the world was ending.

Oh, I always assumed they got to have fun sometimes, I was just jealous I wasn't around for it. :D Your comments gave me a great way to enjoy it vicariously! I definitely can't imagine an unhappy dog being an effective guide dog — everybody knows doggies function best when they get their necessary playtime.

What does height have to do with it?

I blame Lifetime. My mother did the same thing once she put their network on a 24-hour marathon of "Bad Things That Happen to Women and Their Children".

What's your point? Should we create a cut-off age after which men should no longer reproduce? Kids can come out with issues no matter when you reproduce, or who you do it with. And — shock — some of us that live our lives with mental health issues still enjoy being alive, thank you very much.

This may be a reeeeally stupid thing to say, but it makes me giddily happy that guide dogs still get to have fun doggy moments (like oh-my-god-I'm-in-a-blanket! moments). My only experience around guide dogs has been while they were working, so I always end up thinking about when they get to go and roll around in…

My parents always owned schnauzers (usually two at a time), and some of them were the smartest dogs I've known — and some were definitely the dumbest. One of them was smart enough to figure out the exact place he had to paw at the sliding glass door in order to get it open enough to wedge his head through — another…

I'm so sorry! About ten years ago, I adopted a previously-abused calico kitty after getting out of an abusive relationship myself. This past year, after lots of tests and treatments for bloody/painful urination, we found out that she had bladder cancer. I had to make the same choice you did — I knew that the surgery…

Is that a schnauzer? They're smart little dogs — my parents always had a few when we were growing up, and they're definitely very sensitive to the moods of 'their' people. :) Of course, their intelligence also generally meant that they could be little sneaky bastards, too — one of ours, Dixie, learned very quickly…

Excellent point!

A-ha! Thank you!!!

That just put me in a great mood. :) What an awesome comment to start the day with! The feeling is mutual, I assure you!

Yes. This is one of the glaring issues I see with the attitudes presented by some modern feminists. I've earned the label of "the feminist that argues with feminists" in a few of my classes for just this reason. I can't see myself ever being a happy SAH mom (or even a good one!), but I will argue until I'm blue in the…