There is that aspect to it, agreed, and mistakes are to be made. However, if you were writing a piece for the New York Times, you must necessarily be held to a standard higher than those who are standing on the street, discussing such things. And she got this *all* wrong. A woman who is transgender is NEVER to be…

I was impressed by that as well. I thought "The dude listened and learned. Good for him."

That was beautiful. Well done, her. And well done to the whole production staff.

I want to be able to like this ten more times.

Do Jordache jeans still exist?

I agree. The kids were mildly interesting, but Davina had so many amazing moments that she was far more interesting.

This is not news. Russell Crowe has always been Russell Crowe's biggest fan. His work sucks, he sucks, and, like Kevin Costner before him, I can't begin to imagine why people still pay him to hang around.

Agreed. And I would certainly go so far as to say that one should not become a parent if one isn't prepared to accept anything his/her child might bring them.

Honestly, I can't blame her for not being able to face up to this. I'm not saying she's not implicated, nor that she has a (rather large) share of the blame. I'm saying I'm not surprised she can't face or admit her part in it. This is HUGE. I couldn't face it either. But I try hard not to do anything to hurt…

I saw a screener for Annie yesterday and this whole sequence was hilarious! The movie itself was really adorable overall (though it did have some rough parts). In general a worthy remake.

Fuck her. Seriously. I've had students come to me and tell me about being raped and did I tell them "Oh well, it's all your fault for ______?" Hell no! You get them to services, you get them to help, you DON'T ignore them or tell them it's all in their heads. That's how women get double PTSD. If they were my children,…

I agree. She's so cute and clever, I'd watch the show just for her :)

Literally, every time I've flown, they've boarded the plane front to back, which really makes no sense. You end up shoving past all the people who got on first, trying your damndest not to whack their heads with your carry on. I'd think anything would be more efficient than that, but it's the only method I've ever…

Thanks for the well-wishes. I was also born after many unsuccessful pregnancies, born six weeks early, etc. And my mother's dogged choice to conceive me has actually contributed greatly to my feelings about freedom of choice. The thing is, I do believe that a fetus has life in it and I do believe that kids are…

I was just thinking about exactly this regarding the "counselor" viewpoint. Almost every law which has been attempted about women's reproductive health seems to have the same refrain: "Women need help to make decisions. They can't possibly know what's right without someone helping them think about it. We have to…

Not even the first clue who you're talking about. Hush, please, you're rude.

Oh for. . .your point is weak(to non-existent), your justifications flat out wrong, and you're incredibly disrespectful. You go away.

But, if continuances are granted for pretty much any reason(and I'd say a newborn is a pretty decent one), then why would she even think it would be necessary to change her schedule around? And I'd second my own complete unwillingness to hand a week old newborn to a stranger—even for a couple of hours. I wouldn't be…

Sure am glad I can't get into gaming. Sounds like a whole world of jerks I can do without. ((Yes, I'm sure there are plenty of nice people involved as well. Probably the majority. But at the same time, I play pretendy fun-times for . . .fun. Not harassment.))

As a woman who has been going through infertility and who would be happy with *any* baby, I'd kind of like to cry now. And even if I were surprised by my baby's ethnicity (wrong donor, whatever), I think I'd go through it quietly, maybe to my partner, best friends, etc, and then never ever say anything ever again. …