Exactly. Even countries with incredibly generous social support systems in place have seen their birth rates drop consistently over time.

I’m 33 now.  Never wanted kids and will never have them.  Every passing day I am more at peace with “peacing out” at 75.  Seems a good age to me.  

The problem with your statement is the assumption that people can continue to work into old age instead of getting laid off first and unable to find another job because of age discrimination.

Always appropriate to remind people: Anyone who does not want to have children... and DOES NOT have children should be applauded.

My partner and I have "joke" about digging a paupers grave in the yard and shooting each other at the same time when it's time to "retire."

you mean to tell me that you don’t want to work until the day you die under the thumbs of billionaires because a handful of jerks don’t want to tax the rich?

So it’s my responsibility to have a baby because I’m supposed to support other people in retirement even though I’m never going to get to have one?* I mean, I’m not one of those people who’s unwilling to pay taxes in to support the public good. I’m happy to pay a higher tax rate (obviously based on income with…

I may be wrong, but aren’t taxes on a trust only paid when the money is cashed out (on the capital gains)?

Yes, it’ll the whole case was about his desire to still have control over her and to have continued contact. I’m so glad she won, he doesn’t get one sh*t about those embryos.

Thanks for writing this out for me. I had no idea how IVF deals work, so this was illuminating.

Both people have equal legal right to the embryos. However, before you can begin any IVF treatment you must sign several consents indicating how you agree any unused embryos will be handled (destroyed, donated to science, granted to one member of the couple, granted to a known third party, or anonymous embryo…

I was actually thinking about this case the other day and I’m happy to hear there was a resolution in her favor. Removing the pro-life bullshit (which I think the ex doesn’t actually believe and is just bullshit), this is clearly a case of an abusive ex trying to continue to control and abuse his former partner.

Everything was over-size then - boxy, shoulder pads, bows around the neck, big trench coats, chunkier shoes  - all said ‘I’m a professional woman’. Also, big hair was still around. 

Because it was fashionable.

Oversized suits were the style in the 90’s. I watched The Last Dance recently, and everyone(except Rodman of course) was wearing oversized suits, even Patrick Ewing! I just remember thinking how ridiculous they looked, but that is often how style works, right?

I could be remembering wrong, but weren’t vests a common women’s fashion trend in the 90s?

Somehow she looks more attractive now than she did then and she was smoking hot then. This trend of women dying their hair red started with her. They all secretly want to look as fine as Dana Scully.

She’s quite possibly the most beautiful human being walking the earth. She could be wearing cardboard trousers and still look good. 

I have to say, she always looked a bit older than she was. I was kinda blown away when I learned she was only 24 at the start of X-Files.