Keep in mind for every generally accepted parenting thing, it’s often about the perspective.

The most compatible person I’ve been with (my husband) is only four months older than me. Part of that compatibility is that we were very similar as teenagers, and we have all the same important cultural touchstones. I didn’t think this was important, and it’s not really, but it helps our shorthand immensely and I…

I thought it was beautiful typo.

-Anything about classic sci fi and how it is making our current world awesome (with a long ass tangent on the prescience of Robert Heinlein).

Most places I’ve worked with a strict dress code needed it. Because the employees were fucking useless. There is no need to specifically ban the wearing of thongs without pants unless somebody actually fucking did that at one point.

I have nowhere else to bitch about this but it is somewhat related. My husband ordered a Star Wars subscription box last Christmas. When Carrie died, we speculated that at least one of the boxes would be some awesome Leia tribute. I have Rey and Jyn funko pop figures, so surely Leia is coming. Nope.

Thank you so much for taking the time to summarize!

If anyone is interested in a project, making a family tree for the Mayfairs is SUPER fun. My god, Julian alone needed an extra piece of poster board.

Thank you for sharing.

This is such a great interview. Lena! You are the best!

Fantastic I was hoping to find someone in the comments who can read enough Spanish to ask.

Oh.my.god.

It’s constant. It just doesn’t always end well. And it’s not just decent people that do it. This is how we got to this point. The ultra religious conservatives, the Tea Partiers, the “alt right” all use protest. And they succeeded. That’s the big flaw.

Read so many of them. No one is telling you not to make use of this. But sticking your fingers in your ears and going la la la la la doesn’t change the effect or the intention of passing this. This was not for grieving parents. It’s a TRAP law. I’m glad that it gives you comfort, but this is not about you.

Nice! Thank you :)

I love these. I had to explain them to my husband a couple of months ago. They are my third favorite Easter candy.

The heat! If I tried to wear a wig, even in winter, I’d end up dripping sweat.

Maybe this way they have a government record so if a woman miscarried and it was determined that it was self inflicted/induced they can charge her with something. Or maybe this is insomnia paranoia.

I was wondering about determining sex that early.

Nobody is claiming that some parents don’t want it. But sticking your head in the sand doesn’t change the insidiousness of this.