That...is the weirdest thing I’ve heard all day. I doubt her 19 cents that she had saved was enough to make a difference in the bills.

Especially since this baby (unless it’s reeeeealy premature) was conceived before Bobbi Kristina was in the hospital.

Noooo dogosaur! Not on the bed.

If there’s one thing my dog loves, it’s being out in the rain. God forbid we let her into the back yard without realizing it’s sprinkling, because she will not come back in.

As an only child (who often gets “Oh my gosh, I never would have guessed, you’re not a spoiled brat!” when people find out), I think that this:

‘oh you’re not like other only children. you’re different.’

People always act SO SHOCKED when they find out I’m an only child...like it’s impossible that a normal, decently friendly, non-monster could possibly be an only child.

Oh man, I feel this. As an only child, any time I act the tiniest bit selfish (as everyone does from time to time), people automatically attribute it to the fact I’m a “spoiled only child.” Seriously, I dealt with it from friends when I was growing up and with my husband now.

Literally the most perfect reaction ever.

I think you may have missed the point of my comment. The point is: research experience builds on itself. A person can work very hard, but if they can’t get into big name labs, it’s going to put them at a disadvantage on the next step of their path.

Yes, he really is. Most recently, he got remarried, without telling her. Which is fine for her, but sucks that he couldn’t make the effort to tell his child. Although, a month later he did introduce him to his new step-brother a month later on skype.

A similar thing happened to one of my best friends. He didn’t cheat, but one day he said “I’ve been thinking about it for the past year. I don’t love you, and I want a divorce.” After they separated and he moved out, she started having a more flirtly (not even cheating, but conversations that would raise some red…

Yes, she does. I had to stop myself from yelling at the person, because, of course, her fertility/family planning info isn’t mine to share, but I REALLY thought the person should know what an ass they are.

She sounds terrible. I’ll never understand the need for speculation about that (I mean, sure, I wonder when I go out and a friend isn’t drinking or something, but I keep it to myself). I used to be a teacher and EVERY YEAR some student would speculate I was pregnant and I’d spend half the school year with kids…

I guess they wanted you to coyly giggle and mutter something about trying to summon the magical unicorn to sprinkle fairy dust on you? (That’s how babies are made, right?)

We’re almost the same person! I turn 30 in August, and we’ve been married for 3.5 years. We have a dog. My husband is dealing with unemployment/depression right now, and I started a PhD program a year ago. I definitely feel the urge when I’m around babies, but I REALLY don’t want to have to go into the reasons why…

You’re right. Women who haven’t gone through infertility or known someone who has (honestly, they’ve probably all known someone, but the person might not have told them) just might not think about it.

I’m sorry. I haven’t been trying, and get the “When are you and SehjMan going to have a baby?!?!” question all the time. I always feel uncomfortable, because they have no idea if we are trying or not, and if we are, how long we have been.

When the topic of why women are still lagging behind in the top levels of STEM comes up, there’s always a contingent of people that argue, “women just don’t like the sciences” or “they aren’t willing to put in the work to be in a top lab” or some variation of “there are just more top candidates that are men!”

I totally agree with you about the criticism of his looks. It’s mean-spirited, unnecessary, and doesn’t add anything to the conversation.