as someone who does all three of those things, I still had horrible skin problems until my 30s as a result of a genetic issue inherited from both sides of my family. and I tried literally everything - it took medicine, regular trips to the dermatologist, and learning the art of make-up actually to give me the…

And then make it trendy for men to wear makeup. Also pantyhose, Spanx, and heels.

You’re sure she’s using tinted moisturizer and maybe something in her brows hahaha

I know makeup because I love it. So I don’t have to squint to detect a full, complete face of makeup.

Because women are praised most unreservedly for artifice or acts of achieving artifice—even though men have their own standards of vanity, beauty, and peacocking plumage—and the best sort is “effortless” or “natural,” either the result of great affluence or creepy eugenics or the illusion of both.

I mean, if you’re talking about Kim Kardashian, she’s sure as shit wearing makeup. But more importantly, if celebrities insist that they’re not wearing makeup when they almost certainly are, it creates an impossible beauty standard whereby average women are expected to look flawless without any sort of corrective aid.…

I don’t wear make-up and people don’t think I’m brave or cool or edgy. They do frequently comment on how tired I look.

Please please please make no make-up a thing. Maybe my persistent unwillingness to put forth the effort would read as trendy instead of lazy.

not a single person deserves the kind of treatment she received

This left me feeling gross. She’s a kid for fucks sake. She shouldn’t be saving her family from bankruptcy.

I love hearing about how creators choose their names (except the obviously focus grouped ones). I wish we could get the real story behind this one.

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“wrongly associated with a plastic toy that is a known choking hazard that risks harming small children”

Citation fucking needed.

This is completely FALSE! Rooming in means baby sleeps in a bassinet .

It is possible to have humans stay in the same room but not in the same bed. Like having a dogbed at the foot of the bed, except instead of a cushion for your loyal companion it’s a crib for a baby who will not appreciate it. Also, it is probably off to the side.

MWs have lower rates of client c/s. However, considering that lower =/= zero, and not all women are low-risk or can access MWs, your point stands.

I would doubt the need for another nurse.

vag stretched out

I would like some drugs for a quarter.