Oooh, we would be in big trouble if we dropped math standards like that. Kids can't be trusted to know what's best for themselves at that age.

I know, right? I just got a sewing machine for Christmas, and there have been MANY tears shed and curses uttered as I've taught myself to sew curtains from the damn internet. I wish I had had a sewing class.

Yay! I'm a foreign language teacher, and language does such good things for your brain, even if you never get fluent. (We start kids way too late in most programs, but that is for another conversation.)

By character-building, I meant the act of working at something that doesn't come naturally. It's a life skill.

I love this anecdote! I get similar thoughts whenever I hear the old "I'm never going to use xyz in real life, why should I have to learn it?" refrain. No, I've never needed the quadratic formula in real life, but it builds character, damn it!

Hee. My husband likes to say that our baby son has an old man butt.

I went in with a birth plan involving the least intervention possible. Ha! Five days past my due date, I started leaking amniotic fluid and got admitted. Once the pitocin hit and the doctor broke my water for realsies, it was ON, and I got an epidural within an hour. Getting a needle stuck in your spine when…

I never do my nails, but I shaved my legs before going to the hospital. It's your last chance for awhile!

"Newest News" might be more apt, but it doesn't sound as good.

I read a list of hypothetical names on BabyNameWizard, and I was kinda gunning for "Arthur" myself. The girls' names were way cuter, though.

I have decent insurance. I paid about $400 for my OB, $2,000 for the hospital stay, and $2,000 for the epidural.

When I first read Emma several years ago, I was like, "Wait a minute. I've read this before." Nope, just memorized Clueless.

AskaManager.com. Tons of information, super sensible advice.

I have been known to Febreze my hair after spending time in a smoky bar.

That is not weird. He's definitely on my list.

Yes! Though, at my grocery store, the only non-skim greek yogurt you can get is whole milk Oikos. And it is fucking delicious.

Samesies! I'm almost 29, but since I teach high school, I feel like my clothes tend more towards 'soccer mom' than I really want to project.

I've had really good luck lately with recipes at BudgetBytes.com. Her lasagna rolls in particular look super fancy, but are really easy to make.

Love cute babies! I just had a cute baby of my own a couple months ago :) The other night my husband and I met up with some out-of-town friends downtown, and were the only ones at the table in the 'baby' stage. It's just as weird from the other side, too!

Same language as the posting. They can test your second-language skills in the interview.