If you are going to keep a baby's sole food supply away from the baby for an entire day... that's a problem. The choices are either exempt breastfeeding mothers without child care, or allow babies in jury duty.

Why is it "gross" that I changed my last name? I wanted to share a last name with my husband, so I did it. I like that our family (us and two kids) have the same last name. I don't really care what other people do... just like I may not *love* pin-up tattoos, but I certainly don't think it's "gross" if you get one.…

When I was 14 my dad sat me down for one of the most uncomfortable conversations of my life where he covered drinking, drugs, and sex. One of the most important things he said? "No means no, period, end of story. If you think no might mean yes remove yourself from the situation because it can't lead to anything good."

I browned out once.

I've been exclusively pumping for almost nine months now because breastfeeding just didn't work out for me and my son. I assure you that while pumps are less effective than babies at getting milk out and that can have consequences for your milk supply, there will absolutely be milk so long as there is demand from…

What a good boy! My little girl is way more dramatic but nursing is still pretty awesome post jabs.

I would just like to proudly declare my daughter is going for her second round of shots tomorrow. Because I not only love her, but I love her great-grandparents and her aunt who is going through immunity compromising cancer treatment. I also care for my community at large.

She'll get a jab in each leg and she'll cry…

Phew, I don't blame you! Last time I looked there was over 80 conversations and counting. If I haven't been keeping up every two minutes, I would never get through all the replies too! As a side note, I am having a really great time by myself while waiting for my boyfriend to get home. :) Thanks for sharing your…

Wow. Frankly, in that situation, I would treat them like kindergarten babies fit only for having their heads stuck in gravy. Seriously, do bell-work, raising your hand to sharpen your pencil, counting bathroom passes, giving out those tiny foil star-shaped stickers for participation, coloring activities, anything…

Um, it's called "respect", okay? If you respect your partner, you'll pretend to be a robot who services him at will.

Yeah, it was the hammer that was weird about a hedgehog in a muscle shirt riding a wrecking ball mimicking a pop star's video.

My six year old son is obsessed with art (I KNOW-KID JACKPOT!) and he said he wants to be Vincent van Ghoul. The dead artist, not the Scooby Doo character.
I'm seriously looking forward to watching this kid grow up!

No need to run away. Jolene is the BEST kind of witchcraft.

Free daycare, too.

Here's an idea: any company that receives an exemption from providing insurance that covers birth control automatically has to provide mandated maternity leave, and insurance that covers medical costs associated with pre-natal care and giving birth.

I would not have been surprised if it was real, as this was at my local Burlington when I went there a few months back.

When I was a kid and some other kid didn't have enough money in their account to pay for their lunch, I paid for them. My school didn't have a 'free lunch' option for them. It was always this big awkward moment with them standing with their tray of food and the lunch lady telling them there wasn't enough... couldn't…

"Poor people have pride who know?"

I got pregnant (accidentally!) when I was 23, WAY in debt, borrowing money from my parents all the time, not done school, less than six months after starting to date the dad, and before I or the dad had anything resembling a real job. MBP is right, priorities get straightened the fuck out really quick when that baby…