I agree, but I find it a bit strange that allies impose their own binary descriptions in the very article in which their subject is defining herself with more complexity.

Well, geez. I might as well just go jump in a dumpster fire now.

I DON’T CARE!!!!!

I think affordable daycare is even more important than paid maternity leave (which is still very important). A few months (or even a year) without your wage is often nothing compared to paying for childcare for the next several.

Question for non-American friends out there. What do small businesses with hourly employees or people who own their own businesses do? I’m a dentist and earn what I earn at work (no salary, no base pay, industry standard)—so when I take maternity leave, I won’t be earning anything. How would something like this work…

I’m not trying to put down other countries to defend the US, (or complete lack of mandatory maternity leave is defenseless), but I’m having a hard time believing that every other country has it as good as we imagine when we hear ‘mandated paid maternity leave.’

Poor person that I am, I have been a devotee of Hanes cotton panties, and Playtex 18-hour bras all of my adult life. Anything I can get 6 or 7 in a pack for $8 or $9 works fine for me, as my gyno suggested I might want to go all cotton all the time. and the 18-hour bra more than lives up to it’s name: wirefree, and…

I just bought a bunch of underwear from Aerie but I sent it to my old address and now some strange man has my panties. My old landlord gave me his contact info but he isn’t responding :’(

I’m just going to throw this idea out there ....

Sorry to hear that you’ve been struggling with having another baby. I hope things work out.

My reasons for not wanting kids are both personal and because I think there’s too damn many people on the planet already. So I would not donate my uterus, because I don’t want to contribute to the growing population. Also, I’ve been through one major surgery already and would not want to go through another one unless…

My siblings and I are adopted children and 2 friends I grew up with as well...and my first thought was also for the 3 at home...

Yeah, I got that vibe too. Like “I’m 26 and have three perfectly good children already but now I can finally have a real baby.”

That bit made me uncomfortable. They are still her children.

As an adopted child, I just feel nothing but sadness for her current children. Boy does this story bring up feelings.

Yeah, she can dismiss how God robbed her of the ability initially.

I dont think “god” anything....but have at it if it provides you with comfort for whatever reason.

“From that moment on, I have prayed that God would allow me the opportunity to experience pregnancy,”

maybe some women want one so they can finally know the joy of having their reproductive organs regulated by old white male men.

“I have prayed that God would allow me the opportunity to experience pregnancy”