I work in the administrative side of higher education, as does my husband. He wears a dress shirt, slacks, and a tie every day. I can get away with dressing a little less professional, because I need to blend in with students sometimes. Most of the time, I’m wearing slacks from Banana Republic or LOFT, and a nice…

To the contrary, there are a number of antidepressants that are compatible with breast feeding, particularly SSRIs and SNRIs. I was prescribed an SNRI when I was 5 months post partum, and nursed my daughter until she was 18 months old. I had a very nursing supportive shrink, though, and between him (yes, male),…

First, some big hugs. I had a miscarriage before becoming pregnant with my daughter. I know how it feels.

Second, my shrink (I’ve been seeing one for a while) said that it’s not unheard of for depression to improve during pregnancy- it’s something related to hormones in the woman’s body. But there are antidepressants…

*shrug* My mother wasn’t terribly sympathetic, either. When we watched “Inside Out” together (my daughter was almost 2 when it came out on DVD), my mom said “How can ANYONE like this movie? It’s so depressing and unrealistic.” I just looked at her, and said “...the crumbling islands? The lack of emotion? That was me…

The pediatrician we were going to when I was diagnosed was not the most attentive to what parents were saying. I was once asked how much formula my daughter was getting- while I was nursing her (I was so damn lucky to be able to nurse as long as I did). The last straw was when the pediatrician didn’t support the AAP…

Where was this when I was a new mom? It took me way too long (in my opinion) to be diagnosed with PPD. My doctor’s office told me that if they hadn’t diagnosed me at my 8 week follow up, then I couldn’t have it. A psychiatrist diagnosed it, when I said “The only thing that stops me from killing myself is a three day…

Unfortunately, due process and all of that, they may have had to wait that long. It’s bullshit, but in the state I’m in, there’s this big to-do about making sure due process is followed, no one is rushing to suspend/expel, because of a case making it’s way up to the top of the higher ed system (also trying not to doxx…

Eeeyup. If it’s an acquaintance who’s in your major, you’re more and more likely to see them as you go through your program. I’ve heard of special circumstances to get students’ classes changed because their rapist was in the same class.

The process is different for TIX investigation and police. TIX can be more convoluted than police investigation.

Oh boy, Atixa! An organization born out of an student affairs organization mill!

So *that’s* how he figured out his life’s plans!

Either way, I hope I was able to show the trainee that not every table will be full of assholes.

Shit, I’ve had iced tea accidentally dumped on me at a restaurant (the cups were HUGE) when I was 12. I didn’t even scream. I just went “That’s so cold!” We ran to a Big Box store for me to get some new clothes, came back, were re-sat, and my parents left a big tip. The manager was willing to bend over backwards for…

I’ve got a couple nice guest stories (I’m one of those ridiculously nice guests...and I’ve never worked in food service #sorrynotsorry)

I’m not surprised about the Steven Tyler one. I’ve heard that when he went to Disney’s Hollywood Studios a number of years ago with one of his kids, (by the way, to the OP, that daughter was probably Mia Tyler), he wore a hat and sunglasses everywhere. During the pre-ride show of Rockin Rollercoaster Starring…

I didn’t even notice the crows until you commented about them!

NEVER. I just began chewing like one...which in this case, appears to be similar to that of a cow.

So here I am, looking at Jezebel on my lunch hour, then I come across this article, and I’m like

Oh, I forgot to add that it was during the H1N1 epidemic. So no one was allowed into any eating area without using saniwipes that were being given to us.

I sent Jolie an e-mail with the details, but basically, I was on a 7 day cruise during a storm that slammed all of the east coast, resulting in water that was so choppy that stabilizers didn't help (or maybe they did, and we would have capsized without them). Water would slosh out of the pools on the reg, people were…