A guy I dated briefly in college thought he was a Libertarian and wanted to be a hotshot corporate lawyer protecting business from unions and employees. It didn’t work out because I just couldn’t get past that mindset. He ended up being a liberal and is now a union lawyer, go figure.

I was just listening to a podcast discussing this very phenomenon: how much people actually change over time (a lot) versus how we think we will change over time in the future (very little). Apparently this is just as true between 58 to 68 as it is from 18 to 28. We always think we’ll remain the same person in the…

I wasn’t sure whether this was sincere until I got to the part where you shit on soldiers with kids. Definitely trolling.

Definitely go to a makeup counter if you can and have the makeup ladies (or lads) try different colors on you to match your hair. It should be just a touch darker than your existing hair color. I favor the pigmented eyebrow gel and chalky pencil by Bobby Brown. The gel, applied like a mascara to your brow hairs, helps…

Edit: Sorry wrong reply!

I think that’s totally fine, but I also think it’s a bit odd for one community to claim origination and therefore appropriation of that dynamic, and use of the term Daddy. Calling a sexual or romantic partner Daddy has been around forever.

He does! I was impressed because normally I despise Rochester and don't see what Jane sees in him. This time tho...

Why indeed! Passion or something. Or childhood trauma she is incapable of escaping, more like.

Don't miss Belle! Gugu Mbatha-Raw is great in it. Also Death Comes to Pemberly, which is essentially a fan fiction about the aftermath of Pride and Prejudice.

Omg North and South. The male lead is so beautiful. There was a recent movie of Jane Eyre too that was sparking with sexual tension, and I usually HATE Rochester. He's such a dick.

I also don't like how she basically accuses people who disagree with her of either being vanilla sex people or heterosexual.

Yeah, I mean... That’s the nature of a patriarchal society/relationship. Your husband (or whatever) becomes your father and caretaker, essentially. It makes a lot of sense that father/daughter-like sexual relationships would develop as a result, including terminology. “Sweetheart,” “kid,” and other chidren’s pet names…

I had more of a response but honestly, I just do not understand this at all.

My first was terrible and would pop on and off, on and off, get distracted, look around, and I needed to be still. My second baby miraculously latches in a second and doesn't care what I'm doing as long as her face has nipple in it. Luck of the draw maybe?

I left the room to nurse my baby too, but mostly that was false modesty as an excuse to get away from people and be alone with the baby for a while. My mom taught me that trick.

Ah yes, the ole “rubber nipple” trick. Like an elastic band snapping back into shape.

It also helps distractable babies, like my eldest, from losing focus from eating. But in general it’s for privacy, yeah. I don’t bother using one with my current baby anymore. Most people think she’s sleeping on me and not eating anyway. I've had more than one awkward moment with old ladies who want to come see the…

AltairaMorbius is right, this level of malpractice is not normal, thankfully. It’s newsworthy because it is unusual. That said, you should always feel absolutely free to ask any questions about procedures and practices to your OB and delivery hospital. I would also recommend taking a birthing class with your birth…

Definitely not. I had a friend who had nerve damage from her first child’s birth and pushing for five hours (which seemed excessive to me), including pelvic pain, and she had to walk with a walker for a while. But with therapy and time, she made a full recovery in a few months and even went on to have more children…

Luckily things like this are rare and clearly malpractice, but it’s also one of the reasons you have every right to ask lots and lots of questions of your OB and delivery hospital about their procedures. My hospital was pretty flexible; you could get an epidural at any time, as long as you could stay still long enough…