This is a thing that actually happens? Hard pass.

I guess this is out of style now that cosleeping is in style, but my parents just told us that bedrooms are private places, that you shouldn’t go in someone else’s without permission, and that if someone leaves the living room or the kitchen to go to theirs they probably want to be left alone. They were pretty good…

The day that kid cracks the code is the day Christmas will die for them...

We use “talk about Christmas” as a code for some reason, but it’s more because we think it’s funny than because we’re trying to fool the kid.

In other words, Kim Kardashian is that annoying “friend” from high school who changes their relationship status to “it’s complicated” for a day in hopes of getting a lot of attention, then they change it back the next day. And this happens every few weeks or months.

...Dolan responded that he hadn’t seen hate from anyone on the pro-Trump side

Performing for Trump’s inauguration is absolutely seen as an endorsement of Trump and the way he talks about and treats women. Trump himself will say as much when they show up and perform. Remember, they are being coerced into performing for a narcissist who thinks everything is about him.

So you heat it again to kill the bacteria that may have been added by slicing and packaging. I am really not sure why you are so hung up on this. There is not some big obstetrics conspiracy to undermine the cold salami industry. Again, I am going with what my doctor says, not some stranger on the internet. She says…

You do not have to continue to explain yourself. I feel like you’re being picked on for no reason. Your choices are equally as valid as anyone elses.

Thank you and you as well. The things I’ve given up seem trivial if I can bring forth a healthy and happy child. It’s a willing sacrifice that really doesn’t bother me. And tbh I don’t care if people think I’m crazy from abstaining from lunch meat, sushi, alcohol etc. Like I said earlier, everyone has to weigh the…

I don’t mean to personally attack you; I’m just frustrated by how much “woo” has invaded medication. Calm lists one active ingredient: magnesium. That’s all that matters.

I understand where you are coming from. Personally for me, someone who has Crohn’s and never thought I could have kids, it’s not worth even taking small risks. I’ve been in remission for two years and eat really healthy and never take it for granted. I almost died five years ago bc I ate a steak and it caused a…

I would actually. I’d blame myself. I don’t eat off salad bars or hot food bars or buffets for the same fear. I don’t eat raw spinach. Only cooked. I wash all my fruits and veggies. But at the same time all I have craved the past 7 months are cheese, fruit, salads and veggies. I know it’s a risk but I also know that…

I get that it works, but the exact same active ingredient is available for far less. Same ingredient = same efficacy. So why promote overpriced versions of it?

I just don’t want to personally take the risk. I would never forgive myself if something like that happened. It would be my fault and I’d only have myself to blame. I try to use my judgement and talk to my doctor about what is safe and/or ok. I have Crohn’s and went into remission two years ago. I never thought…

I think the seafood thing is about heavy metals, not risk of food poisoning. Salmon is okay to eat 12 oz. a week of, but some species like snapper and mackerel are too high in mercury to eat when pregnant.

TWENTY DOLLARS A BOTTLE for drinkable magnesium supplements?

There’s a small calculated risk to all of it. I was super strict about everything during my pregnancies and my kids were mostly healthy. I have a friend who didn’t know she was pregnant until she was 6 months along. She drank heavily, ate whatever and her kid is fine too.

The recommendation to avoid cerain foods is because very rarely, they can contain a bacteria called Listeria. In otherwise healthy, non-pregnant people, it causes food poisoning called listeriosis. It’s different from other bacteria though, because it can get past the placenta and infect the fetus. The fetus has no…

Except that in recent years there have been actual outbreaks of listeria ice cream, raw vegetables and lunch meat.