+1. The comment made me angry not so much for me, but for all my friends (like you) with fertility issues. A story like this would would make them ache - they can't have children and here's a guy who kills his own for whatever horrifying reason. It would be so painful for them to read something like this.

Right? I understand the sentiment that it hits closer to home if you have a kid, but I have little nieces and nephews that if I lost any of them to something like this I would feel like a part of my soul died with them. Does everyone feel like this about their nieces/nephews? Maybe not, but personally since I've…

Your comment should read: "Before *I* had kids I'd read shit like this and think "that's awful"... Then after *I* had kids ..." Just because becoming a parent made you more empathetic to children dying needlessly does not mean that childless people in general do not or cannot feel completely horrified by something…

Just because you suffer from depression doesn't mean that you will become suicidal. Many people suffer from severe depression and have very little suicidal ideation and zero desire to commit suicide. Some people suffer from what seems like mild depression and are suicidal and have many attempts (or complete). There…

I'm with you - I was involved in a serious car accident (hit while crossing the street, guy ran a stop sign) and I'm still struggling with injuries after a year. I had to fill out that test for a naturopath appointment and I was really annoyed - getting married is almost as stressful as dealing with a major illness…

I will be buried in the greys, I love this movie but will concede that this piece is totally accurate and made me howl with laughter (cock-blocktapus...) BUT the Prime Minister speech to Billy Bob has to be taken into context of the time. This came out in 2003, when America had decided to invade Iraq because of 9/11…

I second Jade Harmony. Also Manduka makes wonderful mats. Just google "sticky yoga mat" and you'll get plenty of hits for great quality mats that aren't Lululemon.

When Lululemon first started over a decade ago, they popularised the wide banded waist stretchy workout/yoga pant, which is super comfy and makes your butt look great. Also, when it started, all the manufacturing was done in Canada (BC, where their head office is) so the higher price was warranted. But as sales…

Right? The whole premise of psychotherapy is that we can reshape the connections in our brain to have healthier responses to different emotional triggers because our brain can rewire itself and isn't static like you've said. It would be interesting to do this type of research on newborns. If our brains are truly…

Either/Or. I've looked online for stuff happening in the city, but there isn't much (plus all the stores/markets closed here at 5pm on weekends...). But that's good advice for tomorrow afternoon :)

As long as it's in a public place, I don't have many qualms. Also, I'm used to going out and travelling alone and meeting random new people while being out, so the prospect of doing it via craigslist doesn't feel that sketchy to me. I also have zero qualms about leaving immediately if I get a bad vibe, I haven't had…

I never thought of Craigslist, and it's easy enough not to give out my phone number. Sure, I might not get any good messages, but I have nothing to lose by putting up an add since I live in a big city. It's good advice, thanks!

I was in this exact situation (working, writing, anxiety/procrastination). What ultimately helped me was setting small work periods. So on a "thesis" day, I would sit myself down in the morning and say "I only have to do this for 30 minutes". I found once I started working, I would get a good 2-3 hours done. I'd…

So, I'm a single gal in her early thirties. All of my friends are married/kids etc. Most Saturdays I'm happy to stay at home in my PJ's and knit/watch Netflix (I'm a total homebody), but tonight, I'm having a serious case of cabin fever. So I'd like to go out, but where do I go/what should I do? Any tips or…

That's what I figured you meant. I find it interesting though that in both countries, you can't legally sell your organ, but in the US they allow for extra compensation, which they don't here. It means that couples are going internationally to get eggs and surrogates. There's a cottage industry for poor women in…

It's not illegal in Canada. The illegality is the same as the US - you can't sell body parts, so you can't sell you eggs, but you can donate them (I've had friends that have done it, so I know for fact that it isn't illegal). I think they are much stricter about the compensation than in the US. I.e. my friends…

I find it really sad that discovering a possibly important correlation that could lead to making birth control pills even safer than they already are is drowned out by hyperbolic "ALL THE SLUTS WILL GO BLIND!!" rhetoric. I also didn't realise that the non-specific side effects are in great part a nocebo effect,…

Right?!? And I do understand that there is a sticker shock, for instance feeding 150 people does get expensive, but who says you have to feed everyone? Friends of mine had a cocktail reception, it was in the evening and NOT an open bar (but there was plenty of finger food and cheap booze) and everyone had a blast. …

You bring up an interesting point - and it's taken into consideration in some cultures. For instance, many Italian families do not have baby showers precisely for this reason. They usually give gifts after the baby is born or at the baptism. Same goes for many Jews, I have a lot of Jewish friends who didn't have…

In two paragraphs, you've detailed exactly my issue with Weddings these days. You win, so much!