I think we have an Oscar winner on our hands

Yeah, it’s definitely an investment. You basically go through the first part of an IVF cycle, but without fertilizing the eggs after they’re retrieved. Insurance doesn’t cover it because it’s elective, which sucks. I’m sure the cost varies but it’s probably around $10,000. (I would def have had to put that on a credit…

So sorry - I know that feeling too well. Our oldest cat had some, um, bathroom problems before we lost him - it's been almost a year and I still can't shake that feeling of anxiety about walking into a dark room for fear of what I might step on.

Just to counter the person who says you’ll be fine, I will tell you that I started trying at 37, it’s now 3 years later and I still have no baby. (I was ready to have a baby at your age but my now-husband, then-boyfriend, wasn’t ready.) If I could go back in time to my early 30s I would have frozen my eggs. It’s now…

Inability to get pregnant is never because of stress. Please don't say that to people who are having difficulty.

Agreed - she acted the part really well!

Chang’s backstory bothered me because she seemed too young. She’s what - mid 50s, at least, in the present day? Which means she should have been mid 20s or older in her backstory in 1983 or 84. But the actress who was playing her didn’t look much older than 17.

(Also, don’t people think Keith Urban is gay, too?)

Replying to myself because so many replies to my post were about maybe it was because Tom is gay. Sure. But IVF generally just requires wanking into a cup, which presumably is a universal male ability. (And someone mentioned low sperm count - IVF is a treatment for male as well as female reproductive issues, don’t…

I haven’t read the book - just saw the HBO documentary. Which was good, but probably nowhere near as thorough as the book.

We’re both half-right - she gave birth to the first one and had the second by surrogate (per Wikipedia).

Yeah, I just watched Going Clear last night and found myself wondering about Nicole Kidman’s kids. Not that her fertility is any of my business, but I thought it was interesting that she and TC adopted, but she was able to have two bio kids with Keith Urban afterwards. Wondering if Scientology is opposed to IVF. Or…

I have a relative who is super-antivax. Sometimes when I want to feel alive, I give myself a good headdesk moment by looking at some of the Facebook groups she belongs to. Vaccine Resistance Movement is a great one - someone there just posted, worrying about a neighbor’s child who just had the MMR vaccine. How long…

Tim Gunn is going to lose his fucking mind.

Please tell me these are not actually real people. Especially the bottom row, they look like characters from Wallace and Gromit come to life.

Cookies and candy from the local grocery store wherever I'm traveling are my go-to souvenir to bring back for the snack table at work. They’re way cheaper than what you can get in duty-free and seem more authentic because they’re packaged for locals instead of tourists.

So, I got the WORST redeye ever from swimming in a pool when I was in Florida this spring - like, I had to take my contacts out for the rest of the day because they were so irritated. (Which is awesome when you're by a pool all day and you have to wear your stupid glasses.) And later in the day, my husband told me he…

I just ordered all 3 of his books from the UK (the first 2 aren’t available in the US), and they came yesterday...so excited! Not ashamed to say that following Tom Cox on Twitter (his own handle, @cox_tom, as well as the cats’ accounts) has really enriched my life.

Ha - one of my cats is terrified of the wind also. She gets so low to the ground, like she thinks she can hide from it, and slinks back inside.