Couldn’t happen to a nicer guy.

Considering I willingly put various types of poison into my body on a regular basis and pay for the privilege, I cannot in good conscious pretend to give a flying fuck about organic food and whether or not my peaches are filled with pesticides.

Agreed. Long time lurker and only now starting to comment but I just wanted to say, it’s good to see you writing for ROYGBIV again, Kat! I’ve missed your writing.

Duh. Was it not Jesus himself who said it’s not real charity unless somebody sees it? He did say that. Because it’s true.

Having known many children who beg, their parents often do not know. Also, I don’t think that just because you have to beg for money that you suddenly abdicate your rights to retain personal boundaries for yourself and your children.

Just give me the baby and the Steve Buschemi dog and we will all go live happily ever after far the fuck away from these garbage people.

“Maybe it’s a primal, animal-like thing for me to want to know she’s mine just by looking at her — my OB told me lots of mothers feel this way. She also advised against the piercing and has threatened to report my husband and I to child protection services. Uh, yeah right, doc! Try and get between a momma bear and her…

First Cloney, outfitted in a fedora and overcoat, physically tried to stop Switzer, but she avoided his clutches.

I watched “Maury” and “The Price is Right” on sick days.

Female air marshals.

Flying on a plane with your period is just irresponsible. You want to attract flying bears? Because that’s how you attract flying bears.

When I was a F/A I heard some stories of Hasidic men asking the flight attendants if they were “dirty” meaning on their periods on flights to Tel Aviv. Apparently the men cannot accept service items from “dirty” women. Most F/A’s would answer that they were absolutely on their period.

Sometimes the best thing to do for a baby is not the most convenient for the parents.

Did you read the article? Letting a child cry and scream for two to three hours straight is straight up cruel and neglectful. At eight weeks old babies cry because they are cold, hot, hungry, soiled, or scared. It isn't some sort of babies trying to manipulate their caretakers and parent bullshit, it's babies have…

This is so dumb, the “who knows?” shrugging. This is like every form of being horrible to others that hasn’t yet been codified as “you guys, this is not a good way to be a human being” - racism, “animals can’t feel pain”, etc.

Dr. James Mc Kenna of the Mother-Baby Behavioral Sleep Laboratory at Nortre Dame is another good person to check out.

Babies are really basic though. They don’t do manipulation until they are much older. They don’t have a sense of you as a separate person to manipulate until they are 9 months or more (which is when separation anxiety kicks in, and they realise you leave sometimes). They just want milk/reassurance/to get back to sleep…

No known sleep studies that show physiological harm and/or trauma and attachment issues? Dude. Dr. Bruce Perry is the go-to researcher for just that.

I know someone who faked cancer to keep a boyfriend, and then was miraculously cured after faking chemo for many months. She was losing weight, going to the gym every day, and seemed to have no issues living her life in a very normal way. I’ve known some people who went through chemo, and the last thing you’re doing…