My mom always said that. She made sacrifices to make sure me and my siblings were rarely in daycare (or anything similar). We were watched by her, family or friends. In fact, her saying that made me very critical of my friends (and boyfriends) whose parents had sent them to all day daycare a young age for many years.…

Awesome idea! I think its a great way to be helpful without seeming "pushy" or "nosy" (or whatever people are seen as for helping others who normally aren't helped). I don't have any friends with babies yet, but I'll have to keep this in mind! Like they mentioned in the article, if we can get food going for people…

Thanks for your response! I think my doctor is a bit old fashioned, because I told her that I have been with the same partner for 4 years (my only partner) and she was still somewhat insistent on staying away from IUDs. I think its time to find a new doctor!

So, has anyone gotten an IUD that hasn't had a kid yet? I was thinking of getting one but I heard it can be painful and my doctor is all like, "theres a 1% chance of scaring and infertility!"

From what I understand, only Rifapram (used to treat tuberculosis) lowers birth controls effectiveness rate. That said, I still used a condom when I had to go on antibiotics for a week to be super safe, but there isn't any reason to.

I think its good to be picky when your investing a few hundred in something. It better last quite a while for that kind of money!

I dunno, not all Coach bags have the big C all over them, in fact most of the ones that I see don't. I've been to both retail and outlet Coach malls and usually its the small wallets that have the C or just a couple bags. Maybe what they sell can depend on region?

I agree, I love the idea of more colorful wedding gowns. White can look lovely, but a little punch of color (or all color!) is a bit more festive, and less traditional. And I'm all about breaking the tradition box.

Yep, I found out where an abortion clinic was in my city, because of protesters outside of it when I was walking to work. I thought,"thanks, y'all! I had no idea this was here before! How convenient!"

I was having some of these issues with my gay friends, but was I found was that after time passed (after having told people they were gay), they became more supportive and vocal about women's rights. I don't know how old your friends are, but sometimes it takes people a while to get past the identifying only with your…

I definitely agree with that. Its all about how much you value education. I have no doubt private schools can offer more, but I guess you have to have the motivation to use their extra resources just like anything else.

I had a friend who went to a top 100, tiny, private, liberal arts college. She took her senior seminar pass/fail, how could they let her do that? She also talked about how often she played games in class or was on facebook, ect. I went to a state school and shit like that wouldn't fly. I'm not saying my classes were…

I went to a state university, and the department I was in was really great, but my professor once said that our university has lower or less harsh teaching/grading standards because it is more aimed toward community education instead of advanced students. He disagreed with this philosophy and taught toward the upper…

I had always thought I was a good writer until I got to my English 200 class. Then I learned what a comma splice is. The problem was that in my school, which did provide good education, we didn't learn a lot beyond the basics of grammar (noun, verb, preposition) and if we did the essays we turned in were never graded…

This was done in such a simple, honest way. It pulls at my heartstrings to see such a common human experience shared, in all of its parts. It reminds me of my own experiences with death, such a range of emotions.

Totes! GG (Goddess Goop, not Gossip Girl) is always right.

I was more so explaining a personal preference that I have found works for me and the people around me. I haven't read a lot of studies on weight loss, so I don't empirically know if it works. However, my hypothesis is that if people go at losing weight with a different mindset (permanent change), using different…

This is sort of my goal! I'm currently cutting down on processed foods and increasing my veggies and organic/free range items when possible. However, with grad school starting soon, I think I'll switch to being a pescatarian for a while for cost effectiveness.
That kind of diet just seems so natural to me. Keep it…

Right? That's similar to my weight-loss plan in high school: be super depressed, don't eat, get skinny. I'll always remember how one of my friends said, "Violetkarma, you're really thin." To which I replied, "Thanks!" and they just said, "No. . .like, you're really thin." "Oh. . ."

It seems diseases are always a sure…

You're not crazy, (unless I am too)! I took a short nutrition class and the woman said that you should only juice when you are really sick, otherwise it is important to eat food whole. Just the act of chewing food alone is important to digestion. Something like that. Anyway, I'm totally with you.