Jez should do an article on parenting tricks to exploit gender normatives.

The good ol days

And I should say that I actually loved the shower, it threw a lot of our friends for a loop but was a great way for my hub to loudly and proudly show what kind of parent he wanted to be. I don’t like being the centre of attention and it was nice to have a big party with all of our friends in support of our change in…

Nothing validates a decision more than having all your friends do the same thing! Let’s all jump off that bridge together 😂😂

A life for her! Yes! I would favourite this comment for life. It made me think of two things that I’m sure will make you laugh. First, I always make my hub take the kids if we grocery shop together. One day, he had our screaming baby. We arrived at the checkout at the same time and the cashier was shocked. “That’s…

Awww! I think my hub was like “oh it actually happened and now there’s a baby here, omfg what does this all mean?! Am I actually allowed to touch him?” He caught up later 😂😂😂

Read above! I could go on and on and on. 

Also the hormones were pretty rad. Like holy shit, my husband looked so hot when he held our baby that I wanted a million babies. Holding new babies brings this feeling back which is why babies are like crack to some people.

Yes! Only a true fucking asshole would pressure someone to have kids.

Tough question!!! Honestly, I had the pregnancy and labour from hell. When moms “bond through their birth stories” I always go last cause I know I will win in a competition that really really sucks. Woohoo!

Right?! And meat made me barf my entire pregnancy.

I gotta say, nothing hotter than a man holding his baby. It did, now I have two kids!

I thought it was pretty impressive!

So I’d say my first baby shower, or should I say my husbands baby shower, was a bit over the top.

I completely agree. I worked on a team that had monthly potlucks - the person who organized this never questioned what I volunteered to bring but I eventually learned that she constantly pushed any POC on our team to bring what she suggested (always basics like veggies, fruit). One of my colleagues told me about this…

Sounds like a lot of work

This made me die a little in the inside.

Right? I’ve also found that my experiences with the education system have made me much more assertive with teachers. Like when they are dismissive or imply that my son has “an active imagination” - I find myself saying things like “Look, I expect a change and want to respectfully address it with you because I think…

Not just any sex but the absolute best sex.

Legit, makes sense to me.