As far as I know, the IUD should not be affected by a bump to the cervix. It is placed entirely inside the uterus and only a small string is in the cervix. Even that usually gets tucked behind the cervix. Unless the string gets pulled in some way there should be no reason for the IUD to be affected.

Good. Now I will enjoy it even more.

There is a short story by some really famous author whose name I cannot remember (in the Chekhov, O'Henry, Saki league) about a similar situation. It starts with the woman hearing that a friend of her older brother is visiting town after traveling around the world for many years and will be meeting her for dinner. She…

Don't you go around giving me all these ideas :)

Thanks for the recommendation. I will definitely give it a try. Does it have added sugar?

I also avoid peanut butter cookies because I assumed they will taste like the awful peanut butter I had been having so far. Maybe I should try baking some myself. If I don't use this stuff for some baking, I will end up eating it out of the jar (which is usually what I do with Nutella).

Now I cannot wait to try it with Nutella.

This might sound stupid to most people, especially Americans, but I have just discovered the deliciousness of real peanut butter. Even though I had first been introduced to its supposed deliciousness (and to Brad Pitt) in "Meet Joe Black", I never really liked it. Since my move to the US 8 years ago, I had only ever…

I have to disagree with you on this. I don't live in France but I am in a long term relationship with a French man and fairly close to a number of his friends and family members (both single and married/partnered) living in France. I don't think their views on fidelity within relationships is that much different than…

I completely agree with you. I have noticed this with other cultures/countries as well. I don't know about Brits, but Americans are usually more friendly to strangers than people from most other places and I admire them for it. Because of this, they often feel that other cultures are difficult to get in. However, in…

I have lived in Pittsburgh and if I had to pick a place to raise kids, the 'burgh would definitely get my vote. It is big enough to have most things you associate with cities (a cultural scene, good educational institutions, public transport, ethnic diversity etc) yet it is small enough that you have the time and…

Lindy's mention of a blond Miss India got me thinking. I understand that any Indian citizen has equal right to be Miss India. I think that women like Kalki Koechlin or Lisa Ray are as Indian as I am. However, given the Indian obsession with light skin, a blond, blue-eyed Miss India would definitely make me a little…

We Indians have a very complex relationship with skin color. Too dark and you are ugly, too light and you are an outsider.However, I don't know if the story of the albino family and a blond beauty contestant are comparable.

If you are talking about Jacinta Lal, she won the Miss India New Zealand title and not a beauty contest in India. I am not sure how things would play out if a blond, blue-eyed contestant won the Miss India title.

Marie Curie was Polish. She is practically the patron saint of all female scientists.

I immediately change the channel every time the Metro PCS ads are on TV.

The plaid ones are called lungi and they are stitched...sort of like a really loose straight long skirt that you would tie around the waist. The guy in this picture is wearing a dhoti. Also, a dhoti is more formal wear (worn to weddings etc.) while lungi is what you would see worn on the street.

I completely agree that what people wear should not be construed as an invitation to stare or grab or whatever. However, I disagree that telling girls to not wear leggings as pants is a war against women. I think it would be considered equally inappropriate if men dressed this way. You don't think man-leggings will be…

I agree with you completely. Leggings are not pants the same way that tank tops are not shirts. I think you belong to a very small subgroup of the leggings-wearing population. If you read the post I linked to in my original post, you will see what I am up against.

Actually, no. You have to go through the exact same process of getting a new passport as you would if you lost it. Additionally, if an immigration officer in a foreign country gets suspicious of your damaged passport that looks like pages might be peeling off due to sweat/humidity, you will be in for a lot of trouble.…