I don't get it either, Amy. But people are judgey.
Congratulations to the class of 1999. You all proved more or less adequate.
Snyder ,'Chosen'
Natter 69: Practically names itself.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Burrell - Nov 30, 2011 10:44:21 am PST #9305 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
beth b - Nov 30, 2011 10:48:44 am PST #9306 of 30001
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
It seems like a long time to me, but I never had kids - so how would I know? There are things that I might get judgey about , but not that
Jessica - Nov 30, 2011 10:50:38 am PST #9307 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
In fact, I usually bump into the other assholic extreme of people who get all judgey about bottle or formula feeding.
The fun part is how on comment threads, it's usually the same people.
The "formula is poison but if the kid is old enough to walk then breastfeeding is creepy and wrong" attitude is disgustingly common.
Allyson - Nov 30, 2011 10:51:41 am PST #9308 of 30001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
This sounds like it was from that Slate advice column thing the other day where someone wrote in to complain that a five year old walked up to his mom, said he was thirsty and she gave him the boob at the dinner table with her new in laws.
She told them he's allergic to cow's milk and this is the only way he can get milk or something.
It's in Ask Prudie.
Jessica - Nov 30, 2011 10:53:19 am PST #9309 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
This sounds like it was from that Slate advice column thing the other day where someone wrote in to complain that a five year old walked up to his mom, said he was thirsty and she gave him the boob at the dinner table with her new in laws.
That was the most recent one - there've been several lately.
Consuela - Nov 30, 2011 11:26:11 am PST #9310 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Cool set of photos showing retouching: some of it is really kind of horrifying how much they change.
meara - Nov 30, 2011 11:28:00 am PST #9311 of 30001
This sounds like it was from that Slate advice column thing the other day where someone wrote in to complain that a five year old walked up to his mom, said he was thirsty and she gave him the boob at the dinner table with her new in laws.
And honestly, I think that by that age, it's a little weird. If you're the kid's only/primary foodsource, then I'm all for whipping out a boob just like you would a bottle. But by the time the kid is only doing it for comfort/able to walk and talk and ask for it? I think there's some discretion required. I don't know why that's my feeling, but...
lisah - Nov 30, 2011 11:29:55 am PST #9312 of 30001
Punishingly Intricate
I had to llama drama at work today and teach it to my team.
sumi - Nov 30, 2011 11:31:33 am PST #9313 of 30001
Art Crawl!!!
Aliens on Ice. . .
Ginger - Nov 30, 2011 11:31:47 am PST #9314 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
You know that people will be llama dramaing during conference calls from now on.