March 2009
17 posts
Baby's Weight Gain Tied to Later Obesity →
You know what we support? Not having a kid that you will eventually make fat and no one will ask her to the prom and she will blame you and you will be paying for therapy her whole life. A condom could prevent all this.
“I GET THE GENERAL IDEA THAT HAVING KIDS IS BASICALLY LONG BOUTS OF TEDIOUSNESS...”
– Amelia’s roommate, completely on point.
Think having children will make you happy? →
psychotherapy:
Over the past few decades, social scientists like me have found consistent evidence that there is an almost zero association between having children and happiness. My analysis in the Journal of Socio-economics (Powdthavee, 2008) is a recent British example of parents and non-parents reporting the same levels of life satisfaction, on average.
But the warnings for prospective...
Kids NOT Having Kids →
That 13 year old boy in the UK isn’t the baby daddy. Wait, the mom is still a kid. Crap. Let’s call the whole thing off!
10 Things To Do Before You Become A Parent →
(thanks to onlysubterranean: fishy: smartblonde)
Do you get migraines? Awesome. Get knocked up &... →
Seriously, though.
Migraines are linked to a higher risk of stroke, high blood pressure and blood clots in pregnant women, according to a new U.S. study based on data gathered from more than 18 million hospital discharges.
As a migraine sufferer, I applaud this recent study for giving me yet another reason to forego getting pregnant. 15 times the risk? For a screaming bundle of...
If This Couple Can't Make It, What Makes You Think... →
Jon Minus Nine →
We know we should not relish the demise of any family, nor desire that 8 innocent children should have to endure the hardships of a broken home, but this is just too delicious. Jon Gosselin cavorting with coeds? I doubt we will see this on TLC.
Woman with two uteri gives birth to twins--one in... →
Reader Raelynne tipped us off to this disturbing news story, saying “Double the shudders, man — I can barely deal with the ONE uterus I have.”
We’re totally with her. Twins? One from each uterus? What? And they have a 10-month-old? That’s one super fertile woman. If we were her, we’d be sucking down double doses of birth control pills — and using two...
Dealing with depression after pregnancy →
Post partum depression is real and scary. It could not sadden us more that these “tips” include advice like “don’t worry about being perfect” and “nap when your baby naps”. It isn’t the baby blues; time to start treating this seriously.
“Jon and Kate Gosselin used to be the parents of eight kids that America liked,...”
– Jezebel’s got a link to an awesome Philly Mag story about Jon & the Nine Reasons He Wants To Hurl Himself From The Top Of A Building. Check it out.