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10 Things Just As ‘Brave’ As Wearing A Bikini While Pregnant

10 Things Just As âBraveâ As Wearing A Bikini While Pregnant

Doling out the B word for women who don a bikini while pregnant is derogatory considering what actually merits the word “brave.” Saving people from a burning building, confronting an attacker, and running a marathon as an amputee all come to mind. The whole leaving the house without makeup/ bikini while pregnant narrative is all water from the same condescending Lady well. More »

When Did Pubic Hair Become The Enemy?

When Did Pubic Hair Become The Enemy?

Pubic hair. The number of stories that I’ve read addressing it in the past few weeks is boggling my mind. Apparently I live in a happy little bubble – because pubic hair has never really brought me any stress. I’ve never been on the receiving end of a Brazilian, had my vagina bedazzled, or slept with someone who insists I have a hairless vagina. It seems I may be in the minority, though. More »

From The Magical Land Of Douchebag Dudebros Comes A Whole New Level of Slut Shaming

From The Magical Land Of Douchebag Dudebros Comes A Whole New Level of Slut Shaming

You guys remember the best time ever we had when those awesome DoucheBag DudeBros (Hashatg: #DouchebagDudebros) sent me all these great e-mails about the rape culture in Tarpon Springs and we all get to school them on rape culture and lulz were had by all? WELL, WE GOT SOME MORE! And this time it comes courtesy of one of my Twitter followers who posted this on my feed… More »

The 10 Stages Of Hungover Parenting

The 10 Stages Of Hungover Parenting

1. The Wake Up

Head pounding, room spinning, wake up, groggily putting pieces together after debauchery of last night’s birthday celebration. Naked in bed. My fiancé beside me. Memory flash of him picking me up off of hallway entrance floor last night, carrying me upstairs, undressing me like a baby. OMG! FUCK! I have a baby! Dear god, what kind of mother am I? More »

Beatriz Has Received Permission To Terminate Her Pregnancy By C-Section – But I’m Not Celebrating Yet

Beatriz Has Received Permission To Terminate Her Pregnancy By C-Section â But Iâm Not Celebrating Yet

Beatriz, the 22 year old woman who was risking not only her life, but the life of her deformed fetus, is being prepared to receive an emergency C-section after El Salvador’s Health Minister approved the operation yesterday. Ultrasound images have shown that her fetus is developing with only a brain stem and has no chance of survival. This is amazing news, and I know that so many of you were also concerned about this situation after I wrote about it yesterday, and that you expressed so in the comments. When awful things in the world happens it really does help when readers take the time to discuss it, and I’m always considering points you all have made and things you have said. More »

Press Runs Kate Beckinsale ‘Mini-Me’ Daughter Story For The Upteenth Time

Press Runs Kate Beckinsale âMini-Meâ Daughter Story For The Upteenth Time

I realize that the tabloid business is generally always scraping at the bottom of the barrel, especially when it comes to following celeb parents and children. How many times can you realistically spin some copy off of Shiloh Jolie-Pitt‘s bangs? As it turns out, not nearly as often as you can print Kate Beckinsale and her “mini me” daughter stories.

In other equally breaking news, she’s Kate’s biological daughter. More »

Dear ‘Deranged’ Sorority Girl, I Would Love To Hire You

Dear âDerangedâ Sorority Girl, I Would Love To Hire You

Dear Rebecca Martinson (a.k.a. “Deranged” Sorority Girl),

Today I read that you officially resigned from your post at Delta Gamma after an e-mail lambasting your fellow sorority sisters for “FUCKING UP” on the sorority job went viral last week. I’m not sure what your scholastic plans are at the University of Maryland, or if perhaps you already have that trusty college summer internship already lined up. I’m hoping that the publicity from last week has derailed your summer plans and that Delta Gamma’s loss is my gain. I would love to offer you a paid internship at Mommyish. More »

Douchebag ‘Bro Sends Me An E-mail To Mansplain How I Don’t Understand The Rape Culture Of Tarpon Springs

Douchebag âBro Sends Me An E-mail To Mansplain How I Donât Understand The Rape Culture Of Tarpon Springs

As a writer on the Internet I get a lot of e-mails. A lot. Back in the day when I used to write for print I rarely got letters, but writing on the Internet is a totally different medium, and all our readers have to do is fire off an e-mail giving me their opinion on something I’ve written. I really love this part of my job, and even when someone disagrees with me I appreciate someone taking the time to do so in a polite, articulate manner. Plus, sometimes people send me placenta  drawings. More »

So I Guess I’m Going To Eat My Placenta

So I Guess Iâm Going To Eat My Placenta

I’m a sucker when it comes to a bargain. Seriously. I’m the person that always falls for the two-for-one deals. I almost never need two of whatever it is I am buying, but I still bite. I’m thinking this is why I have just recently begun contemplating eating my placenta after the birth of my next child. The doula I am looking into offers free placenta encapsulation as part of her service. So naturally – I should do it, right? More »

The US Air Force Blames Their Culture Of Sexual Assault On… The Teen Girls Too Scared To Come Forward

The US Air Force Blames Their Culture Of Sexual Assault On⦠The Teen Girls Too Scared To Come Forward

Gen. Mark A. Welsh III and Gen. Edward A. Rice, Jr. testified before the House Armed Services committee on Wednesday, trying to explain how sexual assault in the Air Force got to be so widespread. The two commanders were responding to the well-publicized scandal at Lackland Air Force base in Texas, where 32 instructors have been accused of sexual assault against at least 59 female recruits. These young women were volunteering to serve their country, to fight our enemies, and they were being thanked with molestation and rape at the hands of their superiors.

One would think that the focus of a hearing on rape in the military would be on the 32 men who felt justified in abusing their position of power and assaulting female subordinates. More »