What about all of the heterosexual married parents that "ruin" their kids lives everyday? What should we do about them? Emotionally unavailable fathers, controlling mothers, overbearing sports-dads, germaphobic moms, workaholic daddies, depressed mommies...the list goes on and on. I'm sure for every one "raised by gays" kid that you bring up as example, I can find you 10 "raised by heteros" kids that are just as messed up. And of course it's ALWAYS their parents fault.

maybe having an abortion wouldn't be so traumatic if it was easier to get one without fear of harassment or physical harm. which can last for years after you have the abortion. case in point, the police chief that was "outed" 15 years after he and his girlfriend had an abortion (http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/index.html?blog=/mwt/broadsheet/2005/12/07/fargo/index.html).

rather than spending money on a billboard, how about make sure that all gov't buildings have nursing rooms? or increase the amount of parental leave in the FMLA. that would be a better use of cash.

If the MA Public Health Council wants to promote breast feeding then they should provide free/discounted lactation consultants, breast pumps and nursing bras to new moms. And they should work to pass legislation that guarantees nursing rooms in public buildings and more time for new parents to stay at home with their children. Taking away the free formula is a bad idea especially for low income women that don't have access to breast feeding assistance or the financial resources to buy formula, pay the rent, buy food, etc. It's like taking away homeless shelters because we want to increase home ownership.

It's so disheartening to read all of these letters because of all the energy being wasted between tearing each other apart over bottle vs breast when we really should be focusing our efforts on real support for parents by having more leave from work, access to affordable health care, clean and safe nursing rooms, flexible work hours etc. But I guess it's just easier to judge and criticize.

why "Mr. A Single Man Speaks" is single.

Because when you are already at the bottom the only way to go is up? In the past the majority of women haven't had the same opportunities to garner the wealth that men have. Up until the 1970's, women's two main options to gain wealth were via inheritance or marriage.

maybe she was bored to tears?

I was always taught that the person extending the invitation picked the location and paid the bill. And the only thing that was expected was the pleasure of your company. If you don't want to pay for dinner, stop inviting people out for dinner!

To the guy that said this, obviously you don't work in the business world. Almost all upper-managment positions have an MBA as a requirement. In the two large financial institutions that I've worked in, you can't even get an interview without an MBA. Check out the employment ads for the upper levels and you'll see that most have an MBA listed as either a requirement or a preferred degree.

That said, it's funny to me that this letter came in today since my husband starts his MBA program today. I can honestly say that I'm glad he's going, but I did have my reservations: it's expensive, it's stressful, I'm feeling left behind, I'm going to miss him while he's in class, studying, writing papers, I'm worried that I'll get stuck with all the household chores. And yet, I'm so happy for him because this is what he wants to do and it's what his career needs. I admit to freaking out when my husband was thinking about quitting work and going full time to school. Even though we certainly could afford it, I didn't want the burden (and risk) as the only income earner. Perhaps that is one of the husband's fears? In our case we compromised on a part-time program. LW and her husband need to find a compromise that works for both of them and you can't do that when one refuses to come to table with an open mind. Unless that happens it sounds like their marriage is headed for trouble.

Dear Mr. djbollman, prostitution may be illegal in the US (outside of Nevada) but it is not expensive nor difficult to find. Nor is it widely prosecuted. I can give you about 5 locations in my mid-sized southern city where you can find a hooker for about $25. I can almost guarantee that you won't be arrested, although the families living in some of those neighborhoods have been trying to petition the police to do more so their kids don't have to step over used condoms on their way to the bus stop. And I can almost guarantee you that the hookers there aren't selling themselves because they love to have sex (hey there mr. brightstar), but because they need to score their next fix or feed their kids or because their pimp will beat the sh*t out of them if they don't bring home some cash.

So, is the solution to have a gov't regulated sex trade? Or should we just de-criminalize prostitution and rely on the free market? Btw, there are several sex trade unions out on the West Coast that are lobbying for de-criminalization, apparently they are the only exception to your man-hating conspiracy to make sure that you never get laid. Maybe you should hook up with them? (Okay, bad puns, I know)