I understand the article is about EXCLUSIVE pumping, but let's not forget that if it's important for the mother to bond with the baby via breastfeeding, it's important for the father to be able to take part in nurturing and feeding the baby as well. Pumping allows that to happen.

FWIW, I have no kids and can't thanks to a TL! But.. anything touching my nipples totally freaks me out, like nails on a chalkboard, so I can totally relate to the women who have issues with breastfeeding.

....I'm sticking to pants. It's about 59 degrees in here today.

Everything in moderation, m'kay?

There is a marathon every year in my city on or around my birthday. I have run this marathon every year for the past 6 years. Each time, I am a year older, yet my time gets faster.

As a side note, I remember reading a study that reported people who do vigorous outdoor exercise are actually making themselves older by inhaling all sorts of environmental crap and releasing free-radicals? Anyone else know what I'm talking about?

If he's elected, we'll be looking at no contraception in this country. Mark my words.

I got one when I was 18 or 19 (I'm 34 now). It's not in a visible location, but it just isn't "me" anymore. I've been enduing laser removal treatments for the past 2 years and it's not fun.

One of the earlier posters mentioned that no one really knows what's in the inks (they're not regulated by the FDA). I have had 7 treatments and after each one I have gotten very ill. I have one more treatment left (possibly 2 - after the last treatment, the ink inexplicably got darker for some reason). I can't wait to say farewell to the ink!

And I STILL hate my nose! So think twice before spending time and money on an operation that will probably not really make you very happy.

And the other anti-sexers.... I'm with you! I have never understood the fuss and I do think the world would be a much better place if sex was just taken out of the equation entirely. Of course, being stupid humans, I'm sure we'd find something else that's entirely pointless and stupid to obsess over.

I live in the US, but I have had a hard time getting my health insurance to cover pap smears. Not sure why - esp. when my male colleague got coverage for a prescription for Rogaine.

I don't see why a man would WANT to join Curves, but as for the comment about it not being a place for business networking, I don't agree. Curves in general may not be, but who's to say what goes on at an individual gym? I know I see people from work at my gym every day and sometimes we chat about work.

Fortunately, I don't drink very often, so I can avoid them. However, my usual waking state feels like a hangover.... if I can figure out what makes me feel so shitty all the time, I'll let the LW know so he, too, can experience this awful feeling without drinking.

Thanks for the advice... I actually do have a doctor visit scheduled. As I said, I'm not a big drinker, but unfortunately, I can related to all of these awful hung over experiences (minus the productivity, natch!)

My husband works from home; I work outside of the home (albeit 4 blocks away). As a self-employed person, my husband is sometimes swamped, but most of the time not. I know this because he has plenty of time to go shopping online to purchase things for me, such as a pasta crank, a bread machine and a yogurt maker.

When I get home after working 9+ hours, the sink is filled to capacity with dirty dishes, cat litter is strewn all over the place because the litter box has not been cleaned out and a hungry husband is expecting dinner, preferably something made from scratch, since he purchased me that hand crank pasta machine and all. Sometimes he calls me during the day to ask if I can come home for lunch and clean because he can't stand how messy the house is. It's too distracting for him to work with all the mess.

At the end of all this work, I am exhausted and resentful as hell that I do ALL of the work (and I make more money, too) and he gets to play with the cats and surf the internet half the day. Yeah, if he did more work, more sex would definitely happen.

OK, I admit, I did let the situation get out of control, but I have a choice to do the damn chores or listen to hubby whine about having to do them. Either I'm resentful or he is. BTW, he doesn't do "man" chores, such as taking out the trash or fixing the running toilet, either.

I could care less if he whacks off all day to the internet because quite frankly, I am too tired to even think straight at the end of the day. Thank GOD we don't have kids!

This argument about having the "freedom" to reproduce at will reminds me of the situation at a company I once worked for. We were allowed to have *dress down* Fridays. Jeans were permitted, but no t-shirts, shirts with logos, track suits, sneakers, etc. Of course, some idiots took advantage of the policy, wore "illegal" items to the office on Friday and then the policy was rescinded and it was back to suits, ties, and hose for everyone.

If we don't voluntarily restrain ourselves, we will get to a situation in this country where the government is going to step in.

And by the way, if you think we have reproductive freedom in this country, we don't. I have been trying for the past 10+ years to get my tubes tied and I can't.

So he used a hooker. Did he use taxpayer money to finance it? No? Then there's nothing to see here, move along....