How are you all handling this? I'm finding it so tricky. On one hand, I want my kids to know that they can always have a voice about what is done to their body, even by a doctor. On the other, there are some inevitably uncomfortable things that we have to subject ourselves to in order to be healthy people. Who doesn't feel extremely uncomfortable the first (every) time they have their genitals examined? But we must, right? So how are you guys articulating this to your kids? Especially the tweens.

Have any of you watched the 3rd season of Broadchurch? The crime is a sexual assault and I think they did such an extremely good job of portraying how complex the decision to report or not is. It was better than anything I've ever seen on the subject.

I would still suggest doing the stadium tour, even if they’re on the road. I haven’t done a tour there, but at other ballparks, they’re really fun and you get to go into player areas.

When are you going? Spring training starts Feb 23rd.

All. Day.

I couldn't disagree with you more. First of all, you don't actually know him. None of us do. Secondly, I've been pondering this all day. Here's a guy who's been around for awhile. He's always struck me as very self-important and arrogant, but there's also been a fun side. We've had friendly chats about water polo and sous vide. But I've seen him talk down to people here so many times about things like math, politics, homeopathy, and homeschooling, just to name a few. The homeschooling one is amazing considering that he's never been a homeschooler. He's never gone this ape shit, but it's a definite pattern. So I had this moment today where I was trying to assimilate what he has revealed about himself through his behavior today with what I previously know of him. Suddenly I came upon the question, why does Bill come here? What would bring him back over and over to blast us with his good opinion? In light of today, I really have to wonder if there isn't some emotional kick he gets from coming to a board full of women and talking down to them. He might deny it, but based on the torrent of words posted here today, I don't think he's self-aware enough to even know it if it was true. I'm done. I'm not playing that part anymore, and I would highly suggest that the rest of you opt-out with me.

Neither of the posters you mentioned behaved the way Bill has today. Reading through the posts, there’s a world of difference.

I'd say environmental. It's a pretty broad topic, a lot of which will probably be familiar just from living. I would not do human bio, because it's a major prereq for all health majors and gets pretty nitty-gritty. Chem is a ton of algebra and memorizing.

I’m a total amateur who has only ever knitted with acrylic or cotton, so this is very helpful information!

I realize that getting the last word is important to you, but you don’t intimidate me, and I have all freaking day.

I actually don't object to discussing Bill's point. Several of you have done so in a calm, meaningful way. I object to the fervor, outrage, and single-mindedness with which it is being delivered. I find the underlying emotion conveyed in his posts to be deeply disturbing.

Amazon makes it really easy, so I'll occasionally scroll down my list of purchases and star them. Other businesses, only if I have an extremely good or bad experience. Individual sellers, always. I think it's lame not to give someone feedback on ebay or elsewhere.

I do not feel bad that you feel insulted. You've made your shit bow and now you've got to wear it.

Love her name! She’s gorgeous.

Celia is my new favorite writer.

Who said you needed to be silenced? Your outrage is just so out of place on a day when so many other important words were said. I’m wondering if being a man in the entertainment industry has been a pressing spot for you lately. LA must be a pressure cooker right now. Triggering. Throw a couple of exclamation points on your multiple, repetitive, outraged statements and I might start wondering if Donald has joined the hive.

You’ve made your point and I’m sick of hearing it. Go start a new thread if you feel the need to rail against the judge.

Oh, I’m so sorry! Thanks for the warning. That’s definitely something to consider. Darn.

I don’t know that I can help you, but my daughters have made me promise to knit blankets for their future babies out of baby alpaca wool. We came across it in a yarn shop once and it was heavenly. Dang pricey, though. It would cost over $100 to make a baby blanket. The general public gets Caron Simply Soft.

It does. Feelers vs Thinkers. Feelers tend to process/make decisions based on how they feel, while thinkers use logic. But I am a definite F and I still get frustrated with this type of feeling led rationalization. Maybe because I have to deal with it so much. "I feel like ______" "Ok, can you give me an example of that happening?" "I can't really think of anything, but it happens all the time" "What about when <actual real life example of the opposite thing happening>" "OK, but <example that doesn't prove their point at all>" "<Objective real life evidence that counters their poor example>" "Nevermind, I can't talk to you" Goes off to find someone to reinforce their feelings.... ETA: no idea why "OK, but" is highlighted or how to get it off

As a whole I see people basing almost everything in life on how they feel. This applies nearly everywhere, to nearly everything. In my particular domain (pastor’s wife), I spend a lot of energy redirecting people to scripture over their feelings. Claim and evidence is something that completely disappears as soon as a person starts a sentence with, “I just feel like...â€

I'm pretty sure HMO. She actually just got her older son established with a ped neuro, so she knows exactly who she wants to bring the baby to. It's kind of a long story, but basically they saw a ped, disliked him greatly, but he did put in a few referrals for them. When she saw the neuro, the neuro was ticked that the ped didn't put in some other obvious referrals, so right there in the office, the neuro helped her to choose a new provider. That leads to this moment, with a crazy bombshell and no ped established.

Maybe it’s a combo of the cursive font and the developmental age we all were when we read them. There’s a lot of e’s in there.

She just got evaluated for pt. She has a gross motor delay. It’s definitely an aha moment. She has other symptoms, too. I am with the same insurance company/provider (kaiser) so I gave her my best tips for getting stuff done fast. She’s making phone calls right now.

Just got a call from my bf. She took her almost 1 yo into the opthomologist for a suspected clogged tear duct. They dismayed her eyes and the dr said that her occular nerves are being pushed out by pressure in the brain. This doctor gave her close to zero guidance on how to proceed and basically just said get in touch with your pediatrician. She’s freaking out. Has anyone here had this experience? Could you share a bit on what happens next? They just switched insurance and she hasn’t even seen her new ped.