Posts by fireHC11

~pi, that's awesome that you get to decide between two offers.  You gave me some excellent publication advice about a year ago (which I still haven't acted on, ugh, backlog!) and it's great to see that you are moving forward!...

Hi ladies!  I want to join!         Me: Full-time PhD candidate. In the process of switching departments due to advancement-to-candidacy drama. Just got my first grant through (yay) but now...

  Did you know that there are something like 30 commercial games out there with some kind of childbirth scene?  Some are pretty cool, but others are really out there.  I'd really like to know what you think...

I picked up my kid from my mother-in-law, an amazing woman with infinite energy to devote to helping me, and noticed his hair was... different. "Oh, his hair was poking him in the face," she said, "so I cut it a...

Quote: Originally Posted by limabean  You know, after reading the OP's most recent reply, I think you're right. Sorry to have contributed to the taking-it-too-seriously tangent of this thread, OP. We're all...

I did not mean to imply that dad does nothing around the house.  He works long hours at a start up, sleeps poorly, gets tired.  He takes the kid on weekends while I work; he does the evening routine including bath and books....

Sometimes it strikes me as unfair, all the things my SO gets to do that I don't, as a mom.  This is a vent, but maybe I can find solace in knowing I'm not alone in these feelings.     Here is my list.   -...

Subscribing because we are seriously considering an au pair for our 2-year-old over a day care.  For us, we really want to keep my native language in the home.  So, options are either foreign-language day cares or nannies....

Quote: Originally Posted by phathui5  Quote: 2) You would be surprised by how many Drs./Nurses would act on a father's demands...maybe not by straight up giving the wife meds, but putting serious...

Thanks for the replies, ladies!   It looks like there are two different, but compatible theories:   1) Single women are treated more poorly in the birth environment.  I will have to see how much this has been...