Yes, yes. Sesame and egg white and sugar, I think, from the taste of it. I've never put it on toast, but it's a very nice thing. You can get it plain, or with almonds or pistachios in it, or with sultanas, or even chocolate flavoured. It's nummy.

Dude. I think it's incredibly unreasonable to not allow you to breastfeed the baby during the exam. I mean, not IN the exam room, but...dude. Just not right!! I guess I can see not wanting a crying baby around, but...if you're taking it out to a bathroom or something, hell, there could be a crying baby that ISN"T yours, for some reason!

(Crap, AND they're not allowing extra time? FIGHT 'EM!!! You will have what is essentially a physical disability that you simply need a tiny bit of extra time to take care of. If you had a colostomy bag you had to empty, would they let you do THAT? Jesus. FIGHT! FIGHT!)

If you have ADD, you can get extra time.

DUDE. You aren't asking for extra time to take the test--just only as much time as it takes you to pump!! That's totally fair!!!

I was also envisioning writing notes all over the baby for cheating. Tiny writing in blue ballpoint. Hee.

And if they want to have a proctor there when Grandma hands the baby over, check the baby for notes, and then let you have the nursing time, that would seem reasonable...and not allow you to get any cheating in.

That seems like quite the elaborate way to cheat. Find yourself a husband (or willing partner), get knocked up, make sure the due date is scheduled so baby will be feeding when you take the test, to the whole labor thing and pay for all the baby stuff so you can have some bullet points written on the kid's ass?

Prolly would've been easier (and cheaper) to just study.

On the other hand, not everyone who cheats hasn't studied -- they're just looking to leverage more sources of help. Unless it's a really big baby, you can't fit a law degree in its nappies.

Unless it's a really big baby, you can't fit a law degree in its nappies.

That's why I said bullet points! No seriously, there has got to be an easier way to cheat than popping a living human out of your body. There just has to.

there has got to be an easier way to cheat than popping a living human out of your body. There just has to.

But what if you were having the baby anyway? Improvise, man. Cheat with the tools at hand.

Yes, yes. Sesame and egg white and sugar, I think, from the taste of it. I've never put it on toast, but it's a very nice thing. You can get it plain, or with almonds or pistachios in it, or with sultanas, or even chocolate flavoured. It's nummy.

Do you know what it's called? Any sort of brand name? If we have a name, we're hoping the internets will work its magic

One possible option. It may be a little convoluted, but it may be tweakable into something workable. I assume both Stephanie and her mother have cell phones.

When Stephanie goes in to take the exam, she leaves her cell phone with a proctor (or some other mutually agreed-upon person). When baby needs feeding, mother calls Stephanie's cell phone. Proctor gets Stephanie and accompanies her to meet mother at mutually agreed-on place. Baby is handed over, no words exchanged between Stephanie and mother. Stephanie takes baby to private location for feeding.

When baby has finished feeding, reverse the process to return baby to mother.

As to the extra time issue, obviously things have changed since my day. I can't think of any sound reason to grant extra time for ADD and not for breastfeeding.

Fred, that's a good idea and I'm going to keep it in mind as this thing progresses.

ION, I was going to take DH's car in today for recall work. However, the problem that triggered the recall, which makes the car immovable, just happened, so the dealer is going to come get the car. How nice to have somethng work for me for a change. Now we will just see if they can get it out of the garage.

I forgot. I left the bathroom door open when I started the shower. attack of the killer cat. claws and teeth around my ankle.