Fred: Which is, IMO, a noble decision. My job would be much easier if more people (for whom that was true) realized it about themselves.

I love the parenting talk, but it's because it's a lovely and challenging part of life I am not going to be engaging in myself. It's funny, I spent my whole adult llife being careful about birth control and that ingrained paranoia hasn't left yet. Since the hysterectomy, I will be lying there blissfully after Teh Sex and then have a moment of blinding panic, "Oh my god, we didn't use anything and--uh, oh yeah. Never mind."

I will admit, though, that there are times that I want to start a little club of the non-married, non-sprogged 'istas, just to get together once a month and say, "Everyone else still single and not-pregnant? Not just me? Okay."

goes to sit with Debet

{{Fred Pete and Hubs}}

Jessica, I didn't say it yet, but you and FoneBone did an awesome job on your new human! Adorable. Also, Dylan Zaphod is an excellent name.

{{{Fred Pete & Hubs}}} {{{GC}}} I'm sorry.

Just got through talking to TCG. He leaves the kettle open so it doesn't whistle while he's in the shower and didn't realize that the new stove heats up water much quicker. He left without making coffee and he had no idea he had put the grounds in the milk frother instead. I'm adding a new tea kettle and a brillo pad to the list of things I need to buy today. Any good suggestions for getting melted enamel off a stove burner?

Debet, we don't have any human kids. I figured out (luckily, before becoming any kind of a parent) that I have no business bringing up children.

This is me (2 cats and 2 dogs). I may be ready someday. I may not. People who meet me at the bar (none of the actual people I know. They know better) will always ask-while I'm waving a cigarette and drinking scotch and shots-if Mr. Jane and I have kids, and then tell me we should because, "they would be so pretty." As if they're a handbag or shoes or something. I have begun telling them, "I'm pregnant right now!"

Any good suggestions for getting melted enamel off a stove burner?

I have no idea, but the only thing I can think of is heating it back up and scraping, then going to town with the brillo pad (after it's cooled a bit).

They know better) will always ask-while I'm waving a cigarette and drinking scotch and shots-if Mr. Jane and I have kids, and then tell me we should because, "they would be so pretty." As if they're a handbag or shoes or something. I have begun telling them, "I'm pregnant right now!"

They're sort of like shoes. They get shit on them, a lot.

My shoes don't wake me up in the middle of the night.

I definitely want kids someday, and it is reassuring that I know I have a community of people here who are good parents and are willing to share their advice and experience.

I may have kids at some point and I may not. I know I don't want to do it alone and there's no partner on the horizon. And there is the issue of medications and I don't have any idea of how that would play out.