I took one lactation class at the hospital after D was born (which was really helpful in showing me how to hold him at the right angle) and depended a LOT on my mom's La Leche League experience from when she was nursing me and my sibs.

Best piece of advice she gave me for sore nipples is to let them air dry after nursing as much as you can. (Obviously doesn't work so well in public.)

Fuck. The lock on our back door just broke, as in the key does nothing when you turn it from the outside, but it still works from the inside. I can't use the front door because there is no railing. Good thing TCG will be home for a couple of days.

My birth class had a breastfeeding week and I did read a million books. My hospital had a bad lactation consultant. My doula was also a big help, but mostly we just muddled through. That was for Ellie. Frisco actually had more nursing issues but I was pretty competent/confident by then.

Related to the xkcd flow chart that Hil was looking for on what to do when someone asks you for tech help, AND related to the earlier comic I linked about 10 words to stop misspelling, Why It's Better To Pretend You Don't Know Anything About Computers.

I check my bank account/credit card online a few times a week, because I'm paranoid about identity theft.

Heeeey, it's like we're the same person.

You're both Pete? Huh. All righty then.

You're both Pete? Huh. All righty then.

More to love!

Kathy, that would be extremely awesome! I'm going to email you my sketches to see what we can come up with.

So, I turned on the TV and Knight Rider was on. There was a closeup of The Hoff. Why did I not realize how much eyeliner he was wearing?

If you were watching a lot of MTV in the 80s, The Hoff would have been wearing hardly any in comparison.

Scola makes a good point.

The other option might be that back in the day, you were blinded by the very Hoffness of His Hoffness.