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    Babies Cry In Mothers' Accents

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    Image of IBleedGlitter: The High Priestess of Tinsel IBleedGlitter: The High Priestess of Tinsel
    11/06/09

    In reply to Babies Cry In Mothers' Accents
    Well, there go my dreams of having a cute little English-accented baby.
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    Image of notheretomakefriends notheretomakefriends
    06:43 AM


    @IBleedGlitter: The High Priestess of Tinsel: maybe you're better off without a maniacal toddler plotting your demise #babiescryinmothersaccent
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    Image of BAngieB BAngieB
    11/06/09

    In reply to Babies Cry In Mothers' Accents
    I've noticed that most of the babies I have been around would cry if a ridiculous excuse for a president was holding them. #babiescryinmothersaccent
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    Image of la.donna.pietra la.donna.pietra
    11/06/09

    In reply to Babies Cry In Mothers' Accents
    Babies definitely pick up on voices in utero. My coworker spent 8-9 hours a day in a shared office with me 5 days a week throughout her entire pregnancy (she worked until the day before her C-section, because she is a badass). Once her daughter was born, she would gravitate towards me whenever I'd talk around her--lots of eye movement and eventually head movement. She wasn't even remotely interested in the other people in our office who spoke relatively rarely to her mom.

    No word yet on whether she learned to cuss more efficiently or picked up Excel tips, though. #babiescryinmothersaccent
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    Image of Triana Orpheus Triana Orpheus
    11/06/09

    In reply to Babies Cry In Mothers' Accents
    So essentially "wah!" translates into "I vont to suck your tits!" #babiescryinmothersaccent
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    Image of GirlFailer GirlFailer
    11/06/09

    In reply to Babies Cry In Mothers' Accents
    My mind went straight to stereotypical American accents.

    Southern babies: WAAAAHHH, YA'LL!
    Northeastern babies: WICKED WAHHHH GUY!
    West Coast babies: LIKE, FREAKIN' WAAAH!
    Midwestern babies:WAHHH DONCHAKNOW? #babiescryinmothersaccent
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    Image of i dream of gene shalit i dream of gene shalit
    11/06/09

    @GirlFailer: haha, I was thinking that my cry must have been a very drawn-out and Southern waaah-yuuuh!! #babiescryinmothersaccent
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    Image of TheExperience TheExperience
    11/06/09

    @GirlFailer: You forgot NJ babies - Waahhh you prostitution whore!!! #babiescryinmothersaccent
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    Image of SomeAuthorGirl SomeAuthorGirl
    11/06/09

    @GirlFailer: Mine cried in a Philadelphia Jewish accent.

    "WAAAA-OYYYYY!" #babiescryinmothersaccent
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    Image of SharonTaint SharonTaint
    11/06/09

    @TheExperience: And Brooklyn babies go "WAAAAAHFUGGEDDABOUTIT!!!!" #babiescryinmothersaccent
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    Image of GirlFailer GirlFailer
    11/06/09

    @SomeAuthorGirl: Mine just screamed FUUUUUUUCCCCK! #babiescryinmothersaccent
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    Image of CurtCole CurtCole
    11/06/09

    In reply to Babies Cry In Mothers' Accents
    French babies also pick up on the ability to yell offensive things to knights from the tops of castles. #babiescryinmothersaccent
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    Image of QoB QoB
    11/06/09

    @CurtCole: and the prodigious ability to fart in our general direction. #babiescryinmothersaccent
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    Image of the glamwich the glamwich
    11/06/09

    @CurtCole: only if their mothers are hamsters, and their fathers smell of elderberries. #babiescryinmothersaccent
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    Image of Grim Reaper of the Forest Grim Reaper of the Forest
    11/06/09

    In reply to Babies Cry In Mothers' Accents
    Nice try babies. I'm not going to fall for that one. #babiescryinmothersaccent
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    Image of morninggloria morninggloria
    11/06/09

    @Grim Reaper of the Forest: All this time, I just thought that babies were trying to mock their mothers, not bond. You know, because they're well-established jerks. #babiescryinmothersaccent
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    Image of Flackette Goes Retro Flackette Goes Retro
    11/05/09

    In reply to New Genetic Test Could Spot Infertility Before It Starts
    I've known for many years that I might be susceptible to premature ovarian failure, as my mom ran out of eggs around the age of 32. I'm 30 now and, while I'm not really wild about the idea of having kids in general, I think that if kids *were* a priority for me, a test like this would make me miserable - because it would increase the likelihood that I would have panicked, rushed into a bad relationship just to get knocked up, and possibly be resentful of both child and partner today.

    As it is, I've always taken what I view as an appropriately fatalistic view of the whole thing - *if* I find the right partner, *if* we both want kids, *if* I can biologically have them, then, well okay. If any of the factors don't line up and I still want kids, there's adoption (my dad was adopted, so it's not a foreign thing to my family). Even a generation ago, people just accepted that sometimes one's biology is not meant to reproduce itself, and they found other ways to have kids in their lives.

    And yes, a "family" can consist of partners and their relatives - no biological kids necessary.

    Personally, I'm much more comfortable with the idea that what is supposed to happen will just happen.

    Of course, right now it looks like I'm not keen on having babies anyway, I'm in a relationship with a wonderful man who has one child and wants no more, and I've always prioritized a partner relationship over the idea of a parent-child one, so perhaps I don't understand the mindset of someone who wants parenthood above and beyond all else. #fertilitytest
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    Image of MargaretMoony MargaretMoony
    11/04/09

    In reply to New Genetic Test Could Spot Infertility Before It Starts
    Couldn't they do something similar to this a long time ago? It wasn't the same but before I was born they did some sort of genetic testing and said that when I had children I would most likely have twins. Which was later supported by the fact that when I ovulate, I usually drop multiple eggs. #fertilitytest
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    Image of La Chica Lucy La Chica Lucy
    11/04/09

    In reply to Willem's Ass "Unlikely To Cause Sexual Excitement" • Malia: "I Just Like Having Knowledge"
    When are people going to realize that if MILLIONS OF WOMEN AROUND THE GLOBE are willing to risk cultural shaming, severe bodily injury, and death itself because they do not want to give birth, NO ONE can stop them from taking those risks, no matter how many damn laws you pass. It's pure misogyny: We will force you to undergo bodily torture for nine months and risk death just to give birth. Oh, and then you're on your own. Fuckers.

    (sorry for the shouting) #antichrist
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    Image of Dancingfrog Dancingfrog
    11/05/09

    @La Chica Lucy: I have a real problem with this kind of thinking. Pregnancy isn't "torture"; birth can be very safe when it's supervised by a qualified physician or midwife. I think there needs to a be a real effort to curb the need for abortions in the first place and make sure that a much higher percentage of pregnancies are wanted ones. That means making sure that men are taught from an early age that there is never a good reason to rape a woman, that rape is any sex that doesn't involve full consent. Contraceptives need to be made more available and more affordable, and more mainstream so women can choose their relationships based on what's comfortable, not on their financial situations . And, BC needs to be more effective, which can only be done if the money is put into it, and maybe more BC methods for men, too. There needs to be more support for women who do want to keep their pregnancies - more prenatal support, more midwives and OB/GYN's, more flexible career options.

    Abortion should be safe, legal, and rare - rare because women should be able to access resources to prevent unwanted pregnancy and shouldn't be at such high risk to be raped, not because pregnant women are forced to not have abortions. #antichrist
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    Image of La Chica Lucy La Chica Lucy
    11/05/09

    @Dancingfrog: I know pregnancy can be safe and not all pregnancies are torture. My point is these people do not care about women. At all. If they did, all of the things you describe above (which I agree with) would already be happening. #antichrist
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    Image of Dancingfrog Dancingfrog
    11/05/09

    @La Chica Lucy: Ah - sorry for the misunderstanding! #antichrist
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    Image of ImDatNinja (loves her Red Sox) ImDatNinja (loves her Red Sox)
    11/04/09

    In reply to New Genetic Test Could Spot Infertility Before It Starts
    If I could freeze my eggs and know that if I didnt want kiddies when the time came Id be able to give em away I would be the happiest XY ever. #fertilitytest
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    Image of sweet_communist sweet_communist
    11/04/09

    @ImDatNinja (loves her Red Sox): You must be a true genetic anomaly. #fertilitytest
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    Image of ImDatNinja (loves her Red Sox) ImDatNinja (loves her Red Sox)
    11/04/09

    @sweet_communist: Sarcasm? #fertilitytest
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    Image of sweet_communist sweet_communist
    11/04/09

    @ImDatNinja (loves her Red Sox): I think you meant XX, unless you're a dude with eggs. #fertilitytest
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    Image of ImDatNinja (loves her Red Sox) ImDatNinja (loves her Red Sox)
    11/04/09

    @sweet_communist: oh yes, thanks for helping me out. BTW I got an A in human repro, Im not a complete idiot, Im just bad at typing. #fertilitytest
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    Image of clevernamehere clevernamehere
    11/04/09

    In reply to New Genetic Test Could Spot Infertility Before It Starts
    But what about the menz? Only 40ish% of infertility involves the woman alone. #fertilitytest
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    Image of femme-bot femme-bot
    11/04/09

    @clevernamehere: Very few people pressure men into have kids before they're ready. Also, there seems to be some weird myth that men can have a healthy child no problem no matter what age they are. #fertilitytest
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    Image of boxspelunker boxspelunker
    11/04/09

    @femme-bot: Oh, man, there totally is. People ask me when I want to have kids. The answer is "never", but to avoid an argument, I say "Well, now isn't really the time for me. I'm in school, I don't have much money, I'm stressed out, blah blah blah...".

    "But what does your boyfriend think? Soon, you'll be too old to have a baby."

    ...I'm 22. "Uh, he agrees with me."

    "Well, the clock's a-ticking!" (I like to insert a LOL here, because if they were typing, I think they would add one instead of punctuation)

    My "boyfriend" never gets that. He is also reminded that my "clock" is ticking. THANKS GUYS. #fertilitytest
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    Image of Trulymadlyme Trulymadlyme
    11/04/09

    In reply to Willem's Ass "Unlikely To Cause Sexual Excitement" • Malia: "I Just Like Having Knowledge"
    discrimination is a major threat to the mental health of African American women.

    As an African American man, I can only offer my two cents but, uh, duh. In other news, water is wet. #antichrist
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    Image of jenrobe jenrobe
    11/04/09

    @Trulymadlyme: BREAKING NEWS: fire is hot and that cigarette you're smoking? Bad for you. #antichrist
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    Image of Trulymadlyme Trulymadlyme
    11/04/09

    @jenrobe: Also? Gravity. Still the law of the land. #antichrist
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    Image of jenrobe jenrobe
    11/04/09

    @Trulymadlyme: Are you sure? I think we'd better commission a study to find out. I'll start the grant application process now! #antichrist
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    Image of brenbrowning brenbrowning
    11/04/09

    @Trulymadlyme: It seems that it should be obvious, right?
    I did my senior capstone for my BS last year in "Reducing stigmatization of mental illness among the African American population of Portland" (longest title ever), which really opened my eyes to the extent of the discrimination and lack of cultural competence amongst mental health professionals. There is a clinic in Portland through OHSU that offers culturally competent care specifically for African Americans and Africans as well as SE Asians. I enjoyed working with the providers at the clinic. #antichrist
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    Image of Trulymadlyme Trulymadlyme
    11/04/09

    @brenbrowning: Maine? Or Oregon?

    But yes. A part of the mental health issues of pretty much every single brilliant African American I knew in college and law school is derived from the fall out of racism. You do deal. But it can sting. And depending on one's resilience, it can be utterly debilitating. It's fascinating work and I'd love to learn more about what you do. #antichrist
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    Image of brenbrowning brenbrowning
    11/05/09

    @Trulymadlyme: Oregon.
    My professor for the capstone is an African American man who has mental health issues that went undiagnosed for decades in large part because of his race. Either he didn't fit "the mold" of someone with those disorders, or it wasn't suggested that he seek treatment because within his community there was a feeling of distrust of medical/mental health professionals (understandably!). I took every class from this professor I could as an undergrad and am now applying to do the MSW program at the same school to learn more from him. I am trying to find my place of where I will be able to best serve people of color within the mental health/human services field. It was heartbreaking and infuriating to learn and see how people of color in my community were being treated when they tried to seek help. #antichrist
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    Image of Penny Penny
    11/04/09

    In reply to New Genetic Test Could Spot Infertility Before It Starts
    Too late, I've already pickled my ovaries with wine and vodka. #fertilitytest
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    Image of morninggloria morninggloria
    11/04/09

    @Penny: I dyed mine and hid them for the children of the neighborhood to find. #fertilitytest
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    Image of boxspelunker boxspelunker
    11/04/09

    @morninggloria: If this were true, it would be terrifying. #fertilitytest
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    Image of morninggloria morninggloria
    11/04/09

    @boxspelunker: "What did you find, honey?"

    "A gummy worm!"

    No... that's not a gummy worm... #fertilitytest
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    Image of slowpoke.r slowpoke.r
    11/04/09

    In reply to New Genetic Test Could Spot Infertility Before It Starts
    Regarding the Fail photo: I think she's weighing whether the sperm "wasted" through oral sex will be regretted in the coming years, as his potency diminishes. Maybe they should freeze some now... #fertilitytest
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