Seriously! Go for it!

I have semi-curly, coarse hair. Most hair dressers blow it out and make it look like a big poofy bush. But the one salon that knows how to do a sleek blow out and cut on fuzzy hair is Hugo Salon in Kensington (across the street from Wheaton Plaza). I like Samantha there and just recently got my fuzzy hair cut into a sleek angled bob that I can blow out and straight-iron easily.

Anonymous wrote:Not only would I have left him, I would have announced it at the press conference. Forget standing by him.

My gut reaction is to think I would do the same. But then... I think it's hard to really say honestly what I would do if I were really in that situation. I feel like it would be so much more complicated what with children, history, being unemployed and all the uncertainty and hurt.....

So it sounds like the etiquette depends first on the demeanor of the mother to be and second on the atmosphere of the shower. Is she an everything must be about me on MY day kind of person? Is it an afternoon tea at the Ritz with petit fours and real silver? Then leave the kiddies at home. Is she excited about having a child and taking a keen interest in other children? Is the shower at someone's home? Then why the hell AREN'T kids allowed?

I agree with the pp who said it just seems ironic that an occasion celebrating the birth of a child would ban other children from attendance.

call me old fashioned, but i'd just use neosporin and leave it be unless i saw some signs of infection.

How come there's no drive through Dunkin Donuts on the MD side??? Boooo...

Does he have constipation problems?

You're not alone... I so desperately wish I could wear high heels all the time... but of course my feet complain when I walk even just one block. Why do we have to engage in this self torture?? Because my legs are chunky. Heels make them look leaner.

I have heard a theory that I have yet to try... which is that high end designer heels tend to hurt less than lower end heels. Something about lighter materials and better fabrics.... I don't know, but I wish it were so.

Well, I would say "it depends".... If this was a child's birthday then I'd say, "how unusual!" But if it was a friend's birthday, I'd say, it's the norm to go out for a birthday dinner and have everyone pay their own check AND cover the birthday person's meal. But I would also say these kinds of dinners are not usually thrown by the birthday person him/herself, but by another friend. Does that make sense?

I agree... go! have fun! I also went to Aruba while pregnant.... just couldn't drink anything alcoholic and had to avoid smokey bars and restaurants... not that I had any interest in being in bars anyway...

This is so heartbreaking and I would have hoped the parents would know better than to leave a child out because s/he's "different." I think it's great that you could share this sadness with us parents of nonspecial needs kids to make sure we keep this in mind.

I think the fit of jeans has so much more to do with body shape than relative size. Size 14s from different places fit very differently for different people. So it really comes down to the annoying but important task of trying on as many different brands as you can and finding the one that fits your body shape best. It really does no good to get people's suggestions when you have no idea whether their body shape is similar to yours or not.

breastfeeding helped me lose weight really fast. but lordy, i gained it back and then some. now let me tell you the secret key to weight loss. eat less. move more.

my new mantra. so simple.... yet SO DIFFICULT.

Perhaps it is the Robin Hood in me, but I do not tip plumbers or tradespeople who appear to be making good money because they charge a good amount of money. On the other hand, I usually tip delivery drivers at least 15%, restaurant servers at least 15%, buffet servers at least 10% and hairstylists at least 15%. 20% would be generous for above-avg service. I think those are the key ones. Valet people get about 2 bucks upon retrieval of the car and so do coat check people. I also shop at a military commissary for groceries where we are pretty much forced to tip grocery baggers so I usually give them about $3. On the babysitter end, I never really use a babysitter besides my mom, and she definitely doesn't get a tip!

I was in discomfort for about a week, if I remember correctly. I did everything by the book, the gradual weaning, taking my time, etc. I tried refrigerated cabbage leaves, hand-expressing when I felt like I would burst... and it was not fun. I had to use many nursing pads during that time.