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@laura100 I kept my father’s name and so did my sister. Both of us have PhDs now. Many of my other PhD academic female friends not only kept their name but also passed it down to their male children.

@honestchristian This isn’t a group of people saying such and such “causes” autism but a scientific study with a huge sample size on what “raises the risk” of autism. The people who claim famously that specific things “cause” autism are referring to an older study that was debunked and redacted...

@meslit I’m not targeting a particular condition but wondering why this particular risk, among others, is rarely acknowledged. My mother was a trained special educator who spent her life working with students who had low functioning autism. I also have several chronic health conditions that can...

@katrina2017 There’s actually many studies in America, Norway etc that suggest the ASD risk for both short intervals and long.

@louismartin Yeah since being OAD I have also become hyper aware of parental favoritism. The parenting advice column I read on Slate has soooo many parents playing favorites, causing rifts, and then wondering why their less favorite kid is upset. I also notice people putting up more pics of...

@anonymous95 Yesss I’m totally going to start doing this.

@roseforchrist Tell her that you won’t keep discussing this with her and that her comments are hurtful. I also went through this with a childless friend and they have stopped comments (for now) after I said this. If she doesn’t listen, consider distancing yourself from her. It’s a hard line but...

I’m so tired of looking at instagram posts of women bragging that they have been pregnant every year since 2010 or whatever. I come from a country where women are discouraged from giving back to back birth. This is one of many risks that is not well known...