One day as I was walking around the city, a few hours after I’d peed on a stick in my office toilet and that tell-tale plus sign came up, it dawned on me that every single person I was passing—every single old man, young child, bored teen, chubby woman, skinny fashionista, homeless guy, what have […]
Gestational surrogacy is the most common type of surrogacy; one which the surrogate is not related to the child she is carrying. Thousands of families have enjoyed success through this type of surrogacy, as they put their unborn child in the safe “belly” of another person. While statistics are hard to find, gestational surrogacy is […]
Liberal guys like me are often kind of squeamish when it comes to talking about abortion. I mean, we support it. We describe ourselves as pro-choice. We share the ridiculous things that asshole Republicans say on Facebook. (Did you hear the one about the masturbating fetus…?) If we’re straight, and we maybe decide to join […]
The first time I went in to get my intrauterine device, or IUD, my doctor asked me if I was in a relationship. “Um, kind of?” I stammered. “I mean, no. But you know, I hear this is the way to go as far as, you know, protectiveness.” “Hrm,” she said, flipping her chart closed. […]
Every other week I rattle on and on about ways to incorporate healthy choices into your lifestyle. Whether it’s tips for staying motivated, reasons you should avoid alcohol, or how to recover from a weekend warrior session, I try to keep you on track to reaching your fitness goals. But let’s face it, sometimes you […]
Slowly but surely, we’re approaching the end of 2019. We will be facing 2024 soon. And in the new year, we’ll be facing the same old problems again. One of them seems scary at times – motherhood! Motherhood as a problem may sound crazy to some of you. However, the fact is that motherhood can […]
“The important thing is that nobody saw you cry,” my mom kindly consoled me over the phone, after I told her how I had behaved like a drunk toddler at my friend’s wedding the night before. “But mom, that’s just it, everyone saw me cry,” I tried to explain to her quietly, not wanting the […]
The other day, a girl emailed me: “I’m worried that I’m not pretty enough to get a guy. I’m single, and want a serious relationship, but sometimes I think I can’t find one because I’m not prettier.” I wanted to exclaim, “That’s ridiculous!” But instead I thought, Well, of course you’re worried. When I was single, […]
Winona was raised pseudo-Catholic and I was raised Jewish, which means we understand the feeling of guilt intimately. Mostly, we feel it all the time about pretty much everything. And we were wondering, what would be able to accomplish in life if we weren’t constantly paddling in an Olympic-sized swimming pool of guilt? Existentially speaking, […]
