Abstinence makes the heart grow fonder...

and works! Except, according to the reputable New York Times..."studies have also shown that most teenagers who say they will remain abstinent end up having sex before marriage, and they are far less likely to use condoms than their peers." Apparently, that stat doesn't stop these ladies from daddy daughter dances honoring their sworn virtue.

Now, I can get behind father-daughter bonding, and I love ritual as much as the next lapsed Catholic, but the Dads crossing swords thing seems a little phallic...and a LOT creepy.

In conclusion, I think we can all thank George W. Bush and abstinence-only sex ed for the these ladies' future herp....and probably pregnancy.

A friend, a mere two years out of college, and in MED SCHOOL, weeks before the infamous boards, just gave birth to her first child...after 36 hours of labor. As in, one and a half days. Plural. I thought maybe she was just an overachiever, but reports taken from associates confirm that this is not uncommon for a first birth. Probably pregnant? Dear God! I hope not. But I probably am.

ma, i yam pregnant

I eat about 1 million sweet potatoes a year.

There’s been much buzz lately in women’s health circles about food and fertility. Recent books like The Infertility Diet by Fern Reiss suggest that eating a balanced diet that includes certain key foods can help women get pregnant and prevent miscarriage. One of the foods receiving a flurry of attention is the yam. Research conducted at Yale University linked the high consumption of white yams among the Yoruba people in Nigeria to that society’s high incidence of fraternal twins. These yams contain unique compounds called diosgenins, which may have an impact on hormonal patterns, thereby increasing ovulation. "Tuber Confusion," Rachel Levin, The Food Paper.

Oh God.

So, how far along are you?

With the potato soup?

Recently I overheard a young woman's cell phone conversation on a bus. "How far along are you?" she asked, enthusiastically.

I swallowed and clutched my purse and thought to myself, "About 22 days."

Two seconds later I realized she was asking her roommate about dinner.

Aunt Flo waiting on the platform, matching Louis V luggage at her feet

well, despite the fact my period is..6 days late, e.p.t CLAIMS that I'm not fostering a fet. Well see about that; $15 for 3 = 3rd times the charm

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