@laura__palmer TMI. Wish I could unsee this.

@mamamia-user-482898552 i am tempted to say I think it was time pretty well spent 25 years ago, but I guess I am happily and contentedly behind the times and surrounded by others similarly so.

@hellb I agree. I would never rip my daughter off like this woman is promoting we do. Orgasm is a learned response and ideally you learn with a loving partner.

@nikim it was a surrogate I thought?

Sounds like "you should" quit googling for a bit. 20 years ago our awareness of 90% of the stuff you mentioned was non-existent, and as it was also stuff that can't actually be changed you may as well enjoy not worrying about it.

@millie1986 The British were the first to use concentration camps during the Boer War. 

@zaky how on earth does removing the monarchy from Australia remove those aspects of politics from our country?

I expect nothing of Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg etc but appreciate that they manage to be famous and powerful without stripping off. I wish more women could emulate that.

@laura__palmer I envy your ability to get comments through moderation 

@laura__palmer I'll let the OP speak for herself. 

@cat probably because of the context it is stated in. So in this example, the OP has been asked why having a son (as opposed to a daughter) is part of her identity, in spite of never having mentioned her identity but merely saying she happily uses the hashtag. I noted that rather than a presumed identity perhaps #boymum is a statement of fact. I also pointed out that gender (whether acknowledged, perceived or fluid) is extremely important to many people these days so surely it's allowable that this is important to parents too.

@cat or perhaps simply a statement of fact. We are constantly surrounded by many such.

@laura__palmer each to their own. Vive la difference. Most feelings around gender are seen to be quite important. I don't see why we'd discount the importance of gender to parents.

@mystal84 no we haven't. That driver broke multiple laws. 

@laura__palmer probably because she is the mum of a boy. 

#beyondgender

@mb1111 fully developed pre-frontal cortex? Or is it men who take til they're 25?

@cat wrote long answer but can't get it through moderation although I didn't think it was rude, slanderous or a personal attack. Sorry. 

@cat there is an established but not exclusive causal link between parent attachment and teen mental health. Attachment is formative in the early years of a child's life and while not immutable it is difficult to change. Attachment is strongly correlated to parent-child quantity time and this is behind the parenting policy stances in many countries in Europe. Now of course parents who work are capable of giving their children time and attention and of course mothers who stay home full time can induce anxiety in their kids by helicopter-type hovering. Humans are beautifully different and there is no certain way to get a particular result. You I can't flip a switch and get the outcome you want. I just know that it should be a darn sight easier than it is to be home some of the time with kids who are of school age and I think it is good for them. Maybe not good for us, but good for them.

@laura__palmer