Recent content by Lotus the Cat

This. Being pregnant sucks. In addition to the points mentioned being pregnant also greatly interferes with work. You can't be exposed to the same things, you need time off for appointments, the birth and the recovery. Did you know that you're not supposed to exercise for 6 weeks following...

Sunscreen every day is your best friend to slow the visible signs of aging. Otherwise I mousturise my entire body every morning after my shower. It's also important to remove all makeup before sleeping.

While I would not deny an older woman's ability to have children I don't see it as a good idea either. Geriatric pregnancy increases risks to mother and baby, getting worse with age. For example, the risk of Down's syndrome, according to age, is: age 20: one in 1,500 age 30: one in 900 age 40...

I personally don't understand why people make a fuss about marriage from the other point of view. That is, what do you have against it? The arguments are flimsy at best. Getting married is easy and doesn't have to be expensive (just get your forms and ceremony done for a few hundred bucks at the...

Just focusing on this bolded section. They may also be part of society but the power balance is not equal, so everything is skewed. There's a reason certain companies spend so much money on politics. The result can then be laws passing that benefit private business over society as a whole.It's...

I agree with what has been generally said in the three posts above. However I agree with Midnight Shadow and disagree with gimmiepie on the following: You're ignoring or forgetting about the power donors and lobbyists have over politicians (not to mention their own agendas). In an ideal system...

Thankfully breastfeeding is completely legal to do in public in Australia. A newborn will, on average, feed every two hours so it's extremely difficult to go anywhere with them and not have to feed them at some point. That being said, because normally it's not okay for women to be brandishing...

Agreed, "per se" and "in itself" have the same meaning. However... This doesn't really make any sense to me. Firstly, I disagree that "in and of itself" is used generally in a negative situation vs. "in itself". I've seen it used in both circumstances. The use of "in and of itself" is still...

I wouldn't be surprised if it has something to do with the fact that it isn't used in Australia that rubs me the wrong way. I still find it interesting how commonly it appears to be used by North American speakers, however (based on seeing it written on websites and spoken (I heard it spoken for...

If it is only an emphatic version, then it appears that it is indeed a redundancy. I also disagree with it having a nice rhythm as it sounds awful to my ear.

I first noticed the use of the phrase "in and of itself" when on this forum. As someone who is familar with the use of the phrases "of itself" or, more commonly, "in itself" the combined version has always irked me. Reading it or hearing it to me is like nails on a chalkboard as it seems...

Not going to be voting as I'm Australian, but I got the following result: Top 5: 1. Bernie Sanders (96%) 2. Hillary Clinton (96%) 3. Joe Biden (91%) 4. Martin O'Malley (83%) 5. Donald Trump (51%) I'm not surprised by the top two as I'm all about universal healthcare, the environment, people...

I'm having a hard time trying to understand how the interpretation of "a language describing the universe" and "the physical laws of the universe themselves" can actually be two seperate things. Maths is a tool used to prove the physical laws of the universe, which in turn describes the...

Thanks! I'm pretty excited and nervous about it. :D

I'm going to quickly weigh into this discussion as someone who probably has more experience than others on this forum. I'm currently 29 weeks pregnant and I'm pro-choice. Prior to this pregnancy I've had a miscarriage (which I got out of the way faster by having the already dead fetus vacuumed...