Around the Web…

Some links for your Thursday afternoon:

• Young adults with autism face challenges once they get to college — CNN.com
• A pregnant mannequin in the window of a lingerie shop in England stirs up controversy — MOMformation 
• Photoshopping pictures of your newborn baby? No thank you! — Jezebel.com
• Test your food-allergy knowledge — lilSugar
• Five fashion tips for moms in their first trimester — AlphaMom.com

Comments

“The only thing that would offend me about a pregnant mannequin would be the lack of stretch marks”
-comment left on the pregnant mannequin article

As I read this article I could feel myself getting irritated at even the thought that someone would find the idea of a pregnant woman in lingerie offensive. So I immediately started reading the comments looking for an argument as to why pregnant women shouldn’t feel and look sexy in lingerie if they choose to……until I came to this comment. Not only is her comment hysterically perfect but it made me realize how ridiculous I was in even getting irritated in the first place. People feeling offended about pregnant women and their sexuality can only be met with humor and then let go. So I thank this woman for putting me in my place when I was looking to put someone in theirs. I’m still laughing out loud.

- Violet on August 14th, 2008