Comments on: Happy Mother’s Day!

By: John LaCroix

John LaCroix — Sat, 10 May 2008 18:52:36 +0000

Yes I love you Valene. Thank you!

By: Leah

Leah — Sat, 10 May 2008 04:30:39 +0000

I love you friend. You are amazing.

By: rpm

rpm — Sat, 10 May 2008 00:33:32 +0000

mothers of invention of mothers…. you are the chicken to our eggs….the source that keeps giving….can’t thank you enough. Valene, I love you.

By: Gnarlytown U.S.A.

Gnarlytown U.S.A. — Fri, 09 May 2008 21:45:51 +0000

Big Massive Ups to my crazy birth Mother and my two crazy Step-Mothers.

By: Rachel

Rachel — Fri, 09 May 2008 21:36:33 +0000

i’m going to comment again, i’m not arguing that single mothers of all kinds and races aren’t heroes, but because i don’t think it’s actually “OK for white teenagers to be pregnant.”

i think the issue with the message from movies like Juno or Knocked up is that teen pregnancy is a “quirky” problem for a white person to have, and what Anthony’s point was, were this a movie about non-white pregnant (young) girls, it wouldn’t be a comedy at all.

and i don’t know if it’s suddenly changed now, i know people aren’t “sent to the farm/nunnery” anymore, but when i was born it was definitely not OK to be a knocked up teenager, white or no, which is why part of my family is adopted, one sibling actually through the catholic church. (no, i’m not christian).

By: Rachel

Rachel — Fri, 09 May 2008 20:28:33 +0000

yesterday, i called my mom to check in on her. i told her i skipped my spin class that evening in favor of going to a friend’s going away party. she told me “not to work out too much because then it’ll become compulsive.” classic.