Slyder, while i do see what you are saying- see my sig for evidence of that- I just have to put this out there (I was going to let it END, but it's been bugging me, ok?)

What you are referring to in the last paragraph there, the analysis (over analyisis, if you will) of ourselves, and the exploration of the deeper issues, is one of the things I love about BB. Because how often can we do that, IRL? So often IRL, issues that women have are swept under the carpet- how they feel or felt about birth, how they feel about breast feeding or bottle feeding... It's a bit taboo, and no one talks about the bad bits. Women IRL find it difficult to talk about being dissatisfied by their birth experience, and a lot of the time that's because they are told "But you and your baby came out ok, so it's all good".I think it's powerful to acknowedledge that this is not always the case- while the safety and well being of mum and bubs is optimum, it's also ok to feel dissapointed or sad by the way things went, if that's how you feel. And while it is difficult for women to get that acknwoledgment IRL, places like BB are very, very important.

I dunno...maybe it's a chick thing?
Absolutely, absolutely. I totally agree, and that's why I like it here because it's an enlightened place with heaps of intelligent peoples. But it's like strawberries: they're awesome too, but go overboard on them and it can do bad things!