Good Reads

An Adoption Story: The McMurtrey Family {Small Fry}
Little did we know, at the time we started filling out the paperwork, our soon to be little boy was fighting for his life on the abortion table in Atlanta, GA.

Circumcision Changes Penis Bacteria Ecosystem, May Explain Lower HIV Risk {HuffPost}
“It’s dramatic,” study researcher Lance Price, a genetic epidemiologist at George Washington University in Washington, D.C, said in a statement. “From an ecological perspective, it’s like rolling back a rock and seeing the ecosystem change.”

Not a Fan of Nursing in Public? Suck On This. {One Tree, Not Two}
I’d like to insert a reminder here which is less of a side-note, and more like the point of this post. In this country, you do not have the right to not be offended. Being offended is a fancy way of saying that you can’t handle your own feelings. Nowhere in the world are you guaranteed a Personal Emotions Liason who will make sure you don’t have to look at something which you consider unpleasant. If you are the one who is offended, then you are also the one who is responsible for becoming un-offended. Nobody is going to babysit your feelings in that regard.

Real Beauty Sketches {Dove}