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    Do you consciously have a desire for your child's name to rhyme with classmates' names?

    This may seem ridiculous, but rhyming seems to be the primary motivation behind a lot of naming these days, and I am wondering if it is at all conscious. Parents seem desperate, for example, to find names that rhyme with "Aidan" (Jayden, Brayden, Hayden, etc.) Since none of these names were...
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    Do you intentionally incorporate masculinity or femininity into your life?

    If so, how (and why)? I have been thinking about this issue recently, because I have never thought in gendered terms about my interests, tastes, etc., and I am wondering if others are different. (Maybe I'm missing something.) I do like purple and dislike sports - to give random examples- but...
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    When did you announce your pregnancy?

    I've told only a couple of close friends so far. We plan to tell our families after my first exam, at about 9 weeks. Every time I have any odd feeling (I spotted a little at first and had a single bad cramp once, without spotting), I think I might have miscarried, and it's scary having no idea...
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    Are homemade croutons better made with fresh bread or day-old bread?

    I'm going to make the croutons tomorrow, and I wonder if it would be better to set my bread machine to make the bread I'll use today, so it can sit overnight, or tomorrow. Also, if it is better for the bread to sit for a while, would it be better to cube it into crouton shapes and let it sit...
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