Melissa Bean

Human, wife, mommy, teacher, T1D (since '92). #insulin4all, mommy to a PDA kiddo

[Melissa Bean @MelBethRose]

@Deep_Cut_Films @AliceBunnyland2 Perfect use of this 😂😂😂

[Melissa Bean @MelBethRose]

@DrNeilStone Husband & I have gotten the vaccine since we could & every year since, & neither of us has ever had COVID. Got a kid in daycare/school since fall 2021, & I had a baby in Oct 2022. I'm a type 1 diabetic (for 34 years). Kids haven't had it either. NO CLUE how we've escaped it.

[Melissa Bean @MelBethRose]

@taterwillcutchu Oh my goodness, look at that baby! 😮🥺😍😊

[Melissa Bean @MelBethRose]

@taterwillcutchu YOU GOT THIS, MAMA! You're going to fall in love SO HARD, SO FAST.

[Melissa Bean @MelBethRose]

@amybetic THAT'S INCREDIBLE! Congratulations, Amy!

[Melissa Bean @MelBethRose]

@amybetic I had those 2 happening at the same time. My endo put me on Spironolactone, & it helped a bit. I also bought a few human hair wigs when it got really bad. I was diagnosed with Cyclical Cushing's syndrome after my first kiddo, which contributed to it, too.

[Melissa Bean @MelBethRose]

@taterwillcutchu These photos are going to be amazing, I just know it. ♥️

[Melissa Bean @MelBethRose]

@amybetic Motherhood can be genuine emotional torture at times. You've got this. ♥️

[Melissa Bean @MelBethRose]

Dipshit? Really? This is the language of the VP?

[JD Vance @JDVance]

The gunman had anti-ICE messaging carved on the bullets he used. What, precisely, did I get wrong, dipshit?

[Melissa Bean @MelBethRose]

I took acetaminophen when I was pregnant with both of my kids. Oh, and I'm still waiting for the Epstein files.

[Angry Staffer @Angry_Staffer]

The most important thing to know about Trump’s acetaminophen announcement is that the GOP is still hiding the Epstein files

[Melissa Bean @MelBethRose]

@amybetic What a beautiful name! And looks to be just perfect! ♥️

[Melissa Bean @MelBethRose]

@amybetic You've SO GOT THIS! Welcome to mommyhood, sometimes it sucks, but the majority is AMAZING!

Congratulations on the tiny one, and good job on the breastfeeding! I never could get that figured out

[Melissa Bean @MelBethRose]

Interesting. I never took Tylenol while I was pregnant with my first kid, and he's on the spectrum. Also, this means the vaccine-autism link is dead? Color me SHOCKED. 😮

[Simon Maechling @simonmaechling]

🚨 RFK Jr. is about to drop a report linking Tylenol in pregnancy to autism.

Sounds dramatic. But here’s the problem: the strongest science says otherwise.

📊 Sweden, 2.5M children.
When you just look at population data, you see tiny risk bumps.
But when you compare siblings (one exposed, one not)?

👉 The signal disappears. No causal link.

⚖️ U.S. courts already dismissed Tylenol–autism lawsuits. Why?
Because the evidence wasn’t there. Judges called it speculation.

🧪 No dose–response relationship either. If Tylenol really caused autism, you’d expect higher use = higher risk. Not happening.

So what will RFK’s report actually do?
→ Stitch together old observational studies.
→ Highlight “biological plausibility” (Tylenol crosses the placenta, folate is important).
→ Point to leucovorin trials in small subgroups.
→ Wrap it in a precautionary frame.

That’s not proof.
That’s narrative-building.

Meanwhile, reality is simple:

✅ Acetaminophen remains the safest pain reliever in pregnancy when used properly.
⚠️ Untreated fever and pain are real risks - for both mother and baby.

And here’s the irony: if HHS now blames Tylenol and folate deficiency…
👉 it’s basically admitting vaccines don’t cause autism.

You can’t have it both ways.
The vaccine-autism myth is dead.

[Neil Stone @DrNeilStone]

RFK Jr is going to pin autism on vaccines by September, come what may

He has decided this well in advance

Nothing to do with science or reality

Vaccines are not the cause of autism

[Melissa Bean @MelBethRose]

@Kidfears99 You can do this.

[Melissa Bean @MelBethRose]

@glossyinferno My partner and I saw her in January, and she made a couple of offensive jokes about trans people. We were shocked. She's not funny.

[Melissa Bean @MelBethRose]

@RachelTrue Don't forget schools, too.

[BrooklynDad_Defiant!☮️ @mmpadellan]

Judge Susan Crawford, running for Wisconsin's Supreme Court, blasts Elon Musk for dropping a whopping $25 MILLION, trying to buy another election.

RT like crazy so that Elon can't suppress this!

[Melissa Bean @MelBethRose]

@lolbrandidenise Donald Glover would have elevated the show, I feel. The only male Black cast member at the time was Kenan Thompson; I'm not trying to diminish what he's done. But adding Donald could have been amazing.

[Melissa Bean @MelBethRose]

@thjoyluckclub This will keep me going until next week's episode. Thank you.