It’s fucked up. I work in dependency and my clients are desperate to get their kids back but also terrified of coming to court now. A lot of children—many of them citizens- -are suffering needlessly because of this.

Not true, IME. I’ve had literally dozens of UTIs, always after sex but never when I used a condom. Having him shower right before was also effective but more time-consuming. And no, this is not just one dirty dude; this is all of my sex partners, all of whom showered daily (but typically after sex, not before, unless…

Why the powder form?

Condoms are VERY helpful to me in this area. Also dying at twat snot. :-D

I’m OK with the fairly neutral term “anti- abortion.”

Seriously. IAC claims have been denied when the lawyer was literally asleep for part of the trial. This is going nowhere.

There’s being oblivious to the fact that others have less, though, and then there’s just being flat-out inconsiderate. Using up or breaking someone’s stuff and not replacing it is the latter.

They couldn’t get a VODKA stain out? Shit, I’ve used vodka to “clean” costumes etc that can’t be washed or dry-cleaned.

THANK YOU. I’m so glad someone gave me the synopsis, including the ending, before I got my hopes up. (I ended up reading it anyway when I was stuck on the tarmac for hours, but at least I knew what I was getting into.)

I’m in awe of your insight and self- awareness. You may be still in the thick of things emotionally, but mentally you’re at least 90% of the way to filing this under “things I learned from in my 20s.” It took me until I was almost 30 to really grasp that a guy didn’t have to be technically abusive or cheating or some…

Hmm...is that response particular to Siri, or is that also the response if you ask about the muffin man?

Wow. Hella shade in my book. Intentional or otherwise.

Um. Didn’t SCOTUS already smack down free speech zones with respect to abortion clinics? Because telling “sidewalk counselors” they can’t get all up in the faces of women trying to exercise their constitutional rights is a violation of the First Amendment? So how is this different?

Yeah I found that rather condescending.

Certainly they don’t expect the servers to pay the dinner bill out of their tips, because it’s illegal to make them do that, and restaurant owners would never do anything illegal, ever. But it’s not illegal to fire a server over a dine and dash. So, you know, if you’re a server, you’re totally not expected to dip into…

Was this caretaker gig a Craigslist-type thing, or did they go through an agency? A reputable agency can and should search social services records as well as criminal records, but ordinary families looking for an independent caretaker on their own can’t access those records.

The program others have mentioned is called a U-Visa. If you cooperate with law enforcement in prosecuting a domestic abuser, you can be eligible for a green card. It’s an imperfect solution; you really need a lawyer to help you through the process (though you should check out the free clinics at your local law…

Why do you think women owe you an explanation? Why aren’t you asking married men why most of them are children? Do you think this mindset might be part of the problem?

Juno

Eh. 32 here and still no hangovers, ever. Everyone’s different.