A vasectomy is not actually more effective than an IUD. They have the same rate of failure.

Agreed. Christie is terrible but if I have to choose between Christie and Pence, I will choose Christie every time.

Yes! Roll playing feels cheesy but it really works.

Google “upstander.” It’s the jargon we use to teach kids not to be bystanders. It generally starts with talking about knowing the difference between tattling and telling and having kids practice a script that they can rely on when they want to say something so they don’t have to come up with something on the spot.

It’s inevitable that this happens. We saw it in the UK with Brexit. Tell your wife, thank you for her work.

I don’t envy you. And I sure as hell don’t judge you for it. I can’t imagine being in your position. It was hard to function yesterday and I teach the bluest area of one of the bluest states. You have all year to show your students of color that they are seen, valued, and safe in your classroom. Actions speak louder…

This a large part of why we send my kid to a home daycare. It’s cheaper for us but our provider is making a living wage and there’s no turn over.

Ocean Spray is a brand that sells lots of different cranberry products including fresh cranberries and 100% cranberry juice. The product you’re complaining about is cranberry juice cocktail which Ocean Soray and many other brands sell.

I have friends who work at charter schools who have been told they better vote a certain way on a ballot question. I’m super glad ballot selfies are illegal in my state.

That’s totally fair. My friends love it in part because of the health insurance and the store has been super chill about accommodating scheduling constraints due to child care. It’s possible that their good manager is an anomaly.

They are definitely encouraged to be chatty but I think the miserable part must depend on the location. I know people who work at my local store and they love it but my understanding is that the store manager is great. No idea how it averages out across the company, though.

I suspect that Trader Joe’s varies quite a bit based on the store management. I know a couple of people who work at our local store and love it. Although, now that I think about it they are also naturally cheery people.

And subway had no one way of knowing that he wasn’t also abusing his own children. They put her children in danger.

He wasn’t a minor. His victims were but he was 18.

I’m a teacher and I honestly think things are much better than they used to be. I think technology plays a huge role in documenting shiftiness and allowing them to be more creative with it.

Out of curiosity, are your crazy relatives in Rhode Island.

I’ve seen them in Texas and Florida. I have also seen them in Massachusetts.

This was the best thing when we moved away from DC. Nobody here asks me what I do for a living unless it comes up naturally.

Churches rent school spaces all the time. My high school rented the auditorium to a church every Sunday for years and years. I’m not saying it’s a good idea but it’s extremely common.

My favorite part of this was that the women who first did it asked the cemetery if it was ok first and the cemetery was very supportive.