This is not exactly my area of legal expertise, but I agree that workers’ comp should be covering medical bills, which is partly why I am assuming this isn’t really about medical bills. My suggestion would be to document your experiences and conversations with R and his mother (including that he seems fine and maybe…

The average age of a prostitute is 13, I think - or was, in recent years (I do not have current stats). So it’s probably not that hard to predict based on what the various risk factors are and the average age. Incredibly depressing, right? People have this idea in their heads of consensual transactions with adult…

My favorite poli sci professor used to say that! RIP Dr. Orman.

You’re right, but I think I’ve read in the last few years that the demographics are shifting so much that it’s unlikely a Republican will win for President anytime soon. I cannot help but hope that is true (also, full disclosure: I love Hillary, flaws and all).

Does he write them all as white characters (wouldn’t be surprised if so) or is it a casting problem? Not that it makes much of a difference but I am curious.

Tyler Perry basically created his own studio and production company, so it’s easy for him to greenlight his own stuff. It’s really inexplicable that Nicholas Sparks is still a thing when his 15 minutes were up like a decade ago at least.

Are you my little sister?! Ugh, my mom is totally the same. I feel for you. It’s so incredibly stressful and she honestly does not seem to understand how much it affects my sister and me.

I’d apply ASAP for the other schools and hope they have rolling admissions and will decide quickly; your chances are probably better the earlier you apply anyway, regardless of when the applications are due. Seems like your options are 1) risk losing the deposit by saying yes to the safety school (you don’t HAVE to go…

I am not entirely sure whether this will be helpful to you, but the website for A Mighty Girl might have some good ideas/recommendations. I don’t have kids but that site/Facebook page is pretty awesome as far as I can tell.

Happy birthday, Mark!!!

Oooh what does he do to ruin Remix to Ignition? I cannot help but love that song (and of course, know all the words) but... It’s R. Kelly. Plus Trapped in a Closet, which the UCB skewered so lovingly. I need to know how he ruins things so that I don’t feel so guilty.

My favorite song of hers has always been Both Sides Now. I like the original, but I also love the one she did decades later - such a different feel, and resonates in a totally different way.

Yes! I think you basically nailed it with "utilitarian items vs luxury."

Agreed. I am somewhat indifferent to the honey fund idea at the moment, but I really don't agree that paying for something that is really a luxury is comparable to the idea behind other types of wedding gifts - i.e. practical things like items to create a shared home and/or cash that goes towards the wedding payment…

I think I may have been Kinja'd but if you are reading this twice.... my apologies.

I think you can have it all - just not at the same time, maybe. I just left a job I really enjoyed (last day was Friday) with people I really loved working with, because I needed to grow and learn new things. I absolutely agonized over taking the new opportunity that fell in my lap, and received a lot of solicited…

Nailed it. Why does this not have 80 bajillion stars?!

This does not surprise me. I am willing to give the benefit of the doubt on this. It may not be smart, but I can totally see hosts wanting to accommodate guests and not knowing what kosher really means. So, they ask someone who works with food if the food is kosher. Also, it's my understanding from a Jewish friend…

I agree with you. I think a lot of kids learn a lot of dysfunctional things from adults - not necessarily stalking, but codependent, inappropriate attachments - that they don't necessarily understand and can take a while to figure out and fix, especially if they don't have the resources to help them learn. When I…

It was my first concert, too! And yes she did bring it back a few years ago. I went to one of those shows, too, and it was good, but I think you're right; various performers backed out and it maybe didn't sell as well as it did back in the late 90's.