My kid likes to wipe counters and tables. We let her 'wash' her dishes sometimes too, although they need to be washed properly again later.

Also, I just realised how creepy it is that a kid that age has figured out the tactic of separating their victim from friends and family (by befriending the younger one).

You might find it helpful to learn more about the ways in which your body adapts to pregnancy. Our bodies do some pretty cool stuff, and thinking about it that way can help you feel more proud of it.

I really think there should be a teacher or other responsible adult assigned to ride on school buses to supervise the kids. The driver shouldn't be responsible for it because they are busy driving, and it clearly isn't safe to leave a bunch of kids to their own devices.

Ugh I remember that guy. He seemed to think that people who were in possession of child pornography were victims of the child who created it, because that child was making them into a criminal. And I don't mean people who were sent the image against their will (i.e. were sexually harassed by the sender), but people…

In your case the adults responsible failed you, but I don't think the new law will help address those problems. We will still have parents, teachers, police and other adults who don't seem to understand the dynamics of bullying deciding what counts as bullying, and which people get charged. I think the tool is both…

No, I'm not misusing the word. Why don't you just say you disagree with my assessment of the situation instead of pretending that I don't understand words?

Because this was something done purely for their own entertainment, with charity being the tool to manipulate other people into participating.

A lot of people seem to think we shouldn't talk about it unless we can do something about it. But just because we can't do something, doesn't mean we should ignore it. We need to acknowledge what has happened to these girls, and not forget it.

Because it is compulsory they try to make it easy. There are plenty of locations (often school halls or churches) and they are open from 8am to 6pm. Also, you can submit a postal vote if you won't be able to get to a booth on the day.

People do get away with violence and hate speech against all of these groups. There are times when protection for each group varies, but I think it is mostly confirmation bias. We are better at noticing insults towards ourselves than towards others. I have noticed plenty of times when people say something sexist that…

If you could safely and non-invasively remove the fetus and put it in an incubator, then it would be different. But until then, the person who is pregnant needs to be able to decide whether they will continue to be pregnant. They do not have the obligation to put their health at risk to incubate a fetus for someone…

To be clear, I agree that refusing to tip because you disagree with the system is cheap and selfish.

It's not about being cheap. As the OP said, they were worried about accidentally underpaying, not trying to short change the service person. Tipping is confusing when you aren't familiar with it, as is not including sales tax in prices. Here in Australia there is a cultural and legal expectation that all costs are…

I have been using raw egg in shakes since I was a kid, it makes them nice and frothy as well as more filling. The risk per egg is quite low. I think it becomes riskier when eating commercially prepared raw egg foods simply because of the quantity. It just takes one bad egg to spoil an entire batch of food (e.g.…

I was told once to ask nurses for shoe recommendations.

In my case people figured it out early because I wasn't able to keep much food down. Sometimes your body just conspires against you.

It's interesting to think about how that would play out and how religious groups would react. I still personally prefer the idea of a government recognised marriage/civil partnership that is non religious, and inclusive of same sex couples. But I'm coming at this from an Australian perspective, so I probably have a…

So, do you meant that you would just declare yourself married, and that's it from a legal standpoint?

I must have misunderstood you in some way, because it isn't obvious to me what you mean.