I totally agree with you and even though I think it's upsetting in a lot of ways... an ad saying "domestic violence is scary and exists" is totally necessary. People actually don't seem to believe DV and IPT are as common as they are/don't understand how hard it is to escape those situations. It would be better if the…

OK, I'm sold. I just signed my friend up for it without telling her and am going to sit back and see what happens. Curious to see how Fred Kelly responds to a baffled married woman.

LOVE her. And I actually quite enjoy the show. There was one episode in which she said something like "If i'm not black can someone please tell my hair and my ass"

I mean, you start going too light and you're ending up in 'mint' territory, and everyone knows that mint isn't teal. Duh. This is just like, basic logic.

Interesting juxtaposition on the Deadspin homepage in which this is followed by a post titled "Help! There's Smoke Coming From My Tailpipe! What Does It Mean?"

To be fair, when NFP is practiced correctly, it's effectiveness rate is quite good.

This is huge. Really. It's an acknowledgement of the modern world. For all his flaws, this is the first pope we have that seems to have advanced beyond the fifteenth century. Bravo.

Generally, all administrative leave is paid while investigations are ongoing. I think it's just a policy and not a judgment call.

So, so many people I know have been screwed around by EI for their mat benefits. I had a 3 month fight with them when they miscalculated.

I'm a Canadian too... we get 55% of income, to a maximum of $513/week. You must have been receiving $780 bi-weekly, yes? Our mat/parental benefits are far from perfect, but compared to our US counterparts, we are positively spoiled.

Cannot give enough stars. The worst thing about child abusers isn't the abuse, horrific and damaging though it is. It's the fact that absolutely no truth can get through their ego, particularly the part about what great parents they were.

I think once you get out, have some time to see other (less dsyfunctional families), and/or maybe seek assistance from a mental health provider, you just determine it isn't worth it anymore.

Neglectful parents - "I taught you how to be self sufficient!"

She also sends extremely helpful links if you send her a letter on the subject. And not just to her content, either.

It doesn't even have to be as severe as abuse. I'm a pretty successful adult, if by which you mean good job, happily married, great kid, no addiction or alcoholism. But my mom's tendency to minimize anyone else's emotions and make everything about her* left me with some issues as an adult - I'm extremely sensitive to…

I'm going to be real here for a minute. I am a canadian mother. I went on government mandated maternity leave twice. Once with a singleton, once with twins. Even on the highest alloted tier of my provinces maternity payout I only recieved $780 a month. That money, like employment Insurance, had been deducted off my…

For reference

"For my part, I'm currently wearing some super-lustful yoga pants, but have yet to shower today."

Whelp, I was going to hang out in my sexy sexy sex pants (stained in not one, but two places with Nutella) and watch season two of The Fall while my daughter is at a sleepover, but I guess I'd better change. Perhaps I can find some non-lustful dungarees somewhere. I mean, it's just me and the dogs here, but you never…