Early dismissal is worse for parents than cancelled school

There was very good reason for me to have done this and my reasons for doing so went far beyond revenge. This man is now awaiting trial so...

It bothered me, too. Then it occurred to me, in addition to the psychological warfare practiced on these people, that maybe his family desperately needed the money he'd get.

You do realize that it's not as simple as "just move"? It's not easy to pick up your life and move, children in tow. What if moving means moving away from established social networks of colleagues, family, and friends? That can be detrimental to children, especially special needs or vulnerable ones who've had a hard…

What do they mean, "you can't do it anonymously?" As in, do they mean that you have to give them your name, or that they'll tell your sister who called? If it's the latter, it's definitely abnormal. In my state I believe they require you to give your name and contact information to help prevent false reports, but they…

I'm a teacher in Philly. The level of abuse that occurs to some children and they are left in those homes is just astounding!!!!! Maybe when we report the neglect, physical and sexual abuse we should mention that they also walk home alone. Maybe that'll get some fucking results.

These stories always confuse me, because in my decade of teaching I have found CPS to be so overburdened that we have to seriously harass them to intervene. I had a 9 year old student whose mother would make her sleep in the garage (in Canada, in winter) and it took NUMEROUS calls to get them to investigate. It…

Was it the iron-worker who was a secret libertarian

There are actual signs that we look for, and if we notice something strange that could be a result of undocumented mental issues or home problems (actual examples: twitching, odd reactions to eye contact, talking to self, excessive itching, only wearing long sleeves when it's hot out, changes in affect or skin,…

They are adorable. I never thought Dax would be my favorite on Parenthood. Now I like him just a little too much.

My New Year's resolution is to live my life like I'm Kristen Bell in a commercial. Now if I could just get my man to aspire to be Dax Shepard . . . never thought that's a sentence I would say. But that Christmas commercial with the matching sweaters?! Come on!

Pretty much everything about Kristen Bell makes me want to hang out with her and drink wine.

Magic word: UNION.

This is not strange at all, but I start every single NYD with waffles for breakfast (this is the only day of the year I eat them) and endless champagne. We watch the Rose Parade in bed with the dogs.

Some hope?! If you're older than TEN and think it's okay to call 9-1-1 because of a PSN/XBL/Steam/Cable/Internet outage, the only thing it ain't too late for, is your parents to knock some fucking sense into you. :U

he sounds in his young teenage years, probably 13 or 14 at the oldest, so theres some hope.

I'll say this to any naysaying or critiques: Little Black girls are ALL about this movie. I was in the theatre to see "The Hobbit", and moms and grannies were there with their charges and their friends and they were happy as pigs in shit to be there. And I was happy for them.

I think I can offer this on behalf of 99% of us here:

No. That's not Christian doctrine. That's the teachings of whatever offshoot of Christianity her parents subscribe to. Christianity, like almost all major religions, has its ultra-orthodox, ultra-liberal and all manner of in between adherants. There are plenty of Christians that would have welcomed this child…

Giving out unsolicited 'pseudo' medical advice on Gawker makes you look like a fool.