We had an unintended pregnancy two years ago. I love our kid more than I ever loved anything. She makes us happy every day. The consequences for my career (destroyed) and our financial situation (desperate), however, have been far worse than I ever could have imagined.

Who are they? The people who raised that kind of kid, that's who.

I like your idea, and it's great to see someone proposing a practical solution. Many women *already* have to travel for days to obtain abortions, and help with the costs of transportation and lodging could do a great deal of good.

Had that exact same thing. It was terrifying. My extremely new and inexperienced doctor decided to mention "ovarian cancer," as item #1 on her list of possibilities. I barely heard the, "but probably not," that came after. Anyway, I waited two weeks for the ultrasound, but luckily, the technician was very kind and saw…

I take some pleasure in knowing that you live in a state of constant paranoia and fear. It makes you dangerous, yes, but it also makes you miserable.

Gotta love the message that sends to the students about their place and their value.

Exactly this! Like, it would be okay if shoplifting were not something we all do? It's such a weird detail to highlight. It's not even remotely the point of this story.

Why is this article framed around the issue of shoplifting and how we secretly all do it? Is that really the issue, here? I've never shoplifted anything in my life, and I still think this was first degree murder.

Off-Duty Cowboy Cop Working as Security Guard Chases Down and Shoots Fleeing Black Mother for Crime of Shoplifting from Walmart and She Bleeds To Death from Gunshot Wound in Front of Her Babies: Security Guard Lauded as Hero by Millions?

You know that most of those internet trolls - just like this cop - fantasize about just such a situation, right? There are a whole hell of a lot of armed men out there with stiffies, daydreaming about the day they heroically defend whatever whatever by shooting a scary black person. Any excuse will do. Any black…

I suspect I know who your ex-professor is. If I'm right, may I just say: My God, what a monster. His accomplice too. The testimony about the damage done to that baby is.... I've spent years of my life working on the cause of ending rape and violence in prisons. I have real problems with the idea that we, as a society,…

I still have not read the original article. I think that would have put us more on the same page. Going to go look for it now and will definitely consider your perspective as I'm reading. At any rate, good conversation! See you around here.

" If you had the same sexual desires as him you would probably do what he did (if you're a man)"

Classist much?

I'm glad you shared this. It's not a happy or easy story, but it made me stop and do a lot of thinking.

Comment of the day, please.

No doubt. I don't get the supposed attraction of a manipulative, mooching kiss-ass. Are we saying that all men secretly want to marry my shitty, stoner ex-roomate? 'Cuz she'll def. let you pay the bills and won't threaten you with her career successes.

If you run around tasering people at random because it's funny to watch them twitch, most of those people will live, but eventually you're going to hit someone with a heart condition. That's what happened here.

God, what an awful story. I know this happens all the time. All the time. I know that so, so many women deliberately turn a blind eye to partners who rape and abuse their own children or someone else's.