Thanks, I have crippling social anxiety and ironically avoid talking to people for fear that I’ll say something hurtful. Commenting on here has been a kind of therapy for me since there are only two people I feel comfortable talking to face-to-face. I feel so terrible about my initial comment, but I’ve stopped…

I know, it was a really stupid comment, and the part about sex was supposed to be a jab at that being the only thing Trump would care about. I wish I could take that comment back, I never meant to offend

Can an account be deleted? I’m just sick to my stomach for being so thoughtless, and I just want to disappear

I don’t post on here often -- is there a way to delete a comment? I’m so mortified at how my comment came across, and I’d like to remove it before crawling back in my hole

I feel terrible, I really meant to say that leave is about physical recovery AND bonding, but it was poorly worded. I keep writing and deleting explanations, but I’m afraid I’ll just make it sound even worse :(

Thanks, I feel a little sick about this, I never meant to be cruel or dismissive. I'd explain what I intended more, but I'm afraid of sticking my foot further in my mouth.

Definitely, I didn’t intend to imply that recovery isn’t/couldn’t be lengthy, just that it’s less common, and it’s not like Trump to form a nuanced opinion on anything.

I didn’t mean to downplay physical recovery or imply that some people don’t need 6 weeks+ to recover. I just meant that lengthy recoveries are less common. Honestly, I didn’t mean to imply that you or anyone else hasn’t had a long or difficult recovery, and I apologize if that’s how it came across.

Why is this plan focused on giving the birth mother time to recuperate? Childbirth doesn’t usually require 6 WEEKS to recuperate from, unless you count not being able to have vaginal sex as debilitating (which Trump might, who knows). Maternity/paternity leave is primarily about bonding with your baby and being…

I think the better question is why is it so important to these parents that they post nude pics of their daughter online? If it bothers their daughter at all — which it clearly did — why didn’t they just take them down?

Yup, women take “time off” to essentially perform other (unpaid) labor.

I may be in the small minority here, but I think we should just do away with marriage as a legal status.

Can you imagine if she had a yeast infection? And mentioned it to the public? Then a bunch of the dudes demanding transparency and access to all of her medical info would suddenly be furious she would offer such personal (read: icky) information.

Or how about the feigned ignorance to get out of anything? “How do I make spaghetti? So I put the water in the pot? How much? What is ‘boiling?’” I’ve found myself yelling “I REFUSE TO BELIEVE YOU ARE THIS INCOMPETENT” to soooo many men (my father, brother, husband, some random co-workers, etc.)

Where did your eyes go to med school?

I always remembered him as some kind of stereotype of Jerry Seinfeld pretending to be a journalist. Constantly asking, “What’s the deal with ___?” with a completely bewildered look on his face.

I think, too, it’s the tired, racist idea that black people resemble apes. Leslie Jones was besieged by pictures of/comparisons to harambe from the cowards who attacked her.

“And make sure to whisper your response in my ear; if anyone else can hear you, you’re shouting, and that’s just gross”

acorn is definitely not the “hysterical” one in this discussion

You said you assumed she “was/is straight.”