Why? Why do you still need her to specifically speak out to you? Why is there always a caveat when Black feminists or feminist of color do something because you weren’t included. Welcome to it.

Very true.

Getting a child back does not involve Instagram posts and flying a plane over a school. It involves listening to the judge, being pragmatic and putting your child first. As it turned out the judge thought the gestures were dramatic, but not outside the bounds of the order. I highly disagree but, as someone noted here…

Thank you. You’ve nailed the cycle.

That’s not how the cycle of abuse actually works at all. But, it’s good to know that my mom posts on theroot.com as DeniseAnn.

1. Don’t curse at me.

TMZ’s always in the baggage claim or at the skycaps’ entrance of departures.

And Dan’s bipolar mom on Roseanne.

I had a pretty big crush on my good friend/classmate’s live-in boyfriend for a year. He was my exact type, gorgeous, got along with my family, and because of some weird circumstances, we spent a ton of time together. We actually had more in common than the two of them but, when a dude is taken, I act totally asexual…

I removed myself from one of the people who was highly physically and emotionally abusive - no more contact.

I would just leave it alone and keep on moving. You don’t like her and distanced yourself from the group, so it doesn’t seem as though there’s anything left.

Good for you!

Thanks for posting this. I’ve never heard of Vanessa James. I haven’t watched ice skating since Surya Bonaly.

I’m obviously not the Gibsons’ judge.

If you feel that you want to leave if/when your mother ridicules you, do it.

Which state are they from? How is there no flavor in Southern cooking?

That man is old enough to be a fan of the entire Jackson family in his own right and absolutely went there for Janet.

And you can see how that benefits men, according to the era. Back when women were finally able to get no fault divorces, men weren’t fighting for custody because they didn’t want to do the heavy lifting.

I don’t know you, but I’m going to guess you wouldn’t act a fool because that could impact you regaining custody — if you’re a mom.

I didn’t mean for my answer to just be “aw, man, my dad’s so embarrassing.”