I’d be mad if I paid for first class and got moved to coach too.

I’m ...so in love with him.

I do. She makes her living catering to the fears of parents who want to believe their children can communicate. As she believes she’s done nothing wrong, I would be very concerned she’d find a way to have access to another vulnerable adult.

I’d be inclined to legalize drugs and give people convicted of things like robbery and assault shorter, more rehabilitative sentences.

Men who rape and beat women don’t get sentences like this.

People who complain about mass incarceration are usually referring to nonviolent, non-predatory offenders.

I think mass incarceration is a problem. I think a lot of the less serious crimes are over sentenced and a good number of murderers can and should be given the chance to be rehabilitated.

Especially since she doesn't think she did anything wrong, at all.

Not fucking long enough.

To quote my grandfather, non-watcher of sports and crotchety Detroit native:

I mean this kindly, as I’ve known you as a commenter for a very long time, do you know anyone who was in an abusive relationship? Because, what you think you would do and what you actually do and then, what is BEST for the person involved are all three entirely separate things.

My cousin was in an abusive marriage and when my aunt tried to intervene and the husband found out, my aunt didn’t see my cousin for five years, until she showed up at my aunt’s door with three kids and a broken arm.

I thought it’s Opposite Day on Jezebel today.

We actually don’t know from this extremely limited blog post what measures the family took. We know that eventually, with the support of her family in some capacity, she survived the abuse and carried on, so we know they did what they needed to.

I have been in a physically abusive relationship and I couldn’t imagine my mom doing anything worse than trying to go the police on my behalf. It would have alienated me and isolated me and maybe gotten me killed.

Because if there’s no proof (and even when there is) the police typically don’t make a big effort to help women of color in DV situations like this. It’s not exactly the safest place for women to go, in case you haven’t been paying attention.

Ok, you’ve called the cops. Did you witness the abuse yourself? Did your daughter tell you that the guy hit her? Ok, lets interview the daughter - she could now be 18, since Christina said she was “17 going into 18 when she met the guy - and see what she has to say. Oh, she says she tripped and fell. And that other…

no. i’m saying that until you’ve lived through it you don’t know what the best course of action is. you don’t know what will or will not keep your child safe. it’s paralyzing. i truly hope you never find yourself or your child in this situation because i can speak from experience when i say that the feeling is that eve…

I feel like you’re probably trolling, but my guess would be her mom didn’t want to do anything that would push Christina toward the abuser or make the abuser angrier. It’s a really delicate and dangerous situation, especially when it’s escalated to physical violence. And remember, often times when people are being…

We got married last year and my husband took my last name. It’s so freaking awesome. We can weed out a lot of closeted bigots by their reaction, and gain quick friends who think it is awesome too. Such a simple act that speaks volumes about what we value.