I actually wrote an entire paragraph about why I do respect my partner's opinion and understand the shitty situation. I said that even though men might have input, the choice is ultimately a woman's because of very real real-life considerations. You are equating being pro-choice with being sexist.

Thank you so much for this! I've noticed the "women's" branches of a couple organizations I'm involved in make trafficking or literacy their issue. You've given me some insight on why their anti-trafficking efforts seem to fall flat to me. I do volunteer in literacy, but transportation is my thing. Apparently though…

Well. When your doctor cuts you off, and your sketchball dealer is offering you pills or powder, the legal distinction might not be so important. And what makes a substance legal is not the chemistry, but the method in which it is prescribed and taken. Doctors get prosecuted for violating the CSA for doling out the…

Maybe it can be both? Addiction brings out the selfishness in everyone, it seems. But some people are probably more prone to selfishness in the first place.

One friend in his mid-twenties was experimenting and decided to try heroin. Everyone tried to talk him out of it. But he just argued that if it was such an amazing experience, why not try it — once? Like it was skydiving, or something. He ended up quickly addicted to a lesser, heroin-type chemical. He said it helped…

"it's a wholly new category of drug." Painkillers are opiates, heroin is an opiate. I wouldn't say it's a wholly different category of drugs — it's a more potent version of the drug someone may already be addicted to. My ex was a heroin addict who started using painkillers due to an occupational injury. He alternated…

This is a terrible thing for me to say: If his ex really did get an abortion, she must have REALLY hated (or feared, gulp), his ass to not get that 18 years of child support. Or she has a solid income of her own/other plans/doesn't like kids/isn't a gold-digger. Given that he threatened to kill his other kids' mom,…

That is a great story. Also, I didn't know that liking Nelly was uncool, and I'm a terrible snob. I'm slipping.

"Then I'll take him until you're ready." Probably the reason your ex didn't tell you was because you think that would be no big thing for her — to go through a pregnancy and then give her child to her partner to raise. It doesn't sound like you would have respected her decision if she said she wanted an abortion.

The fact that HIPAA obligates medical professionals to protect privacy doesn't mean that other causes of actions don't exist against non-medical professionals for divulging private information. Sorry if that sounds snippy, but this comes up so often on these posts. There are common law actions people can bring for…

Luckily (ha!), I gain 10-15 pounds every winter and lose it in the summer. You could try that.

Please stop appropriating "victimhood culture" then. No one wants to hear your fucking whining, for sure.

And my darling is just so popular at her daycare. It really would only be hurting the other dogs and people if I got a dogwalker. (Which actually is comparable in cost, boo)

"surgery when she gets attacked by a dog at brunch"

No, really, I sometimes look at my puppy and think how cruel it is that I haven't given her a little human to play with yet.

Nothing but the best for the best, and I don't feel even a little bad about it. Totally worth it. We're spending money on quality food and doggie daycare. My dogs bring me immeasurable joy. My lifestyle is healthier now that my weeknights include walks, weekends include hikes and trips to dog-friendly beaches. More…

Look, I know that rich people pain is still real pain. But I'm convinced that if I were drowning my sorrow in champagne flutes vs. boxed wine poured into wedding souveneir glasses, things would be better.

I mean, I have to have something to do while I'm unemployed. FMLFMLFML

Death isn't the most severe punishment the state could give. A constitutional amendment might be in order, but if the court doesn't think this qualifies as "cruel and unusual," why not torture? If this guy's crime is really the worst (and I think it's up there), then why not advocate for a lifetime of waterboarding?…

Holy hell. That is unbelievable. You would think OK would have done everything in its power get it right given the appeals and controversy over these injections.