I don’t understand anything. It was just some random graffiti he took a picture of and he didn’t notice it said “Fuck Brad Pitt”?

Plus, I think people watching her get engaged, etc. forget that basically she is a child bride.

I guess it is too late to amend the Constitution, but it might be worth the effort. I am very close to writing him a desperate, begging letter.

Yes! Or sometimes snaps if they were fancy.

Yeah, it is mostly silly hyperbole. Yet I am always surprised in these sorts of posts that there are people who actually do think it is equivalent. I also think that there can be a difference between pet owners with kids and pet owners without kids. Before I had kids, I think some of my parental instincts were…

This is an interesting read on it. It would be easy if liver transplant patients due to alcoholism were not competing directly for limited organs with patients with diseases that can essentially be “cured” with the liver transplant. Seems like a 3-6 month period of abstinence is a common requirement, but there is no…

I haven’t read the background stories. I agree that he shouldn’t necessarily force her to report it, and I don’t think he can press charges on her behalf. But, did he even discipline the players involved?

I don’t know, but hearing so many stories about famous men being sexual predators, I think there is some element of really attractive, powerful men just assuming all women are into them. Like, some shy, nerdy guys are nervous about approaching women because they are afraid about being rejected. And some celebrities…

I’m pretty sure I have some random removable shoulder pads still mixed into my sock drawer somewhere.

Exactly. And the other part of the issue is that a lot of what he is doing, while clearly sexual assault, is just the run-of-the-mill stuff that happens to every girl in a bar. If reporting a rape isn’t worth the hassle, harassment, time, money, reputation ruin, then who even thinks about reporting some random dude…

Thanks for the info! It seemed from what I read it is a bit of a crapshoot to find a doctor who knows about it.

Did you find it easy to find a doctor to work with you and write the prescription?

Well, he did tell a bunch of people immediately. The administration didn’t do anything with that info. But yes, he didn’t report outside of Penn State until he was fired.

I would like to say that I would stop a horrific crime in progress immediately, but I do think in real circumstances there is an element of panic, self-preservation, disbelief that takes over, particularly if what you are seeing is going to flip your world upside down. And he ultimately thought that there would be…

I have such mixed feelings about legalization because I this. I am definitely in favor of decriminalization, and I recognize the hypocrisy of having alcohol be legal, and marijuana not, but do we make heroin legal? The war on drugs is a waste, but addiction is not a pretty picture. But I drink myself, although I…

I am so happy for you and proud of your dad.

Well, he definitely did a lot of acid back in the 60s so maybe he would be down...

I definitely think in my father’s case. I suffer from moderate anxiety and depression. I know that he has several phobia’s (heights, claustrophobia) that have gotten worse as he has gotten older. I know alcohol abuse can cause many brain changes and itself cause problems, so it is a bit of a chicken and egg…

I’m too lazy to look her info up, but on my dad’s side of the family we have had lots of generations that have moved back and forth to both sides of the pond. So, for example my dad’s first cousins were born and raised in England but have American ancestors that go back to the Revolutionary War in the US. And my…

I saw that recently on the internet, but wasn’t sure how it was working in real life, so I am glad to hear from you. The problem is that he was suffering from dementia from alcohol, so while normally cutting down from 10 drinks to 5 drinks would be awesome, I just don’t know if any amount is really “safe” for him at…