Trump thinks all people with brown skin are Muslim. Also, I doubt he knows the difference between a prayer rug and....just a regular rug or a blanket. 

It’s been on everyone’s minds around the state too (though certainly more so up closer to Barron)- there’s a big billboard outside Madison that I drive past daily with a big picture of Jayme on it- I’d get this sad, sinking feeling every time I saw it because I knew the odds were she wasn’t alive. When she was found,…

Yeah but medicaid (Badger Care) in WI doesn’t have great mental health coverage, and I doubt there are many therapists in Barron to begin with, let alone ones that specialize in trauma and accept Badger Care. So she will definitely need $ in order to access good therapy. 

Yeah at the court hearing he was crying and actually tried to sit on the prosecution side, but they made him move to the other side of the court room because his presence was (obviously) upsetting to the Closs family. He then said he had a letter he wanted to deliver to them (presumably some kind of apology letter).

We did the genetic screening with both of my last pregnancies (had a lot of anxiety following a miscarriage) and I can’t recommend it enough!

Well, compared to my older daughter, who was induced and took 4 hours of pushing- this was certainly easier (when you factor out all the stress of almost not making it to the hospital)! By the time we got to the delivery room, I literally got up on the bed, my husband yanked off my shoes and clothes, and the baby…

Well folks, I had a baby this week. 10 days before her due date, actually. Labor was extremely fast (less than 1.5 hours from start to finish) and we BARELY made it to the hospital (I seriously almost had her in the car), partly because we had to wait 20 min for my mother in law to show up from SIX BLOCKS away to…

I use mine for pie crust and homemade pesto. 

Yes. This. In most states, a 16 year old can engage in consensual sexual activity with other 16-17 year olds only. But regardless, I don’t know of any state where it’s legal to grope anyone of any age without their consent.

With a name and a rap sheet like that, I assumed he was one of Sarah Palin’s kids. 

My worry is that if they were exiting the parking lot, the security cameras may not reach far enough to capture anything. Hopefully there is video of the murderer exiting the store and getting into the truck at least.

Mentally ill, yes (as these are not actions of a sane person), but likely not criminally insane. This person knew exactly what they were doing.

I’ve been a school social worker for over a decade and am now overseeing my district’s special education programming. I come from a family of teachers (in multiple states) and am married to a teacher. So lots of perspectives to draw from. In Wisconsin, since Scott Walker gutted unions and cut funding for public…

It’s Christmas, so it was actually stockings. 

I was wondering the same thing- there’s definitely one kid too many. Unless Rob’s daughter is in there?

Ditto. I cringe every time I hear it.

Oh I also hate crowds.  So going to the grocery store the day before Christmas Eve to get muffin makings, while super pregnant and unable to be on my feet for more than a few min at a time, is pretty much my nightmare.  It’s better for everyone if my husband just goes for me. 

Best advice for dealing with borderlines- set firm boundaries and stick to them. You can respond, say you’re sorry to hear about the dog, and leave it at that.  Don’t let her guilt or manipulate you into any more than that because inevitably she will make this about HER and not about the dog at all, and you’ll end up…

I’m a little late to this, but despite being 9 months pregnant and having gestational diabetes (so I can’t actually eat anything I bake), I decided to make cookies with my 2.5 year old. It went about as well as it could have- our batch of spritz is pretty unattractive (the cookie press wasn’t working well so we ended…

This isn’t a holiday thing- it’s been happening a lot for the past couple of years. We’ve had several things not arrive when they were supposed to, times when items were missing from our order, and times when the shipping time kept mysteriously getting “delayed” until after several calls to customer service they…