He was living in Aurora, IL. Mom picked him up from school and took him to the indoor water parks in WI Dells and Gurnee IL and then she was found in a motel room with the note and the boy was missing.

Except in those cases the basis is often a safety factor- they don’t want to risk someone doing their job (like truck driving, operating machinery, caring for children, etc.) while under the influence. I know just bc someone uses recreationally doesn’t mean they will come to work under the influence, I’m just saying…

It doesn’t matter if it is- most districts have some kind of clause in their contracts about appropriate behavior. In WI it’s actually part of the state teacher/pupil services standards, although if I recall correctly it specifies behavior in public and doesn’t necessarily address something like this. However, even in…

Ah yes the old “well that doesn’t match MY experience so it can’t be true” argument. Yes, there are obviously exceptions- in fact my very progressive 60-something mother also watches Hallmark movies. But in general, their viewership skews conservative, hence people like Candace Cameron Bure being one of their big…

The Hallmark Channel fans are the same people who continue to make excuses for Trump and his buddies. They will do the same for Aunt Becky and this will be nothing but a light scratch on the bumper of her career.

A friend of mine had a stroke in her early 30's. Luckily she has (mostly)recovered, with some lingering fine motor skill deficits, but it was quite a shock, as she was young and healthy. Of course being a woman, the ER doctor discounted her symptoms and tried to send her home until she and her husband flat out refused…

Well said! This is one celebrity death that’s hitting me hard. I’ve been watching 90210 re-runs while I’m on maternity leave and it turns out Dylan McKay stands the test of time.

Not to mention breast milk is a bodily fluid. You don’t know what medications someone is taking or what diseases they might have that could be passed through breast milk. That’s why consent is so important. It’s rare and unlikely but still possible to do harm.

I likes the Forrest Gump one as well! Also Clueless and while the movie was forgettable, the With Honors soundtrack was a great alternative sampler. 

It’s not just shirt color, people completely mis-identify suspects, even getting race wrong. Innocent people end up in prison because of incorrect eyewitness testimony. I’m sure in this case, these “very credible” eyewitnesses either don’t exist or are flat out lying, but my point is that it’s stupid for SHS to use…

White House press secretary Sarah Sanders denied Johnson’s account, writing in a statement: “This never happened and is directly contradicted by multiple highly credible eye witness accounts.”

I’ve also had this happen far too many times for this to be coincidence. I think I am going to start staging conversations on purpose to see what ads I can get to show up.

Also: I guess we’re assuming they asked the attendants if there were any sporks on-board? Or are those gone now? I haven’t flown in forever.

I think it had something to do with her not being able to leave her register unattended or something? Either way it was bullshit. But I expect nothing less from the shithole that is Dollar General. I really wish she had told me about it at the time- even when she finally did (when I went to visit her after the baby…

I work in a school and had the “luxury” of my own office to pump in. I preferred to use the lactation space (a room off the library) because as long as I was in my office, students would pound on the door looking for me and the creepy custodian “accidentally” walked in on me several times, despite the giant “do not…

A former student of mine worked at Dollar General while pregnant (a high risk pregnancy no less) and they refused to let her have restroom breaks, so one day she ended up peeing her pants. She was young, poor, and unsure of herself so she didn’t know to tell them to f off and go to the bathroom anyway. She didn’t tell…

So did I- even with the whole “crazy bitch” thing I definitely remember thinking he was kind of a garbage person.

yup-I was 14 at the time and remember the coverage (and jokes) very well, yet this is the first time I’m hearing how young she was, or the domestic violence part.  All I heard was the “crazy bitch” narrative- and for some reason in my head I was thinking it was retaliation for him cheating on her....???

I will say that the second is easier than the first in that you’re more experienced and know what to expect, but dealing with a toddler and newborn at the same time adds a whole new level of difficulty! If you have a good support network who can help you, you should be fine. We’re actually hoping to move closer to my…

Right there with you! Had kid #1 at 36 and #2 at 39 a month ago (husband is 41) and while we’re more patient, stable and established in our careers than we used to be, we are SO TIRED!