How long does this co-talking generally go on? I have tried that practice of continuing when interrupted, but the awkwardness often gets to me first and I shut down. >:-(

If you feel like kicking his ass, hit me up.

I rather feel as though you got mansplained there.

I really like the British “innit?” Would that I could pull it off.

The white men in congress are not scared of other white men; they identify with them. Women and people of color are scary and awful, what with their feminism and their “Black Lives Matter.”

A self-declared good guy. What a gem.

Mine too! Does that one belong to Gilbert Blythe?

You are not kidding. “You’re suffering? Don’t care. You’re committing crimes? Now you have my attention.”

I don’t know about Maryland’s laws, but usually when people are “insane” (kind of hate that word) at the time of their offense, they're not punished by incarceration in a regular prison. Hopefully this lady won't be.

I won’t deny that you could be right, but prosecutors are people too. Someone pushing a dead child on a swing for more than a full day is the kind of case that really makes you want to use all possible resources, you know? Someone who has a hard life and turns to drugs and theft, you kind of feel sorry for but you…

Mental health care is just not a priority for politicians. A lot of the time, a person’s probation officer is the sole person holding their safety net, and that’s not the PO’s job. It’s horrible.

Wow, that was an awful response you got. I’m an atheist, big time, and yet I would never wish biohazard mail on anyone.

When I was a prosecutor, I found that frequently, the best way to get mental health care for a person was to charge them with a felony. At that point they can start getting evaluated, get any medications they might need and maybe get some kind of ongoing treatment. I hope this poor woman can be restored to health.…

Seriously. No one deserves that.

I only worship American Jesus.

Yes. It’s like seeing an interview with, I dunno, Julianne Moore and hearing her casually refer to herself as blonde. It causes a “wha-huh?” moment that will distract you from what else she's saying.

I dunno, if two people think they should get divorced, they're probably right.

Thank you for your insights! I appreciate the info. I can understand having a sort of mental division between your work life and your home life. I read some of your other responses, and I have to agree that it is a BITCH to have to be so pollyanna about any aspect of your life - I think people feel the same way about…

Do you mean that literally? Questions were never asked and there was never punishment? I have a tween daughter and I want her to always feel safe calling me for help, but it boggles my mind to think that a 15-year-old could be at a party with alcohol and the parents never bring it up again. I worry about finding the…

Fun fact: in the bible, Mary Magdalene is referred to only as a “sinner.” It was only many years after her death that her image became “prostitute,” because obviously any woman with flaws was probably a whore. Patriarchy won that round.