If this nurse knew what the parents were doing (or, ya know, NOT doing) for the kid, they should have called CPS.

Yep. I mean, I like the piece (also vaguely relieved that Alex Turner wasn’t the dick in this situation?), but I feel like it will fall on deaf ears to most of the audience, sadly. “How is he supposed to let you know he’s interested?” Um, here’s a tip: he doesn’t need to let her know! Because it’s a business setting…

Seriously. I can’t imagine how much that poor kid must have suffered because his parents decided his pain wasn’t worth getting over their own bullshit. It’s unconscionable.

Seriously. That sounds like a salad dressing recipe. I can’t wrap my head around the combination of stupidity and hubris that would cause you to believe that you, a random person untrained in medicine, have discovered a cure for meningitis, autism, etc.

I really hope that the children are taken away from these fucking nutjobs.

FUCK these people and let’s let them lie in bed dying of meningitis and see if they refuse fucking medical care. Reminds me of my religious zealot cousin who refused to get prenatal care and insisted on a half-assed home birth but quickly raced her ass to the hospital when the baby wasn’t breathing and needed a…

People, please start believing that health care IS the miracle God sent you.

This is exactly the type of piece a lot of men won’t get. A teasing line to test the waters? A peck on the cheek? How is a simple musician supposed to meet someone? What if he felt there was a connection and didn’t want her walking away without at least trying? If this is the worst thing to happen to this woman, isn’t…

UGH. How hard is it to be professional? Why can’t you just let women do their jobs in peace, for christ’s sake.

This quote from the article jumped out at me in particular:

Holy shit. Dear Prudence has gotten 400% better since Mallory Ortberg took over. That said, she’s absolutely right. It’s also fucking weird that the mom threw in “I’m a single mom and the other family is wealthy” like that matters? They’re not trying to extort you/your son, lady, they are advocating for their kid.…

And this was just in dear prudence today: http://www.slate.com/articles/life/…

We shouldn’t compare men to dogs; dogs listen, men don’t.

I’m desperately trying to find a way a law student’s activism isn’t as relevant as anyone else’s but ... I just can’t.

And yet, somehow, even dogs can fucking learn to understand it.

THE PRETEND YOU HAVE A BOYFRIEND THING GALLS ME TO NO END.

it’s amazing what a pass he’s gotten on SO much, not just his rude and unprofessional demeanor.

Bernie actually just yelled “excuse me, I’m talking!!!” over her while wagging his finger at her. I can’t even imagine what the Internet would look like if that had been Hillary who pulled that sort of condescending, aggressive, behavior.

This won’t make conservatives change their minds at all. All it’s going to result in is a proliferation of laws that classify it as feticide or infanticide, to further punish a desperate woman. So awful.