I love how white men that claim to live in fear of ‘government tyranny’ and believe that it is righteous to rebel against it are the first ones to insist that all black people should strictly obey every police officer like a submissive dog.

Imagine a cop did this to your kid. In fact, imagine anyone did this to your kid.

God, it must really be awful for those creators to have a bunch of people on the internet making assumptions about their intentions and criticizing them publicly. Good thing it’s only on twitter though, imagine if there was a whole app, just for that!

I’m glad the racist fuck used the word “settled”. With the number of people who reflexively roll their eyes when someone suggests gentrification is a bad thing, it’s a breath of fucking fresh air when a white person temporarily drops the facade and actually says what they mean to say minus the dog whistles. I settled…

So when I tell you I’m having a fight about white privilege with this man, I’m slightly guilty because I’m moving in to gentrify a neighborhood, except I’m the first one here when nobody wants to live here.

It sounds great in theory, but divorce is crazy-making, and you never know who’s going to lose their damn mind three months down the road over custody of the dog, or some shit that they swore they didn’t even want, but is now the hill they’ve picked to die on.

Very, very rarely do people have a “simple” divorce where they are dissolving a contract.

I sign my final divorce papers on Friday. We used a mediator and it cost us $2,500, and then $1,000 for the attorney to file and go to court with us. $1,750 apiece feels pretty cheap to me. PLUS I AM FINALLY FREE!

Well, the reason for all of the paperwork isn’t to just get a divorce, but to divide up the property. I practice family law, and most of the effort in simple uncontested cases without kids goes towards drafting the the settlement agreement. It would be nice if you could just walk up the judge and say “we quit,” but…

Wow. It’s not ridiculous because it still takes time to draft all your divorce documents, make a court appearance, etc. Then there are the court costs, which are often higher than attorney’s fees. Seriously, do you think attorneys should do it for free because you think our doctorate is a worthless piece of paper?

Exactly what I was going to say. Pay the extra few hundred it takes to make sure that your divorce is done properly. I realize that there are some people who literally cannot afford it, but for those who can, it’s not the kind of thing you should be cutting corners on.

Caveat emptor! I’ve had to fix tons of mistakes caused by these quickie services. Cheap and “easy” rarely is in the long run. If you need a simple divorce, no property or kids, you can get it down by a licensed attorney for a few hundred dollars in most states. Just shop around. It does make a difference...

People just need to validate their own choices by putting down others. Really all that should matter is (1) Did it make sense for the couple? (2) Do you like it? (3) Were you an asshole about it? If the answers are yes, yes, and no then A+ everyone.

After I got engaged, it struck me how weird people are with rings — especially other people’s rings.