Okay that makes a little more sense. I don’t really think my not showing up to work would make any affect because I’m a freelance dog walker and the only ones who would be impacted are the dogs. But I’m totally willing to do the other options they give us.

Man, I made it through the first, like, 12 episodes until they got to the one about “the one that started their obsessions.” It was too awful - without going into triggering detail, I have a young kid and I just can’t listen to some of the stuff they describe so cheerily. It’s too real for me. It’s too bad too, bc…

Ask her what she needs. You’re a good friend, so just try to keep being there for her. :)

Contrast: just got back from my friend’s mom’s funeral. Poor woman had a stroke in her 50s about thirteen years ago and just faded slowly, in hospice the last three. Her wake was packed and tears flowed, despite the fact that she couldn’t participate in life for over a decade. She was so loved. My friend walked…

Reading that was cathartic and I empathize with the daughter. I was abused as a kid and I’m currently trying to negotiate and grapple with both loving my parents and being angry with them. They pretty much refuse to acknowledge the damage and hurt they inflicted and just deflect and guilt trip. It is not helpful when…

Added, thank you.

Damn. Bravo is right. Her follow up statement covers all the bases and shuts down pretty much any of the bullshit criticism that might have been levied at them. Good for them.

Clearly, the woman is a hero/saint and doing the lord’s work. We commit his body. Amen

You missed the woman’s AWESOME follow up. Bravo!

OMG, you replied! First time I’ve gotten a Kinja blogger to respond to me! What a day!

Yeah this is shade.

Honorable Judge Brown, I have been waiting since Tuesday to post this for your consideration. Be it shade?

Dorothy Hamill

“Mr. Woodcock”

It could replace “The Betty Broderick Story” in my heart.

Thank you, lawyers.

I.Love.This.Idea.

You know what would be awesome?

You laugh, but I made $5K a month working from home as a professional anarchist.