Might I add that cleaning out your deceased parents’ house, especially with no roadmap of their financial estate, has to be among the most stressful experiences in any person’s life. Don’t do this to your kid(s).

One of my violin students the other day casually stated, “My dad isn’t feeling well and has pooped 17 times today.” So yeah, this is a valid concern (for younger children, as you pointed out).

Oh, man. We grew up way, way poor, and I heard “it’s none of your business” all. the. time. I still have no idea what my parents’ finances are like.

The main thing to understand about herd immunity is the more people you have that aren’t getting vaccinated, the less effective it is because it’s creating more vectors for infection to spread so the whole anti-vax movement is really just setting themselves up to be more prone to infection because when an outbreak…

I always describe it to people like this (I work in public health).

Yeah, wait until they graduate! I can’t believe the number of my teaching colleagues who actually accept friend requests from 10-16 year old kids. I am aSpecial Needs Coordinator, been in the game for 16 years and I come across and work with, pep talk, empathize with, and try to light a fire under so many emotionally…

It takes a village...

just hope and pray it’s not made up entirely of idiots.

I really think that’s true. I know someone who isn’t working because of a minor disability, and probably some mental health issues as well, and her shit is all over Facebook and Instagram all day, every day. Half her posts are about bizarre conflicts she’s having with other internet people in various groups she…

Dude wtf? White people again....

Remember back when anti-vaxers were just a few misinformed hippies that no one took seriously?

folks are cleverly infecting anti-vaccination activists with computer viruses embedded in photos and links.

Is it bad that my first reaction to reading this was “seriously.. some people have way too much time on their hands.”

Try listening to the “women in country” station on Pandora. It plays music from the 90’s because corporate country doesn’t let women in anymore. I’m so thankful for Miranda, Maddie and Tae and Kacey for doing their own thing (love the Pistol Annies). Otherwise, I’d just turn off the radio, because I can’t stand Luke…

those are great points, I would add it is on men to not act on negative gender influences not on women to teach them but agree 100%.

Feels like a poor answer to be honest. I have bipolar and am not violent but some untreated bipolar people are. It’s not excusing him to point out society doesn’t give a fuck about MH unless it can be used to as a talking point. If you ‘shrink the excuse’ is that the best way to stop these acts of violence and…

As someone with bipolar: Goddammit.

Country music today is nothing but pop songs sung with a southern accent and maybe a token country-specific instrument thrown in if the producer is feeling generous that day.

I’m not excusing his actions, but what a horrible nightmare of a life this poor guy was dealt.

Modern country music is fucking garbage whether women are or aren’t involved in it.

Caroline denied it, but I think she’s bitter she’s in her 30’s and no one loves her. Truth hurts.