yes, I’m sure poor people who have kids sit down and have a reasonable discussion about the long term risks and benefits of having children, carefully considering each factor and ultimately reaching a logical conclusion and making a plan accordingly.

So so agree. I was an attorney for children’s services in NYC and the poverty and completely disproportionate effect on minority families is just heartbreaking. It always struck me too that no matter how bad things were at home, if you asked a kid where they wanted to go it’s always with mommy and daddy. And removals…

Attorney here, working with families involved with child welfare. I represent parents and children, and all my clients are indigent. This is so incredibly spot-on. After six years of seeing addiction, domestic violence, neglect, all varieties of abuse, mental illness, and myriad other problems, it’s clear to me the…

We are all Carole King.

His name is Cale Hartmann. He deleted his social media accounts, but you can see him on Funny or Die.

I just saw her do a brief set at Meltdown last month and she was pretty open about the abuse and made a few really great pointed jokes about how we treat victims. Love seeing her use comedy to make herself feel stronger. Also, her ex sounds like a grade A asshole.

It’s sad how often this skit is realized.