That’s a very broad statement - I’m Christian and I adopted internationally - not for show, not because god told me too, not for any other reason than I wanted to be a mother and adoption was the only option.  Not everyone has bad intentions.

Adoptive mom here - you wouldn’t believe the questions people have the nerve to ask me about my daughter. When she was a baby it was ‘where she is from’ - uh, New York City. I always wanted to say “I got her on sale at WalMart - if you hurry you can get one too” hoping it would shock the shit out of the person and…

It’s definitely photo shopped - look at the necklace - half of it isn’t even there anymore.

FWIW, thanks for registering to donate bone marrow.  As a two time cancer survivor I am sorely aware of the need for donors - unfortunately, I cannot donate given my history.  It’s terrible to think of the poor person waiting for that bone marrow - let’s hope he/she has some other option.  Anyway, thanks again - maybe…

We don’t them to tell us the medical community doesn’t back up her claims - I know from experience, as do thousands of women, that her statement is bullshit. I’ve had endo for probably 40 years (in my 50s) - I’ve had 4 surgeries from the age of 30 to now to remove the endo tissue. But, mine was so bad that it had…

It’s not just you - I was cringing - the yes, ma’am was particularly disturbing to me - it’s freaking 2020.

Bri - you are an amazing mom juggling so much stuff at once! You did the right thing keeping your kids away from you. Getting sick is my biggest fear because I’m a single mom meaning I don’t have a partner - no ex or anything - I adopted my daughter on my own. I have laid awake at night trying to figure out what I…

I’m sorry to hear that you’ve heard only negative feedback from parents. My daughter is the best thing that’s ever happened to me. I adopted her on my own when I was 45 and she was 7mos. It isn’t always easy - the loss of alone time is a big thing early on (I’m so used to it by now) and not having someone to help out…

Because chemo treatments are usually spread over a number of months - sometimes longer - and if this person doesn’t have extended paid leave, he/she may need to work to keep paying their bills. Short term and long term disability rarely cover your entire salary so, again, if someone really needs their fully salary to…

#1 is a great question - I’m a single adoptive mom* in NYC and luckily they don’t do that in my daughter’s school. While sweet, I think it’s antiquated - kind of like the family tree thing which my daughter had to do and which caused her real angst at first (she ended up doing my family tree and my roots). Her school…

So, Jennifer can’t make a decision without John taking a step back? She’s a pretty strong woman who can decide what to do with her life whether a man is trying to influence her or not.

I was on a flight from NY to London for business, seated in business class next to a couple that draped a blanket over their laps and then oh so obviously the woman gave the guy a hand job.  I was so grossed out - I should have said something since it was just the three of us in the row but I was so aghast I was…

Thank you for sharing the link to that story - I’m guffawing in my office and hoping no one will walk and see my scrunched up face with tears streaming down.  That is hysterical!

Yes you do - or you don’t get your bonus, salary increase, etc. and in some cases, you’re then put on a special review program where your performance is then reviewed more regularly.  It sucks but if you work some place where formal reviews are required, you have to sign them.  I’ve disagreed with some and still had…

State Farm is not her health insurance company - they are her homeowner’s insurance company.  Her house damaged by the fires a few years ago and she sued State Farm saying they didn’t pay her what she’s due to repair the house.

I don’t think it’s just guilt and fear - usually a woman who stays in an abusive relationship has come from an abusive background of some sort.  So, they’re used to it and feel they deserve it.  Maybe see my post above where I said that I thought there was something innately wrong with me that my father saw that made…

I was emotionally (and physically) abused by my father. What did he do? He would walk in the door and start in on me about anything - what I was wearing, my homework, helping out at home, my friends - everything was fodder for him to pick apart and put me down. Yelling was a big part of it - although I don’t consider…

Yes - sending that kind of video is child pornography - it’s literally a crime. While very few kids are charged as a result of this kind of behavior, there are some that are. Usually those charged have distributed the photo/video to a wider audience - so distribution of child porn. I don’t know why the boys got…

Oh, I’ve thought about it but I’m sure they’d know I did it because I’ve given them a hard time about this. Wrote final email saying how extremely disappointed I was that they were sweeping this under the rug in the midst of the #MeToo movement and all the stories about sexual harassment/assault. Told them not to…

“Real corrective action would be teaching students about consent and putting structures in place for reporting sexual assault both on and off-campus in order to protect survivors..”