There’s probably a lot of things going on here.

I think it works because the only real response people have is “Because I want to know” and since that’s not socially acceptable it short-circuts their brains.

I like “Why do you ask?” + pitying smile, myself.

Well, let’s turn that around. Would you be happy if people felt entitled to every single detail of your life? Privacy exists for a reason—sometimes we keep things to ourselves because they’re embarrassing, or because we haven’t worked out our own feelings yet, or because we don’t want seven different opinions on a…

All the stars to that chef. Hot damn.

That’s true, I just meant that it was probably a complicating factor that made it more difficult for her to access prenatal healthcare and assistance, travel a long way for a legal abortion, etc.

That’s true, but maybe if she had had access to mental health care and help before this, she would have been able to get a legal abortion instead of being forced to resort to ordering pills online.

It looks like there’s already a couple organizations who are going to pay for her defense, but if you want to help monetarily there are several organizations like The Lilith Fund (https://www.lilithfund.org) that help women who couldn’t otherwise afford abortions.

I don’t know why people find it so hard to believe that you can have differing experiences and still share the same identity. Of course trans women do not have the exact same experience of womanhood that cis women do. Women of color don’t have the same experiences that white women do, and queer women don’t have the…

Oh, let’s be real. Dude isn’t paying child support. There’s no way.

That’s very true. Hopefully the manager really drove home how poor her choices were after he helped her. I still don’t think he should have turned her over to the cops, since a DWI with pot carries far heavier consequences than alcohol.

I don’t think that the better learning experience of getting arrested outweighs the serious lifelong consequences of a drug conviction in Texas.

I never said that we should ignore people doing illegal things. But in this case, the punishment she would have faced was way too extreme. I don’t believe its moral or just to use excessive punishment on a non-violent, minor offender just because those are the laws in place. In this particular instance, it was better…

Yes, because there’s quite a few “illegal” things and most of them don’t make one an awful human being. Teenagers make mistakes. Punishing them for them for literally the rest of their lives is absurd.

WOW.

Given that there’s so much evidence she disappeared of her own will (keys and wallet taken, sightings some miles away, such a short window for her to have left) it doesn’t seem probable. Then again, you never know.

Man, I LOVE Pacifica’s perfume (they’ve got the only lemon one I’ve found that’s not cleaning-product-y or cloying for under $50) but all their makeup is terrible. Makes no sense to me.

A lack of self awareness doesn’t necessarily equal a mental issue though, especially since this sort of Nice Guy is super common.

Naw, just an ass.

Not to me, at least. I like his innovation, but when he crosses into nonsensicality I lose all interest. He’s not my favorite over all though, so I might be biased.