Yeah, this is where the argument breaks down. That kid could have any number of food items, she’s not going to starve to death before she gets home. If mom didn’t pack snacks, that’s on mom.

I need that item. My first thought was to find a pattern and make it myself. But the more I think about it, the more I think I might just buy it from you because it's been years since I've done cross stitch. Also supporting fellow jezzies.

Congratulations! Consider meds for the sickness. Zofran is a non-drowsy option. There’s another one that’s basically b6 plus unisom and I’m blanking on the name, but it is also helpful. It’s pricey, so if your insurance doesn’t cover it you can look up the dosages online and do it yourself, I did that after my…

You are correct, I would hit the roof if my husband wanted to write a character reference for a pedophile.

I deleted everything. My massive to do list, the 400 movies in my Netflix queue. I kept my reading list because it’s still mostly reasonable but everything else in my life just got wiped clean. My kids are starting a new school and I’m not joining anything this year, so my calendar is empty too. It feels like a brag…

I need to do something about my lips. I’ve only ever worn lipgloss, I only wear lipstick on special occasions but I feel like my mouth looks weird in lipstick. Maybe because I so rarely use lipstick? Anyway, I’m pale and I’m starting to feel like my face disappears without some color and I think lips are the answer. I…

Hi neighbor! Earlier this week I heard the weather guy say, going to feel like 109 in the afternoon and I almost cried. These are not good temperatures for humans.

Yes! I always feel raped by my ex’s lawyer. It’s very unpleasant. I found that addressing him by his first name and acting like we’re friends disconcerted him and slowed the attacks. Something for you to ponder if you have to deal with your ex’s lawyer again.

My ex was reported to CPS once and kept going on and on about how it had to be me “or one of my agents” because apparently I’m the KGB now. I mean, it wasn’t, but that was my response too. Who cares who reports/leaks a thing if the thing is bad? In my case, if it is a spurious report, CPS tosses it. If he knew he was…

Considering how few people in my town can properly do a 4 way stop, I fear that advanced techniques like traffic flow management are a long way away.

That was my first thought, too.

Granted, but my rule on that is to do a quick mental ratio of effort to annoyance. If the effort is small, I’ll do it immediately to prevent him being annoyed. If it requires more effort than it would cost him in aggravation, I don’t worry about it much. Using my rule, if I were him I’d like every post. The effort is…

Highly concentrated fetal remains does not sound liquid enough for effective swimming.

Dude. Calm down. It's articles on the internet. You don't have to read them. Maybe pour yourself a drink and watch a movie you do approve of? Come back when you're feeling less snarly.

My mother in law is a hugger. My father in law is not. He and I both visibly grit our teeth throughout the customary end of visit hugs. We do it—we even hug each other—because that's what's expected and we don't want to make a thing but we both get that look on our face and do it as fast as we can.

I can see it. My mom has some delusions, not anywhere near serious enough to make her incompetent, and it can really make even low level discussions hard. You have to keep refocusing her on the topic at hand, nudge her away from her area of focus. If his delusions intersect with his trial defense (likely) I can’t…

For a couple of years he was hunting regularly and it was a lot of wild venison they had, which is a solid lean meat. If she has to eat meat, it’s a reasonable choice. But he’s not hunting as much anymore and it’s back to ground beef and bacon on the regular over there, which is annoying.

My daughter decided she wanted to be a vegetarian in 2nd grade. Five years later she's still going strong, but my ex kicked up an epic fight about it and threatened to take me back to modify the custody because of it. I was documenting everything she ate for over a year. He still forces her to eat meat there. The…

Right? I have seen women put actual soda in bottles—granted, the children looked to be over a year so that soda should have been in a sippy cup, cmon—and there don't seem to be laws to cover that nonsense. I’m not sure that vegan diets are generally worse than junk diets.

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