My biggest reason for saying so was that he was questioned at school and no one day in with him, called his mother, or advocated or protected him from being manipulated by those detectives in anyway. When a student has special needs the school needs to advocate for them, especially in a situation like this.

I felt the same way. I feel like she tried to trust the system and the lawyers. She seemed to have had a limited education herself and clearly didn’t know what to do in the situation she found herself and didn’t have the money to change it. She does love her son though, and I think she did do everything within her…

Ugh that guy just demanding “the truth”and then rejecting the first statement because it’s “not the truth.” The poor kid was just trying to give then what they wanted, and they knew that, but of course it caused him to be totally inconsistent, and then I think he was just punished for it in the end. Fucking…

At least in the job worked I believe that having an IQ below 70 and a 4th grade reading level would qualify as an intellectual or learning disability. I’m not in the posistion to diagnose obviously, but he reminded me strongly of many kids I worked with, and it was pretty clear he did not understand his situation, the…

There were a lot of upsetting things in the series, but him being used as he was as a means to an end deeply upset me. I wish it would lead to more outrage in how persons with mentally disabled persons are treated and manipulated in all sorts of situations, interrogations being a big obvious one.

I’ve worked with teens who deal with mental disabilities. Brendan Dassy broke my heart. When he said he answered the officers questions how he answered on his Homework, by “guessing” I almost threw my computer out the window I was so angry. Every system failed that boy. Any form of early intervention failed him, the…

A few years back I went into an Oregon planned parenthood and was given a free years worth of the nuvaring. It was brilliant! When I finally got insurance it covered the BC but I had to go into a pharmacy and get a new one every month, it was a pain and I wish there was a way to challenge that habit of insurance…

I’ve had the razor conversation with all my lady friends, and I only know of one who buys women’s razors, the rest of us have been buying men’s razors and shaving products for years. They’re better (for me at least, definitely noticed a difference and they last longer) and cheaper. Don’t miss the bullshit scents or…

I got my iud placed this past week too! It was awful! Haha. Two of my best friends have gotten them and they described it as “uncomfortable” but it was seriously one of the most painful things I’ve ever had to sit though, and I’ve had done recent broken bones and tats haha. Still, totally worth it, I’m excited to have…

When I was a young naive high school lass, I found out my at-the-time-boyfriend had cheated on me. Heart broken, I immediately brought the allegations to his attention and he admitted to them, but explained I was, in fact, confused about the situation. You see she had STOLEN his pants from him and the only way for him…

While I agree that generally these people are conservative, I work with kids in a super liberal city and in younger ages especially plenty of the hip patents are incredibly helicopterish and super concerned about their child’s fragile feelings in oddly similar ways.

I’ve read this book to a group of children. I would agree that it is graphic, but the graphic nature of it is the point. These are truths that children aren’t blind to, they just don’t have the word or knowhow to express their questions or concerns. Why are so many parents afraid of their children having real world…

I’m sure there is still so much shock and confusion for them. I can’t imagine.

This is just too fucking sad. That poor little girl. And this couple looks incredibly lost and heartbroken. I hope they can all find some good through becoming a family together.

I had my weirdest sex dream years ago at 19, nothing in my more adult life has trumped it. I was seduced by a man in a gazelle mask, not like an African traditional art mask, but like a legit gazelle head placed over his head. I followed him into a building, which turned out to be a bread factory and we banged (myself…

This is gross :(

See if you can find a bra or lingerie boutique in your area. I love this little shop in my city, it’s tiny but those ladies know what they’re doing! I’m a weird size and they were so helpful.

Yes! I volunteer at a women’s and children’s day shelter and this is a huge ongoing need! Thank you for posting this. Another fun idea is to host a party/girls night with an underwear theme and have everyone bring a bra and panty to donate. I’m not sure about others but our shelter especially needs larger sizes. We…

I can’t link to it very easily on my phone but the ladies at missedinhistory.com did a great two part podcast on Rosa Parks. Highly recommended if you’d like to learn about her and the bus boycott.

Oh right, that violent act of accessing Healthcare and a legal medical procedure.