Not me, but a friend from school— we were all attending school in a small Canadian city where there are quite a lot of colleges and universities for its size, so lots of young people and parties/ bars, etc. My friend lived alone in a one bedroom ground floor apartment with a patio with a door that locked and a front…

Mine is 4 and she has been doing this since she was 3. I have witnessed the “mean girl behaviour” in person, and I am horrified. I do what all the books say. I ask her how it would make her feel, we have conversations about how to be a good friend, etc. but it doesn’t seem to get through. I swear I’m generally a good…

Haha! You’re probably right. I do have allergies!

I had sleep paralysis for many years (in my late teens and early 20's mostly), and it was terrifying! My usual experience involved auditory hallucinations. It felt so real. I would hear a chainsaw getting closer, and be unable to move or open my eyes, screaming in my head.

So, my 5 yo son would totally do this no problem. He’s sweet and kind, looks after his sister and saves bugs and animals and shit, but he also loves smashing things (not alive things), and the fact that the thing is shaped like a skull would not deter him. I can picture him living every moment of sanctioned smashing. …

I know. All I can think is those poor babies. We should just let that poor family be. What an awful thing to happen, especially if big brother really did accidentally kill his sister. That poor kid. I have a older boy and young daughter, and they fight sometimes, I could see an accidental hit on the head. I also…

Being constantly interrupted by men who then turn around and-- in the spirit of being helpful-- suggest you might want to talk less and listen more.

Listen, I’m upset about this, and feel so badly for the victims today, but the judge did not “literally” say that. After explaining that one must avoid making assumptions that the conduct of complainants in sexual assault cases, he said: