Exactly. My husband and I just left Chicago to live abroad for a few years, but we will likely move back eventually, and I will absolutely send our kid(s) to a public school because they will be fine regardless of where they go. I grew up in diverse public schools, and while I also received a good academic education,…

Also because white parents don’t want their children going to school with “those kids.” It pains me how many of my friends “have to” move to the suburbs or send their kids to private schools because the perfectly fine neighborhood school is “failing.” So many people don’t even consider CPS on the assumption that it…

I love even though I know several of the stories are very problematic.

Ah, got it. I am certified in Illinois, so I’m not familiar with Alabama’s system. It just seems odd that a family court would order child support and allocation of property if there’s no divorce pending. You really should file a petition for divorce.

Thank you for writing this. I’m so sorry that you’re going through this nightmare.

I’m glad that at least I’m not alone!

Yeah, I stopped following Kara on Twitter after she said I was “humoring racists” for arguing that it wasn’t morally abhorrent for Trevor Noah to have Tomi Lahren on his show and it was actually kind of responsible of him to call her out in a high-profile way. She replied that she wouldn’t discuss it because “I know…

WTF is wrong with all the people involved in this case? I saw other commenters posted links to cases about Mexican divorces, so definitely read those. A little piece of lawyerly advice, though: make sure that those cases are precedent in your court. This means from the Supreme Court of the US or your state, from the…

I guess that’s what I get for sharing the outrageously controversial opinion that it’s OK for white people to play, enjoy, and compose jazz.

ugh So frustrating.

It’s weird to say that I hope your husband is also unhappy, but it definitely helped that we both recognized there was a problem and wanted to solve it. Therapy helped us sort out some of our underlying issues, but more importantly, it gave us tactics for how to fight better when we do argue. We are more aware and…

I love Lawrence O’Donnell.

Hello, fellow Aussie! I am SO glad summer is over down here. It was insanely hot in January.

Not crushingly sad, but definitely sad in parts. I spent the whole movie wanting to jump through the screen to give the main character a hug.

I highly recommend couple’s therapy. My husband and I had the same issue a couple of years ago where every fight seemed to come back to the same couple of issues. Therapy helped us a lot because it gave us a safe space to talk about what we were really feeling.

I’m an American living in Sydney, so it’s actually Sunday afternoon for me.

I’m sorry to hear about grad school, but there’s hope! My cousin got turned down to every school he applied to two years ago. He took some time off and has been teaching high school English. A few weeks ago, he got accepted to several programs at some of his top choices.

Yes, absolutely report her to the state disciplinary and registration body. What she did is very much not allowed.

I’m so sorry. Fuck your ex-husband and also fuck that lawyer. I was a family law attorney until recently. What did the judge say? Did your petition get transferred to the proper venue?

Why the fuck am I grey? I have been an approved commenter for YEARS on Jezebel, but got relegated back to the greys last week. I left a disagreeing comment on Kara’s article about the music in La La Land and have a feeling this is my punishment.