Yes, I'd definatley would have liked to have seen them tried as adults. I don't know what type of formula or critera they base this decision on but it seems that its always backwards! Did the fact that the boys were under the influence when commiting this awful crime have anything to do with them being sentenced? …

I'd skip it. From the gist of what you said it sounds like you aren't particularly close with her so I'm sure that she would not be torn up about it. I do wish there was a nice/ polite/ tactful way to be honest about your understandable reasons for not wanting to go but that is generally frowned upon. Think about…

I hope this helps...

Thank you for sharing this. I'm glad to hear that you are at peace with your choice, because actually him dying and me having regrets is one of my biggest fears in this situation. It is what keeps me trying. I know that at this point my choices are not about how to rescue our relationship but how to move forward…

If you don't mind me asking, how old were you when you cut him off? How long had you tried to make the best of it and invest your time and efforts? I told my Dad about how frustrated I was about my other step sister deleting me and that I feel I'm being pushed out little by little of the small bit of family ties we…

Thank you for reading and responding with solid advice. My step mom doesn't put in the effort to make me feel welcome and invited. She used to when I was younger and trying to "win me over" but over the years it has subsided because she knows she has him. I am sad to hear about your friend and the situation with my…

Now that we are friends...next time just slap me and say Bitch, Are You Retarded!?!

For sure, I know I can always come here to vent and get what I need to hear and sometimes its not the same thing I want to hear. In regards to the funk I'm in, this too shall pass. : ) So no worries!

I've been busy sucking it up for years. Normally I don't lay around all woe-is-me and whine about my familial situation. I have indeed moved on but chose to keep trying in the mean time even if I know my futile attempts will never come to fruition. It just sucks right now and I'm in the middle of it. I'm ranting…

SeaAnemone, we meet again :) I know that I'm not obligated but it just sucks. A lot of what is happening is very textbook and I know it. That doesn't take away the anger, the jealousy of watching my dad raise two other daughter, the rage and injustice I feel when he yells and screams at me. If they were boys perhaps…

Can I complain about my family for a second?

You're welcome! I'm glad someone took time to check it out! I think everyone has met their very own Hammerhead. *Sighhh*

This is a good one too... a blog dedicated to horrible tales of a coworker. Its got some real gems. http://hammerheadtheater.blogspot.com/

Ah, I see what you did there. This to prove to the waiter, that yes, he did go to Tunnel.

Ok, when I saw the pregnant belly in black and white and then thought I read "spike in birth rates" ... I thought you were reporting on 50 Shades of Grey causing a spike in birth rates among older women. Apologies.

While I've never worked as a server I consider retail and my current job along the same lines. Customer is always right, apeas the shit out of them while the bad ones eat away at your soul. I always tip my server well and make a point to be plesant and thankful for what they do. Another person I always tip well is…

So often I find myself saying 'fuck yes' when Olivia Benson or Stabler say something you never hear on other shows when in the context of victims of sexual assault and/or violence. To me, that show is a bright spot in the toxic Tv wasteland. I don't want to see Tyson on that show. He has plenty of other ways to…

Yeah, I think we need a picture of the big dewy eyes while doing his sloth scrolls. Haha, husband sounds adorable

Well now I am concerned for the poor sloths that were taken for boat rides and released at the opposite end of the lake. What if he/she is out there right now still looking for his favorite tree hangout or BFF. :(

Hm, is it me or doesn't she look like Rosario Dawson here? I agree that the bottom right picture is indeed photochopped. I think the bridge of the nasal bone has narrowed noticeably either over time, or surgically. If she had surgery to achieve this look it is not something I consider abnormal or out of the…