and those stories of kids who were found - but their parents had already passed away. It is all so heartbreaking.

Thanks for posting these.

Thank you.

We would have to stay away from every playground in the Bay Area. Not happening. :(

I'm parent to a special needs kid and I believe in early intervention. AND as someone said already, screw the checklists. Most of them are not psychometrically sound anyway. Put them in a file and leave them for a week. Or more. They're stressing you out. Your mental state is a) important in its own right (because you…

I really, really hope she was a new therapist and not one you'd had for years before. Because to miss something like that? I would have to have a talk with her.

OK but let's stop calling it Olde English. Because OE was not a script. And if I had better initials I'd be ordering one, too.

You can't reason with anyone when they are in a rage/hysterics (as kids often find themselves bc they are still developing their emotional self-regulation skills). Our higher functions just don't work very well when our emotions are strong. For everyone. Always. That doesn't make it OK to hit someone when they're…

Is that how fetishes happen? Last I checked there was no real consensus on how they come about.

The best part is he included his real address in his complaint. Let's start a letter-writing campaign!

I do not think that word means what you think it means...

I take medication. Or call someone who loves me. I'm sorry you're going through this. ((Hugs))

Exactly. Or maybe even a madonna/whore complex. But as you said, not her responsibility.

I like calling this asshole "the dead". Isn't that what 'Nathan' means, anyway?

so he has compulsive behavior that, by definition and your own admission, he cannot control, and you're feeling good about humiliating him for it?

!!!! This is the first time I have ever heard a fellow mixed-sami woman complain about being fetishized and perceived "Oriental" as part of a systematic effort at objectification. IT WAS THE BANE OF MY EARLY 20s (basically, until I got married). Fuck those guys right in the balls.

I really think the Hanukkah song is one of the best songs ever written. I sing it all year round. (Harrison Ford's a quarter Jewish... Not too shabby!)

You'll do great. You have teaching experience! You don't need a ladysuit. Just think back to the most enjoyable class you taught this year and wear what you did then. You got this (and tenure!!!!!!).

Can you ask some questions about their experience with/prejudices about mental illness first? The convo will go a lot better (and you will be a lot safer) if you know what they think 'a person with bipolar' is. Plus, you can test the waters (maybe by referring to a famous person with bipolar) before making yourself…

This is a great question. I struggled with it for a long time and this is what I arrived at: I carry all my one dollar bills in an easily accessible pocket (usually about $5 worth) and hand it to the first person who asks me. Having been very low income, I know that yes, even $1 can help. I don't give any more than…