Good point. Phones are definitely not hygienic and can't be cleaned with bleach.

That was my first thought. I understand that people masturbate, just not sure if insurance will cover possible damage to the phone.

Thanks! That was enlightening.

That's exactly what it is, a trope. You cannot force your spouse or living partner out of the mutual home without a court order of some kind. If the woman actually throws a plate at her partner he can get her thrown out or arrested for assault. If she throws the plate at the wall she is damaging her own property which…

You have to have evidence that the person is dangerous. I have seen nothing in any of the news stories so far that indicates Ms. Stratten is an actual danger to anybody. In most states, if she had harmed or threatened to harm a family member, the family could get an order of protection ordering her to leave and remain…

Thank you! Good to see that not all the media is simply buying the family's line.

Unfortunately, yes. It's much easier to let someone move into your house than to get them out of it. If that person's possessions are in your house and they have been sleeping there it may be your house but it is their home.

Thanks for the link. That is the first news story I've seen that actually questions the supposed victim status of the family.

Do you happen to have a link? So far, the media seems to be reporting this story only from the family's point of view. I would love to hear the Bracamontes answer some tough questions that have not been addressed so far.

Exactly. Despite the ridiculously extensive news coverage this story has received, there are lots of unanswered questions. How was she supposed to buy clothing or basic necessities (soap, toothpaste, etc)? Was she expected to be available to them 24-7 or was she allowed time off to look for a real job? How was she…

Mixed feelings. The nanny is obviously something of a scam artist and I am already aware that the law doesn't make it easy to kick an unwanted guest out of your own house.

What kind of world do we live in? Why are these not alpha qualities? Or maybe the secret is that "alpha" = asshole and "beta"= decent human being.

My understanding is this: if you call from a landline phone your address comes up on the screen. This works on a system which is more or less like Caller ID and is immediate and accurate. If you call from a cell phone, which is nowadays how most people call, they can locate you through your phone's GPS which is more…

Agreed. Even if she wasn't smothered in her sleep, she may have been denied medication or other medical care that she needed, or was able to bring something in with her that she took to kill herself. It seems a bit too much of a coincidence that a healthy woman would mysteriously just suddenly die.

I work with disabled adults, some of whom are incontinent and wear disposable briefs. We use lots of wipes and have found that flushing is a bad idea. We battled the problem with plungers and chemicals and the occasional plumber, but after one of my supervisors ended up sticking her arm into the toilet up to the…

He was charged with a third-degree felony and could face five years in prison or a $10,000 fine.

And yet Tara still walked out of the interview.

I noticed one day that my five year old nephew was making toast. I said, "Cool, when did you learn to make your own toast?" Without missing a beat he said, "When I was in the Army."

I went to high school in a border city, and at least once a semester we would all crack up when some substitute teacher would call the role and call out Jeezus.

I once worked with someone who called in to work and said she would be off for a couple days because her grandmother died. I ran into her at the local liquor store and told her I was sorry about her grandmother. She said, "Oh, she's getting better." I didn't tell on her but she was fired within a month of being hired…