Exactly. The Catholic Church has a long history of celebrating suffering as a holy, prayerful, redemptive act.

That is a disgusting ad and I have no idea how they can believe that. I guess with that mindset, I can see how they can further justify not allowing abortion (or welfare, or any aid of any sort): people should suffer and be thankful for suffering. What a sick mindset.

I wish there was some kind of colour-coded seating arrangement on planes. Those who wish to chat - blue seats. Those who wish to be as anti-social as possible - yellow seats. Those who are going to be projectile vomiting all trip - mauve seats.

So, Chelsea has had better media/PR training. Got it. (Definitely not a fan of the Palins and I do love the Clintons, but this comparison still seems unfair.)

I'm no fan of the Palin family in general, BUT I don't really think it is fair to compare quotes from police audio to quotes from social media, newspaper and magazine interviews. Compare Bristol's blog posts to Chelsea's social media. I'm confident Chelsea will come out on top. But, comparing what was said in the…

My favorite zippy comeback line is one I got from my boss. She was working the till, and chatting with an old lady who comes in to buy vegetables sometimes. Boss says something innocuous, like, "Oh, do you enjoy cooking?" And the old lady says, "Sweetie, when we got married I told my husband to pick one room for me to…

In the olden days of High Schools past, I was a meat clerk at a grocery store. We had a very nice, mid-40's woman that worked there, and she had an old guy that would call and pretend to be her husband. We usually just put him on hold and let him wear himself out, but one VERY busy Saturday, I elected to tell…

Ask almost every person who was molested as a child, and they'll tell you about the women who knew about the abuse or stuck around after finding out.

I thought the reason that was given out on H'ween by some, is that ever since I was a toddler, I thought this lady didn't have legs and her parents just kept her plopped on a tray of grapes all day to keep her upright. (I promise.) So it figured they would trot her out for H'ween.

or she was fully aware of her suffering all along because she's human and all the media reports just adds to her suffering.

You just KNOW that will happen.

My husband did too. You are both weird. :-P

"You know, those kids can just go down to the Clinic and get candy. Or they can use all those welfare dollars to buy candy and chips just like I see their moms doing all the time while they talk on their iPhones."

But if you allow them to be happy, they'll never feel the need to pull themselves up by their bootstraps. The Poors must be kept in their place, silly!

her mom knows, and is not-ok with it, everyone who knows is not-ok with it and has said so, and there's been no moving in yet, but he is around them, i imagine SOMETIMES it's alone, and i just... don't know what to do now. her argument seems to be "he's changed" and "he did his time" and "it wasn't like they say it…

isn't that a last resort, though? i mean can such people be snapped out of it? i understand the human ability to deny and excuse, but... if the person was somewhat reasonable before, is there any way to reach them?

Jeez. I wish I could say your story is one I never heard before. But my high school best friend was raped by her dad from 3-14. I remember they asked what she was wearing. She was a TODDLER! Her mom wanted to stay with her dad and resented my friend for insisting she leave. No legal proceedings and they moved across…

Here Comes Honey Boo Boo is to the majority of educated Southern people like reverse blackface. It is offensive in the last degree. I am law enforcement; my kid is social services (domestic violence protection officer) and here is our truth: In our poverty stricken area, our very rural area (I swept a gator off the…

I second your comment. I'm actually one of those victims and I come from a middle class family, not trashy, or whatever other terms people use to describe Mama June. My stepfather molested me when I was 13 and went to jail for 5 years. My mom stood by him through it all, even though he confessed his guilt. And after…

This kind of situation is more common than you'd think in every type of family, poor or not. Victims are expected to just get over it and are forced to see/interact with their molesters, especially if it was a family member or SO of a family member. You can be emotionally dense whether rich or poor.