The swiftness of the NZ assault weapon ban felt like a slap in the face to me, and I’ve never been personally impacted directly by gun violence. I can’t imagine how insulting and disheartening it must have felt to those who have been directly victimized.

I’m very torn about this. I 100% agree that publicizing suicides leads to more suicides. I also think it’s important for the public to realize that these gun massacres continue to rack up a body count for years, even decades, beyond the initial shooting. It’s one more important reason to pass real gun reform laws. And…

I’m not surprised that survivors are prone to suicide. I read that more Columbine survivors have died by suicide than were killed that day. (I don’t know if that statistic is true or not.) I’m especially not surprised when it comes the Sandy Hook parents. To go through the unimaginable heartbreak of having your…

Several of the JW kids I knew were also very smart and did phenomenally well academically. They told me college wasn’t an option because the church expected them to “work with their hands”. Some became carpenters, but most of them also went into janitorial jobs. This makes me wonder, is there a big janitorial company…

Yes. The kids and wives I observed were in the 70s and early 80s, too, but I don’t think much has changed at least as far as the religion is concerned. Hopefully, law enforcement is less complict now. But even that probably hasn’t improved as much as we’d hope.

And waiting weeks or months for a doctor is also absolutely something that happens in the US, especially in rural areas. Do you need to see a specialist? Good luck! You could literally die of a brain tumor before you get an appointment with a neurologist. The only way to get to a specialist in under a month is to…

Babs had a nice run, but she can go away now. And fuck her for ruining The Way We Were for me!

I grew up just up the road from a Kingdom Hall and knew a lot of JW kids growing up. I have no problem believing that they have been covering up sexual abuse for decades and decades. Spousal abuse, too. 

*big hugs*

While most of this is infuriating, I’m not willing to throw the well-heeled baby out with the CBD-infused bathwater. A few good things could theoretically be mined from this type of “medical” center. Please keep in mind that I list all these good things knowing that are rendered mostly null and void by the fact that…

True. And apparently I’m not the grammar cop I thought I was either - “least sexiest”???? I meant least sexy. But back to spying on people. Based on my own decidedly unsexy (and frankly at times a little disgusting) behavior when I think I’m all alone, I definitely wouldn’t expect to spy on someone and get turned on.…

Conservatives: How is this non-wealthy, non-male person so prepared and asking such well thought out questions?!

This is outrageous. *suddenly remembers that all of the Avengers did a big press tour in South Korea before Infinity War, gets out my credit card* I am joking of course. I don’t condone this kind of thing even if I could peep on my favorite hotties. In fact, I feel like peeping on people who don’t know they’re being…

Facebook needs to be shut down. It’s a clear and present danger to society. 

First - Fuck Facebook. Fuck it to hell and then fuck it some more. It needs to be shut down. Period.

I think this simple emoji speaks for all of us - 🤢

Olivia is easy, low-hanging fruit what with her YouTube content (admittedly, some of those videos were gold). And Lori is easy with her wholesome, quasi-religious Hallmark content. I feel like their are probably much more egregious offenders, but it would be more work and fewer clicks generated from it, so . . . .…

In the late 1970s, my husband was a tutor at his college in Chattanooga where he tutored the athletes. He also tutored the rich kids at the very expensive boys’ boarding school, McCallie, as a side gig. He said the athletes weren’t too horrible to tutor as they just needed the bare minimum to stay eligible. They…

It should have a billion stars. I think maybe it is too good. I had to read it twice and think about it for a minute before I got it. Majorus is too good for us. 

That’s very true. I guess it could be an option for her if she ever wants to phone something in for an easy paycheck. But even then, Graham would probably stand out quite a bit.