This. All those Trump fans would go back to just voting for whichever candidate they “want to have a beer with.” If they vote at all.

I have a nutball friend from HS on FB who is ranting constantly about the Kevin Spacey story— asking why Rapp was at the party alone, where were his parents, what did Spacey even do, doesn’t sound like assault. I need to NOT engage because no good ever came from talking to cuckoo HS friends on FB. But as a mom to a 14…

Yea that’s why I said we have it.

That’s what I was thinking. I have it, my dad has it, mom never did. My husband does not have it, both my kids seem to. All of us just get occasional cold sores if we’re sick, that’s it. I personally think we all have the virus but for some it just doesn’t produce symptoms. Either that or they have some sort of…

I have this situation at work— I travel a fair amount with my family, including two kids, and we go to some pretty fabulous locations (Thailand, Europe, tropical stuff), and it ends up being discussed at work. I’m really good at planning and manage to spend way less than a lot of people would on similar trips, but…

I would argue that turning this sort of thing into entertainment is not a good thing. A book is one thing. A fucking Lifetime movie? This sounds like it’s pandering to prurient interests. That thing that makes people scroll through the article to see if the kidnapped girl was raped.

It’s crazy— my 12 year old just quit because she was on a team with mostly like 9 year olds. She wasn’t elite but was good— flips and stuff. I will say that I think all the events get harder once you’re full sized. A few girls are just teensy, but the rest grow like my daughter, who’s now 5'3" and over 100 lbs with a…

No. There are more of us than there are of them. My 13 year old son came out this summer. WE will fight this. I promise.

20 year lawyer, and it’s true for civil cases. I think criminal cases it goes a little differently, but I don’t practice criminal so it’s hard to say other than from experience. And no, law school won’t get you out of jury duty. You’d think so, but no. It *might* get you off a panel for a civil trial, but mostly I…

Exactly. I’m of the belief that most stuff has a grain of truth to it, even if it’s completely twisted around or exaggerated. It comes from somewhere. And I think that’s probably it. Because most anti-gay stuff in the US isn’t of that character— it’s mostly about marriage, making wedding cakes, and sex, of course.…

Don’t you wonder what Pence said at some point that actually got Trump’s attention and made him think this? I’m guessing Pence went into some lengthy explanation of why we really should support those African countries where they kill gays.

From my brief skim of the FB comments on random articles, it’s more like “fake news, didn’t happen.” Nobody cares and nothing matters anymore.

I ask this all the time. They must have spent many times more than they would save by electing republicans who will gut regulation and cut taxes. I almost understand the fundamentalist christian true believers more than someone who’s so damn hard over about republican fiscal concepts that they’re willing to spend…

We had the same experience. Not only did they want people who don’t work, they wanted families without kids. Most of the photos on their FB page were older couples... who already had 2 or 3 dogs!!! We didn’t give up after that, but we did give up after going to meet many dogs who were skiddish or just not acclimated…

There are lovely pit bulls. But what doesn’t make sense is berating people into adopting one. I won’t stop anyone else from getting one, but I’m entitled to not want one.

I hear what you’re saying, but I can tell you that some of the breed specific rescues in my area don’t really function as true rescues. They’re placement services with long waiting lists and high fees, and they can be bribed. I could get in line with all those people and agree to drop everything as soon as my name…

We had a very similar experience trying to find a rescue dog. It involved driving all over four counties every weekend and ended with a dog that we had to return for the same reasons as you (except that he was aggressive toward my son). We ended up getting an adult lab from a breeder. She’s not a rescue, but she…

I also think of things like that, too. Like do these people not have jobs? It’s like on Dance Moms— the women just moved cross country with their daughters and don’t live with the dads anymore. WTF.

Agree. I have an irrational hatred of ventriloquism.

Yes, all the tween sit coms about being a singer, etc! Add that to the fact that I actually know THREE kids who are on Disney shows. It’s all a little weird and I wouldn’t want my kids involved at all.