Right? She can’t proceed on negligence....fraud maybe? But can she say that she relied on Subway’s continued employment of Jared to make a decision whether to marry him? I’d like to hunt down the complaint.

okay obviously subway is evil blah blah, but this article annoys me. of course they’re trying to throw it out “on a technicality”. that’s how the law works. you don’t just let a suit against you proceed when there’s a procedural issue because you’re like “oh yea we really fucked up, let’s go ahead and lose this one.…

This was a pretty infamous case, not just for the sheer scale and randomness of the crime but the complete lack of remorse that they expressed for a long time steer the crime. I don’t know how many mass murderers get parole where you live but it’s pretty rare in the US for anyone to get out on parole after something…

I disagree, a toxic parent is 100x worse than an absent one. This kid’s right to emotional and mental wellness trump this douchebag’s right to be a parent. If he wants to be in his kid’s life, he can get his shit together. We give parents way too much leeway to fuck up their children.

Jane is incorrect that there is nothing you can do about the badmouthing of you to your daughter. Some states codify protections against this specific behavior (there is a term for it in the family law world, which escapes me at the moment) because it is extremely harmful to kids. SPEAK UP. Make sure your attorney…

Bingo. Too many women in the work place either don’t or feel like they can’t negotiate for their worth. She did and she won.

“To be fare...”

I love how judges get to decide their own competence and impartiality. “Yes, I am totally sane and unbiased” says almost everyone. Time for an outside review.

“Kennedy’s appearance at the anti-abortion’s group’s annual breakfast”

Um... no matter how “independent” and “fierce” a person is, that person can still be manipulated and abused by other people. Especially when the person is a literal teenager. We have laws governing consent and legal adulthood for a reason, because sixteen year olds, no matter how mature they and other people might…

How cute is it that s/he thinks that you even have the option of “just teaching.” As if the fucked up family lives of these children doesn’t permeate their waking hours. You know, those hours where they’re supposed to be learning but can’t because Mom and Dad, Mom and Mom or Dad and Dad can’t get their shit together…

Speaking as a teacher: the mid-week switch is hard on children who don’t want to move all their shit every few days. Imagine a job that has homework and a life that involves sports and such, and then imagine having to drag everything around all the time without a car.

As someone who has encouraged friends estranged from their parents to try to reconnect and accept who they are and that it’s the best they can do, I can tell you that I don’t harbor ‘toxic shit.’ I’ve lost both my parents and still wish I had had the opportunity to have one more conversation or ask one more question -…

Same to you.

And you consider political situation in the country is more important that relations with your family members? And you call me privileged? Skating on past you for sure.

I’m lucky that both my parents, while they don’t agree with me entirely, are smart enough not to do something so dumb as fall for trumpian bullshit, and I won’t pass judgement on your friend. She has her reasons and they’re strong ones even if I disagree with her approach, but I do disagree with it.

I’ve spent the last 5 years of my career very involved in DV education & many aspects of DV (prosecution, advocacy, training, etc.). I’ve read the articles in this series, so I’m familiar with the chosen format. However, I’m super disappointed in this discussion. This is an incredibly important topic. Knowledge and…

When my son was about 5 months old, I left his dad, my ex-husband, because of emotional abuse that escalated into physical abuse once I was pregnant with our planned baby. Since then, I have learned the terrifying statistics about the high incidence rates of Intimate Partner Violence on pregnant women. I had put up…

That’s always haunted me. Turning children against a loving mother falls firmly into the evil category.