The mother here did nothing wrong, and the judge is a complete jackass. Continuances are rarely, if ever, denied when parties consent. Continuances, even contested, are rarely denied. I've seen attorneys file continuances because, and I quote, "I just need a rest." That was the reason stated in the motion. It was…

Lawyer type here. Truth in sentencing requires her to serve at least 85%. She'll be in there at least a little over a full year. Lesson here besides don't commit crimes is don't fuck with the Feds. They don't mess around.

I get where the wife is coming from (no pun intended). While I actually really enjoy performing oral on a guy, I cannot—and by cannot, I mean CANNOT—stand it when he comes in my mouth. It is absolutely gag-inducing and repulsive to me. One time a guy did it without asking, and I spit it out on him. Should've asked…

The other unfortunate part? People in KC wanted to raise money to pay the $1 million for them. Yes. That's correct. Idiots here in KC are all over FB showing their support, and wanted to pay the settlement. So, since it's not legal for them to take the money for the settlement, they want listeners to raise the $1…

Nope. Name does not start with a J and looks nothing like Jessica. Even if I believed it was a typo initially, I still found the Match.com profile, so I now know it was not a typo.

It was like, "Good morning, Jessica! Hope you have a good day. I'm headed to bed. Talk to you later, Jessica." Then, I responded, "I'll make sure to let Jessica know." He responded, "Oh. Sorry. Typo. Dumb phone." Then, he sent me the exact same message with my name in it and about 5 exclamation points after every…

Found this article from the Humane Society. Maybe their suggestions would help.

It will be fine. I returned to school to finish my Bachelor's at 24 as a 2nd semester freshman. I had an Associate's, but the college wouldn't take any of my credits. I've found that adult students (i.e. Those who aren't there from 18-22) are a hell of a lot more focused, more prepared, and do a lot better…

So...got a text from my boyfriend today that included some other woman's name. I played it off in my typically snarky way, but I'm super (beyond) pissed. He tried to play it off as a typo, but I believe him a total of 0% right now. This caused me to do some internet searching, and located a Match.com profile in his…

This isn't a huge deal, but just wanted to clarify that Crestwood is not a neighboring community of Ferguson. Crestwood is about 40 minutes away in West/South County, 20 miles south of Ferguson. It's an area that's about 95% white.

This is a good article explaining the legal issue at hand. It's not spam. It's legit from St. Louis Public Radio. It provides a good legal analysis, too. I know it's not even a possibility, but I wish all commenters and article writers would read it to understand the legal issues here. This is not directed at you, but…

A few friends of mine said certain school districts in their area started putting together back to school kits, and started giving the parents the option of purchasing the kit directly from the school for $60ish. They all said most parents bought the kits instead of doing the shopping on their own.

Sharing a link to a story from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch titled, "Naming officers who fire shots far from routine in St. Louis area." This does not represent my opinions on anything. Simply sharing.

I'm also wondering about sanitary issues re: using a shared washer for cleaning poop and pee diapers. I know dirty laundry is all dirty, but just thinking some areas may have health/building codes re: this. Also, some landlords may flat out forbid tenants from using the shared washers/dryers for this purpose. It would…

I'll echo the drop his ass comments. This is ridiculous. Also, 10 lbs is not a huge weight gain, and I'm not even sure that is enough to really even notice on a person. Especially someone who is 5'7". Your boyfriend is supposed to love you, respect you, and be supportive. This type of behavior is neither one of those.…

Uh, no. I posted the article to show that some people just aren't equipped to be adoptive parents, so it's not the be-all and end-all solution. Also, I never said you weren't making an argument re: our child welfare system being sucky. It is sucky. However, you're not just making one argument in your posts. You're…

And now this is what we'd call a red herring argument.

Just forget the dang article. Sheesh. Regardless of how many circles you want to talk around it, it's still good. You made multiple comments about the system needing to change, and become more for the children/focused on what's good for the children, so would think you'd see this and actually be interested in it.…

I work in child abuse prosecution, so I'm very familiar with the statistics re: child abuse. Of course it's a possibility, but possibility is not probability. Can it possibly happen? Yes. Will it probably happen, as in almost certainly happen? No. However, what I do know for sure from my profession, and the work I do,…

You're not pushing me out of my comfort zone. I just 100%, flat out, do not agree with your stance. Choosing not to adopt a child from foster care in no way means you will be an incapable parent should you choose to have a biological child of your own and should that child end up having some type of issues.