“Would that it were so.” I think I love you. I thought I was the only one who uses “would that...”. (I also agree with everything you said).

Who said she is “addicted” and has done this multiple times in the past? Big assumption to make.

If he did that, he shouldn’t have a license to drive, much less be licensed to practice law! I bet your friend didn’t report it because she feared what would happen to her if his license was denied based upon her report. I don’t blame her.

Holy crap, I was an LA for a senator at the exact same time and vividly remember the debate over that act. It’s never left me.

The key part is how she was treated by her employer after she wrote what she wrote. It’s less about what she wrote and more about the actions her employer took. The comparator she’s going to have to find is a non-white employee who posted what the employer deemed to be racist comments against white people and the news…

Most states are at-will, but if she has a contract, those provisions kick in. Doesn’t mean she still can’t be fired, it just means she’s entitled to certain things depending on the circumstances of the termination.

Employment litigator here. I’m guessing on all of this, but if she’s suing under federal law, which most people do in employment cases, then I would argue she has no case. She’s either an employee-at-will or she has a contract, but either way her employer can fire her. In order to prove her case of race…

Just did that last night. I now won’t order food unless I can do it online so I don’t have to pick up the phone and talk to an actual person. It’s come to this. I’m essentially a shut-in.

High five, fellow swimmer! Yeah, I don’t recall ever hearing any comments in high school, but I’m confident boys made comments. But there it is: we didn’t hear any comments being made, if there were any. And this cro magnon, entitled asshole who happens to also be a swimmer made comments like that - in college? Every…

Just came here to make a similar comment. You can see my tits in my swimsuit?! Imagine that. Also, how original, you fucking tool. I was a D1 swimmer and gotta tell ya - by the time we were all swimming in college, the only time we heard that was from maladjusted, immature guys who we were 100% confident were…

I LOVE this show! I blew through both seasons in a day and I was so sad when it was over. I have a mad crush on both of them.

Everything Landon does is like nails on a chalk board to me. I need to look up how old she is because I’m embarrassed for what comes out of her mouth 98% of the time. Also, nice business acumen. Really?

Yes to Southern Charm!

I was there, too! I took my 11 yr old daughter, and we were both mesmerized from beginning to end. My daughter lost her voice—I’ve never seen her sing so much (and I had no idea she knew every single song like she did). The rain made it extra-special, no? On the way home, my daughter looked at me and said, “I’ll never…

I hear ya. I think I used to drink more than what you described, though. When I drank, I would pat myself on the back when I “took a night off”. If I went 3-4 nights, I had a “low-key” week of adulting. I rose in my professional career, started a family, the whole nine yards, and was purely a “social” drinker. All…

I just suggested SMART Recovery, which is based on CBT,to someone upthread. So glad you mentioned it.

Look up SMART Recovery. It is 100% agnostic and employs CBT (cognitive behavioral therapy) principles. It’s awesome.

Thanks. I just came to say the same thing. I’m in my 40s - gasp! - and yet I can still react and reason like a 20 something - imagine that.

She goes from 0 to 100 in 5 seconds flat and I can’t keep my shit together each time she does it. It’s like she represents a little part of me that I keep under wraps because I freak out like that in my head some times but alas, never in real life. I love it.

She’s making it nice.