And most if not all of the survivors and family members of the victims are anti-death penalty and hate that this trial is happening.

You nailed it. I’m on autopilot every single weekday morning, down to when I put my deodorant on (after I’ve moisturized my face) and pack my lunch for work (after I’m completely dressed and have my laptop packed). I have to; it’s a matter of survival. I’ve raised my 3 kids alone since 2006 and each time my routine…

My 17 yr old is 6'1, 185 and football coaches at his high school have been trying to get him to join the team since he walked into the school as an 8th grader who just wanted to check out all of the sports options. Thankfully I didn’t have to make the decision for him because he said, “nah, I’ve never really been into…

Stay and fight, but if necessary take the short trip to Chicago. Lots of us here to help you.

This MAKES MY BLOOD BOIL. Are you fucking kidding me with this waste of precious government resources? I knew the “panel” existed before but I assumed it was disbanded once it became obvious what a fucking JOKE it is. This is disgusting. My wallet has been pretty much open since last week but now I’m basically…

Agreed. Most of the time I just block it out of my head, but when I actually engage the thought I am absolutely terrified of it happening. I look around and realize how f’ing easy it would be to do it and it freaks me out.

I was saying almost the exact same thing about teens today on another post. It seems like it’s like another level of cruelty now. The kid changed his handle because I DON’T KNOW. My son was in a partial hospitalization program from adolescents with depression/anxiety and he missed the first 5 weeks of school. He…

God, you sound like a remarkable person - truly. I’m so sorry that you and your family have had to endure what you’ve had to endure.  

My kids are now 17, 15 (boys) and 12 (girl) and I’ve always wondered how I could continue if one of them died by suicide. I used to think that I would have to die as well, but then I realize I couldn’t do that to my other kids. I wish we didn’t feel all the horrible they feel only 1000x stronger. Even when they were…

It’s painful for me to admit but I was in middle school and high school in the early-mid 1980s. And again, I didn’t mean to say that there weren’t fucking terrors when I was young; QUITE the contrary. I’m saying that I feel like they are getting it from all angles now and things are being written about other kids…

Uh, I meant “never, ever been more difficult FOR ME”. I don’t purport to speak for the parenting collective.

I’ve been asking myself these questions SO OFTEN the last couple of years. I try so hard not to do the whole “back in my day...” thing, but jesus christ back in my day kids’ general shittiness seemed relatively temporary and garden variety. My kids are 17, 15 and 12 and parenting has never, ever been so difficult…

I have mad respect for your mom. I’m not a criminal defense attorney but I’m an employment litigator (defense side - don’t judge) and I’ve referred to myself as a “bitch on wheels” for as long as I can remember. I hope my kids speak of me as highly as you speak of your mom.

Same. 100% same. I’m a corporate lawyer in my 40s and yesterday 3 other younger female co-workers and I were talking about the allegations against him. We all mentioned that it’s absolutely amazing/incredibly sad  how high our tolerance levels have become - and arguably how high they’ve always been. I’ve never sat…

And getting stuck talking to other parents while you’re at one of the many oh-so painful activities that they participate in prior to the age of 10.

Not to mention that it’s the gift that just never, ever stops giving. Would that it was a “one and done”-type thing. I have kids with my ex and it seems I end up reliving the divorce about once every 2-3 months. Fun stuff.

I don’t even understand what you mean with the first part, but as I wrote earlier, assuming what he alleges in his complaint is true, it doesn’t survive a motion to dismiss because he can be fired for that reason. He’s not entitled to a job.

“...nobody said in his performance review that his performance was bad until a new manager arrived.”

THANK YOU. I just came here to write that. WTF is this guy advocating for, exactly?

Thanks for the kind words about him and hell yes, I agree with you 100%. If it’s true what his psychiatrist tells him - dude, this isn’t any different than if you had juvenile diabetes or leukemia - than why is he treated like a monster? The kid had paralyzing social anxiety and depression and he’s 15 - 15 is bad…