“after refusing to violate hospital policy”

This kind of shit happens all the time, to blonde women too. Around 50% of unarmed people shot by police are white, but most people couldn’t name one, because one aspect of the issue has become the whole issue (seemingly by design, and having the desired effect regardless).

Jesus - when she sobs ‘why is he so angry’ is heartbreaking. His hands are actually on her and no one around her is able to stop him. She’s totally vulnerable, he’s unstable and everyone is helpless to prevent him from forcing her into his car. How absolutely terrifying.

I think the biggest problem with making your kid into your therapist, and dumping all your relationship problems on them is that it can really affect how they interact with others. You poison that well with cynicism and suspicion at a very early age. While I’m often told by people that they feel they can talk to me…

I wanted to add one more thing (other posters have touched on this). No matter how much you hate your son’s mother, you have to remember you wouldn’t have your child, whom you clearly love or you wouldn’t be asking about his well being, without her.

My mom shit talked my dad for years. Regardless of her relationship with him, he’s half of me. If he’s terrible, am I terrible? Am I terrible for loving him? My mom made it pretty clear it was him or her, I could not love both. All it ended up doing was tearing me apart as a kid and driving me away from her, since…

“Hi son! Your mother is a dumb bitch and I hate her! She’s worthless and I hope she chokes on her cereal! Now, let’s get packed up to go to mom’s, because I hate her, but you have to spend time with her anyway, even though she’s a terrible person.” You don’t think your kids wonder either a) if they should hate someone…

How does a fathers bad mouthing the mother hurt the child? 100% honest question I have a young child and I absolutely hate his mother.

but much worse he talks bad about me to our four year old daughter.

Reminds me of this old joke:

“God’s got this.”

Thank you for this thread. I work and live in the Bible Belt, and as an atheist, I often find myself feeling very alone in times of tragedy when everyone around me has a raging hard on for “God’s plan.” It was refreshing to read this.

“God’s plan” = stock answer for anything that doesn’t make sense to a rational being.

I woke up one morning and I was “gifted” with MS. My life lost at least five years, and I ended up getting divorced because my ex wasn’t willing to help pick up the slack of what I couldn’t do anymore, declaring bankruptcy, and continually dealing with family court. You know what God’s got? A hardon for fucking with…

For me, it was the aftermath of a suicide bombing that really sealed the deal. Where was god when a 20-year-old bomber entered an open air market, looked around for the busiest stall, walked over to it and detonated his explosive belt? Where was god for the seven civilians who died? In particular, how did god “got…

I had basically that same conversation with myself ~20 years ago while I was pulling the still-burning bodies out of a crashed 747. Seeing the few surviving children taken to the hospital, knowing they’d live a “blessed” life with 80% of their body covered in burn scars and no parents......

Seeing “god” at his/her/its…

“God’s got this.”

Chi Chi DeVayne

Jezebel: We need to see more movies about women of colour! We need to see more movies directed by women! We need to see more movies written by women! Why are all movies told from the point of view of white Americans!