Ha! Try the experience of realizing that the scholarship that allows you to attend a certain school is endowed by the family of one of your classmates. So you are a XXX Scholar, but Cornelius XXX is sitting next to you in class. Awk-ward.

I’m actually way more bothered by legacies than I am by child stars. I mean, acting isn’t easy and most child stars are hard workers who have already been exposed to adulthood and independence in a way that many of their peers have not.

That’s definitely true, but I think it’s a VERY generous read on this particular situation. I’d go with “mentally ill” before “couldn’t access birth control” if I wanted a reason to think more favorably about this lady.

There’s also someone in this thread from Utah saying that the climate around birth…

This is a super helpful explanation. Thank you!

I totally get that, but the nearest abortion provider was about 40 minutes away. Yes, there are onerous restrictions on abortion in the US, and yes, there are restrictions in Utah (including a waiting period) but I really think it’s too pat of an explanation to assume this is just about access to family planning,…

Can any lawyer Jezzies illuminate something here? Wouldn’t this have been subject to the Hyde Amendment anyway?

As I noted below, this woman had a Planned Parenthood 7 miles from her house, where she could have accessed contraceptives. The nearest abortion provider was about 40 miles away. A hassle, yes, but not impossible.

Yes, more obstacles to abortion make people desperate, but there’s no evidence here that her issue was a…

I’m not sure postpartum psychosis explains six pregnancies, hidden throughout the entire pregnancy, and then killed at birth. The very nature of post-partum psychosis is that you are post-partum. If you are hiding the pregnancies so that you can kill the babies as they take their first breaths, I think it rules out…

Mmmm, I’m not gonna defend the way we do reproductive health in the United States, but the nearest Planned Parenthood to her was about 7 miles away. http://www.plannedparenthood.org/health-center/…

Also, an IUD is an excellent birth control method for those who don’t want their partners to know they are using birth control.

So, this takes us right back where we started. There are kids who are different. Sometimes that leads them to act in ways that might be perceived as unfriendly by other children. But, as a parent, I have no idea which kids are on the spectrum. Therefore, I don’t know which are acting a way that is perceived as…

I think this gets at something that a lot of parents of neurotypical kids struggle with, honestly. My oldest has a hard time standing up for herself, and will let kids basically run over her. So I’m constantly telling her that if someone isn’t kind to her, she doesn’t need to be that person’s friend. If someone won’t…

Are you arguing that children on the spectrum find it super easy to engage in everyday social interactions and never find themselves misunderstood by theirs peers in kindergarten or elementary school?

I certainly wouldn’t say that autism = jerkiness, but my experience with kids on the spectrum in the early elementary grades is that they struggle with social interactions and, at times, impulse control. So, if another child consistently walks away from my child without saying “hello” or answering pleasantries, it’s…

Yeah, what is it that makes folks look waxy like that? Botox?

“Maybe the parents didn’t know the kid was disabled?”

It kind of depends on how you define “labor.” I had prodomal labor for two days with my oldest. It meant that I could feel the contractions, and they were uncomfortable, but I could still go about my day, get some food, and generally wait for things to rev up. Then we moved to “ow, this really hurts” for about 6…

I’m not saying it’s actually going to happen. I’m saying that’s the solution. Which won’t happen.

Yes, because state legislators are giving tax breaks to corporations and the wealthy. So, we stop that, reinstate funds to public schools, etc. While we’re at it, we’ll stop shaming the poor and fund women’s health clinics in every county.

Really? ANY profession? What about home care provider? Daycare worker? Prep cook? Janitorial services? Nanny?