I’m very grateful for the ACA. Before it went into effect, I was turned down by every insurance company I tried due to pre-existing conditions and nearly went bankrupt from medical expenses last year. Now I have an affordable insurance plan with a reasonable deductible ($600) and low copays. Obama wanted to do better,…

Can't presume it's the husband. The local news here (general Philly area) seem to be alluding the the wife. Either way it's a tragedy.

These family murder-suicides are so horrifying, so upsetting. Although I have no stats I wouldn’t be surprised if the less-newsworthy singleton suicides are more common. I know several people whose stability in that regard troubles me, and yet it is so difficult to figure out what to do! You notice they are…

One of my extended family members has a disabled baby. I make an effort to spend time with them and their kids as often as I can so they can relax a little and the adults can talk to another adult and the older kid can get some attention independent of the baby. I encourage others to do the same.

And with those health issues come debt. Wouldn't be surprised to hear about that being a factor as well.

Was it Mark and not Megan Short who wiped out the family? The article above says there's no information on who fired the shots.

It seems like not having access to medication for their daughter isn’t the only cause of this, but it does seem to have added to the parents’ stress. This is the fourth or fifth story I’ve read this year about a parent or spouse committing murder-suicide and there being a link to lack of healthcare for their loved one.

How about her association with Bill slowed her down, taking her progress off-track while she supported his ambitions?

• Bill and Hillary Clinton are driving in the country near Hillary’s hometown. They are low on fuel, so Bill stops at a gas station. The man at the gas station comes out and looks into the window.”Hey, Hillary! We used to date in high school, do you remember me?” he asks.They talk merrily for a few minutes. Bill pays,…

It might be equally unlikely that he would have been president without her. They support each other’s ambitions and like most couples, drive each other’s destinies.

Nope, we can not all agree on that.

Hmm. I might be in the extreme minority here, but I think telling her now would be better than waiting. You think she’s a mess of hormones now, but take postpartem hormones PLUS sleep deprivation PLUS physically recovering from birth and you have a woman who is a hot mess for quite a while once baby has arrived.…

Tell him that you know. Give him a timeline to tell her and if he fails to meet that deadline, let her know. Make him the responsible party. You give him an ultimatum and back it up if he fails. Be prepared to do so though, not some empty threat. Any friend of mine who would keep this from me wouldn’t be a friend a…

Think about it this way. If he is fucking around and not just desperate for attention (either way he’s an ass) and he gets say.......syphilis. And passes it to his wife. And they don’t STI screen her right before birth.....blind baby (pretty sure it’s syph that does that). So.....tell her in person, if you are…

I think you’re going to have to tell her eventually but... If you feel like telling her right now would put her in a bad place maybe you should tell him that you’ve seen his profile and you know he’s on there. It might shame/frighten him into treating her better?

Well, my weekend is shot. I’m still sick (with a lung infection or whatever the fuck this is, that my coworker gave me), so I haven’t left my house all damn day.

season 4 prezbo is the love of my life

Earlier, I wrote about my experiences at my first fetish party last night. Long story short, my date who I had my first public sexual experience with decided to tell me that he had a girlfriend. And he said this about 30 minutes after we banged.

It’s amazing how much character development there is between S1 Prezbo and S4 Prezbo.

watching season 1 of the wire today and omg i always forget how terrible early prezbo is