I was listening to a podcast with Lois Frankel and she said if you’re going to do that, the more you can stay in the game (take a class, attend conferences, etc.) the better so that the fact you’ve been gone is balanced with the fact you were still interested in your career. I have no children, that advice just…

Well as far as I know Katy Perry is just a pop star and not part of any organization that enthusiastically supports misogyny and looks the other way at child abuse, so I guess I am #teamkaty on this one.

Yep. I worked my way to near the top of my field, in a job that expected me to work happily 7am - 7pm and that unfortunately paid peanuts. My kid’s daycare was $1400/month. I would have a baby, pay half my salary for someone else to watch him during his waking hours, and then essentially never see him again.

My stay-at-home-mom-of-three friend texts me at least once a week that she is selling her kids to the circus. It’s a damn hard job.

i would die so fast.

This thread is kraken me up!

A+ victim blaming there. Good for you.

Um, he invited her over to study and then drove her to an isolated area? Yeah, that’s not predatory at all! Just a communication problem. smgdh

i fuckin love this comment

No, implying that the dildo was on top of the pillow not underneath. Ted is the dildo in this statement.

The Shaw-Tank Redemption *I’ll follow you out*

How about the grate escape, as in, the drain maybe had been covered with a grate?

The Gr-eight Escape *sorry*

Thing about that is that aliens, at least, are real.

Are we gonna make contact with aliens or find someone that likes Ted Cruz first?

HA! The civil emergency sirens started going off all over my county this morning starting at 4am and this was the PD response:

Never did I realize Abe Simpson wad just trying to tell us about the weather

What is the best way to check for hidden cameras?

Finished reading and immediately felt a strong urge to take a shower. After I had checked for a camera.