She went from possibly sexual/physically assaulting pledges to most likely being in the room with them when they were made to do super annoying things.

"Some places aren't for you, so don't eat there."

All of the statements quoted are in the documents related to the restraining order, which is a matter of public record. The fact that information in legal documents may reflect unflatteringly on someone doesn't prevent people from using the legal system. It would kind of defeat the point of having one if it did. If he…

Thank you very much for your concern, sir, but he does not need your religion, he has science and socialism and birthdays.

I really hate the notion of dating 'up' or 'down'. It bothered me — and still bothers me — when my mom says it about my now-ex; yes, we weren't made for each other — I'm far too ambitious compared to him, and we wouldn't have been happy in the long run — but we loved each other a lot, and the relationship worked for…

I'm sorry, but when you have to leave your younger daughter, age 11, for a year and a half because you did what you had to do for her big sister, I think it's okay to be upset over it, because the penalty is not proportionate to the crime.

You do realize that this woman was poor, right? It's not so much "catching hell" from her job - it's that she had a shit job in an area where even shit jobs are scarce, that she didn't have the money for the abortion, that her daughter had no access to public transportation, and that they were a one-car family,…

Close by? Shut the hell up. They didn't have access to a car or public transportation, plus she couldn't AFFORD to take two days off work plus 300-600 for the abortion. Get your head out of your ass.

There was no public transportation and they couldn't afford for BOTH PARENTS to take off two days of work to take their ONE CAR to get this done. They also didn't have the money for the abortion. She didn't really have another solution. Not really.

Not sure if I'm just appearing here in a window before a deluge of comments or something, but I am so grateful no one has made any stupid jokes about this. This is a painful, horrible, debilitating condition. It makes my head hurt to think about it. I feel terrible for this guy.

I've had intelligent, educated family members tell me with complete seriousness that they thought international online pharmacies were legal. "If they weren't legal, why would I be able to buy stuff?"

Probably nobody will see this, but I'm super jazzed right now. My older daughter has selective mutism and doesn't speak in a number of situations, including classroom settings. This week we took a road trip to Vancouver to meet with a psychologist who specializes in SM.

Hilarious. I'm crying tears of laughter into my Freedom Fries.

I think if you read thru the article you wouldn't think it's so ridiculous. Somebody has to do this job, and she writes about it in the most sincere and compassionate way. But you have to be realistic and blunt sometimes. It's the only way you can carry out what she had to do, I think. My gut reaction was the same as…

Mmm but what word would you prefer? Throw, lob, chuck? All about the same. "Place" would be nice, but inaccurate.

A long, long time avo my baby died.in utero. Your excellent piece of writing made me cry, yet feel at peace with letting the hospital cremate her. After 32 years, I finally know what happened to her and I am at peace with it. Thank you for thus.

this was excellent, harrowing, sad, and fascinating all at the same time- each little bit of it, from your experiences to the history to the description of mike and the security guard. thank you.

Really enjoyed your article, Daniel. I was a health professional in a men's prison in Australia, and people are always curious about this aspect. They never believe me about the infrequency of nonconsensual sex. I will direct people to this article.
Good luck with your memoir!

I've had the exact same worries with my fiancé. It's all about communication about this issue. While we were dating and now after we've been engaged we've had long talks about it. I've made perfectly clear to him that I may never want a child (though I'm not ready to 100% say no right now). He assures me that he knows…

Well, it's just what the Burning Man set does for the other 51 weeks of the year.