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I'm always a fan of this kind of drop earring — there's no movement to distract people you're talking to, but it's a pretty splash of color near your face. These mini drop earrings are $38 at Anthropologie, and come in turquoise (pictured), clear, and an opal-like ivory glass.

Psst: PSA to remember to look for COVID-notification apps if you're traveling — I was in California from Wednesday to Sunday, but got a notification from the New York app that I'd been exposed on Friday. Not every state has the option for exposure notifications, of course, but NY, NJ, PA, Hawaii, and others do.

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  1. Anon

    This sentence doesn’t make any sense to me “Psst: PSA to remember to look for COVID-notification apps if you’re traveling — I was in California from Wednesday to Sunday, but got a notification from the New York app that I’d been exposed on Friday.”
    If you were in California from Wednesday to Sunday, how were you exposed in NY on Friday?

    • Kat G

      that’s why it impressed me – there must have been another person using the New York app near me on Friday, even though we were both in CA

    • Anon

      that’s why it impressed me – there must have been another person using the New York app near me on Friday, even though we were both in CA

    • Anon

      Is it possible that Kat worded this in a way that made it sound like the exposure was Friday but really the notification was received on Friday?

      • Dee

        Yes I think “on Friday” is a “dangling modifier” that describes when the notification came, not when she’d been exposed.

        Signed,
        Grammar and grandpa

  2. Anonymous

    There was a post last week about an elderly dad who ends up having a bad day physically (exhausted, headache), if he’s off his routine in any way. The example given was waking up an hour early to go to a car service appointment or talk to the landscaper. People responded – give a senior citizen a break, that would ruin my day too.

    Question – at what age (if ever) did you get more wedded to your schedule/routine to where staying up later, getting up earlier, or just having some kind of wrench thrown in your day – like running back to the house midday bc the cable guy needs to get in or an unforeseen emergency assignment at work or something – ruins your day, leaves you exhausted, or just makes you be like ok let’s be done with this day. And if you have never gotten this way, what has kept you flexible?

    • Anonymous

      IME it really depends on how tightly scheduled your day is. I am flat-out from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. every weekday, so if I get to bed late or have to get up early there is no way for me to make up that sleep. An appointment or an unexpected problem throws everything off because there is no slack in my day to absorb it.

      • Cb

        A friend and I were talking about this recently, that there is just no slack in our lives at the moment? That we struggle with a sick kid, or something going wrong in our houses etc.

        • Anonymous

          Exactly. To make it worse, all workplaces seem to be understaffed, so you are constantly covering for other people and there s no one to cover for you.

    • Sleep

      Well, the human body is actually designed to sleep on a set schedule every day. It prefers going to bed and waking up after the same amount of sleep, going to bed/getting up at the same times. Those preferences shift some with age, genetics and some environmental factors. But pretty much all of us function best when we follow that. Yes, we can abuse our bodies more when we are younger, but it catches up. In my later 20’s the alcohol was a problem, and screwed me up sleep wise even more, and by my 30’s I still killed myself with sleep deprivation but I had little choice because of my work field. Now that I am middle aged, going to bed early (or really, on time…) is the most wonderful thing I can imagine. But even in your 20’s / 30’s you can really screw up your health long term by not getting good sleep. Everything from diabetes to heart disease to depression strongly correlates with poor sleep.

      Disrupting a sleep schedule is much different than leaving work in the middle of the day for an errand. That is completely different, and of course can vary drastically depending upon the type of work you do, where you work, if you even have breaks/lunch in the day. I’m in medicine so a break like this is impossible, so is an odd example.

    • Anonymous

      I don’t think you should keep fighting your dad on this. If he’s tired, he’s tired. People get set in their ways when they get old.

    • anon

      Well, I’m already this way (age 41) and it’s because my day is heavily scheduled from the time I get up until my kids go to bed. I can roll with the punches to an extent, but there is definitely a cascading effect (e.g., kid’s doctor appointment runs late, which means I need to notify people that I’ll be late to a meeting, I get less done during the workday but it still has to be made up at some point). That’s a small example. On days that are less packed, it’s not such a big deal.

      • anon

        Also, I posted a very similar question a few weeks ago about feeling like I was stuck in my ways and how I hated how regimented I needed to be about my bedtime, and the cascading effect that sleep has on the rest of my life. The comments were interesting and gave me a lot to think about. After lots of thinking about that, I concluded that I really do need to build more margin into my life. It is not an option; it is a necessity for me to be a productive and happy human. Unfortunately, the modern workplace does not foster this level of self-care; you have to fight for it.

    • Anonymous

      I would say around 43/44. I’ve been working intense jobs for decades. Diagnosed with cancer at 47 (though had been showing very low iron stores for the past three years or so). I have the cancer removed and iron replenished, but I am still SO tired all the time and even getting up an hour earlier leaves me wiped and in a fog the rest of the day. I can’t be a hero and pull the late nighters much less all nighters that I did in my 30s, that’s for sure.

      • Anonymous

        Out of curiosity, what kind of cancer did you have and was the anemia related?

        • Anonymous

          Colon cancer. The anemia finally getting so bad was what eventually triggered my primary to order a colonoscopy (I’m lucky they didn’t brush it off as normal for a menstruating female). It was in my ascending colon (the start of your colon) so I didn’t have any other symptoms (you can’t see blood because it is early in the colon). No diarrhea. Literally everything else was normal.I don’t have a family history or anything. Was a vegetarian for more than 20 years. Anyone over 45 reading (age just lowered from 50 because lots of people are getting it younger), please get a colonoscopy. It wasn’t bad. They even have tablets you can take so you don’t have to drink gross stuff. I’m lucky I was caught at stage 2, so still close to 90% odds in five years. When it’s not caught early and travels to lymph nodes, it’s much, much tougher to treat.

    • Anonymous

      Not there yet at 38 but my MIL got like this in her early 60s. it was about 5 years after she retired at 55.

    • Anon

      I’ve always been easily thrown when my day’s plans fall apart, but that’s a hallmark of ADHD (at least in women). I leave an abnormally large amount of breathing room in my schedule to account for that trait.

    • Anon

      Never. I realized long ago I’m the only person who will care about me the most. I watch my own schedule, don’t overtax myself, have no problem saying no. So when the occasional loop is thrown, it’s not world ending. I’m not especially type A either so being really rigid about things holds no appeal.

      • anon

        This is me now, but this has only been the case for the last decade or so (mid-40s now). Prior to the current “chill” period, any small thing would set me off. It was awful and I was not a fun person. I realize now that the majority of things we freak out about really don’t matter. And that has been true as I have put that mentality into practice.

    • Anonymous

      I am 48 and I don’t feel this way at all. But my schedule most days is pretty flexible and I don’t have kids or a partner so it’s just about me. I am Type B anyway (don’t kick me off this page; I think I contribute valuable perspective in the sea of very high-strung Type A’s even though I am definitely definitely wrong). There are negatives to singledom but this is not one of them.

  3. Carrier Testing

    I posted late last week about some extremely high insurance statements my husband and I received after doing carrier testing (one of which was $6000+). Just wanted to say THANK YOU to the person who recommended contacting the testing provider directly!!! Their billing department walked me through the full process – essentially they bill insurance, if insurance doesn’t cover it they automatically appeal, and no matter what the max out of pocket for my husbands test will be $249. I can’t tell you how much of a relief this was, especially since we were heading out of town to celebrate my birthday weekend and I was starting to spiral! Always so grateful for how many of you on this board are willing to help out an internet stranger.

    Also, shoutout to the person who told me I was “absurd” for wanting to question this nearly 5-figure bill. Grateful you were wrong!

    • Anon

      I think you’re referring to me but I never said it was absurd to ask insurance and/or the doctor for clarification and determine what you actually owe. Of course you should do that. I said it was absurd to think you wouldn’t have to pay a big bill just because you weren’t prepared for it. I’m glad it worked out this way and you didn’t owe very much but “I didn’t know the bill would be so big” isn’t a valid way of getting out of a bill. That’s why you should ask medical providers upfront to tell you how it will be billed.

      • Anon

        But like….how is this helpful. She didn’t ask for opinions, she asked for advice?

        • Work

          Totally agree.

          Honestly, doctors have no idea how these things are billed and it can be hellish trying to get all the diagnosis and procedure codes and take weeks to get a straight answer from your insurance. I have Blue Cross and they are terrible working with me to find out the costs and coverage ahead of time.

      • Irritable this Morning

        Wow, asking the provider how much it will cost, how come no one’s thought of that?!

        For some reason, my doctors never have any idea what my actual costs will be for anything, because it’s a complicated algorithm that depends on my insurance, my deductible, whether or not the insurance company thinks this is a “medically necessary” procedure, do I have a coupon code for the medication, how the sky is looking that day, etc. etc.

        And no, that coupon code thing is not a joke.

    • Cornellian

      Great! I’d be questioning your doctor’s office approach, though, since they didn’t explain this, and remember to get as much pre-approved as possible. I think fertility/pregnancy/neonatal stuff has so much abuse because what else is a potential parent really going to do except suck it up and try to pay?

      I, for example, started this pregnancy with an in-network nurse midwife after I tested positive at home and called her. Now in the second trimester, I’m dealing with getting a form from an MD who has never laid eyes on me or administered a pregnancy test so he can “refer” me as a pregnant person to a midwife who has already done two sonograms so I’m not coming 5 figures out of pocket. Wild shit. It’s fixed, but be so careful here!

      • Anonymous

        Every medical plan is different and some companies have additional fertility benefits beyond that, so I don’t really think it is realistic to expect the doctor’s office to review every single patient’s insurance coverage.

        • Anon

          The fertility clinic almost certainly has a team of billing specialists. You should absolutely make an appointment to talk with them so you understand your particular insurance situation and coverage.

          • Telco Lady JD

            If you can figure out how to get my fertility clinic’s billing team to answer the phone, then you’re heads and shoulders ahead of me…

    • Anon

      you know what’s absurd, though? The fact that your insurance gets billed for $6000+ for something they can provide for $249 out of pocket. It’s a racket.

      • Anonymous

        Insurance gets billed $6,000, but if the service is covered the negotiated insurance rate is probably only $249.

      • Clara

        My insurance just got charged $38k for an out of office surgery + anesthesia. Luckily I have to just pay $250, and normally I don’t care how much insurance has to pay, but this seems ridiculous.

  4. Anonymous

    Is it a terrible idea to take a sabbatical?

    I’m a partner at a regional law firm (60 attorneys). My practice area was overwhelmed during the pandemic and I am burned out. My hours are down, my energy is down, I hate coming to work for the first time in a long time (5+ years). I am 36, single, no kids. My pay is based on collections, no salary. My practice group is fairly small (5 attorneys) – the senior attorney was supposedly retiring in October, but has now announced it will be late ‘23 or maybe 2024. 90% of our non-litigation matters go straight to me, I have a 1-3 day turnaround.

    My firm has no sabbatical policy or culture. Also, the longest any other partners took a vacation before Covid was a week, still checking email.

    I have been thinking about leaving the firm. I don’t have an offer but believe I have a competitive resume and frequently have recruiters try. I spoke to a trusted friend this weekend who said: “why quit, if you’re not sure? Take a 5-6 week sabbatical this summer. You can afford it, you’ve been wanting to visit aging family members – just do it.”

    So- should I take a sabbatical? If yes, when? What should I be concerned about?

    • Anon

      i would be concerned about health insurance. i’d also be concerned about how this could look if you ask and they say no, like will they think you have one foot out of the door, but perhaps if you frame it as (and again i dont know the details) of wanting to visit aging family who you havent seen because of the pandemic, etc. right now is a job seekers market, but i keep hearing people say that a recession is coming, but who knows if/when

      • Anon

        People here keep saying a recession is imminent, and they might not be wrong, but also people here panic about everything, so I’m taking all the anonymous internet comments with a huge grain of salt.

        • anon

          There was an article in this week’s edition of the Economist that calculated the risk of a recession next year as around 50% (“A Divergence in Consumer Surveys…”). Bloomberg has started hinting at a recession as well. That’s a little bit more than some anonymous internet comments.

          • Anon

            You’ve just now cited more sources than all of the previous anonymous Nostradamuses combined.

    • Anonymous

      Don’t do it unless you’re ready to quit or get voted out. If this isn’t the norm, and you don’t have major health issues, the firm will not take this well.

    • Anon

      I agree with taking a sabbatical if it’s that or quitting your job, which it sounds like it is.

    • Anon

      Can’t comment on a sabbatical in a law firm, but I am quitting my job, taking a summer off to rest&recover, with no job lined up. I believe that I will be able to get nice offers once companies start recruiting after summer.
      If you feel a sabbatical or a break is good for your mental/physical health or just t recharge batteries, then I would act on it. It seems you have strong experience and marketable skills and you can say to recruiters you wanted to use the opportunity of a short gap to catch up on travel and recharge, so that you are full of energy for new job.
      Ask for the sabbatical – worst thing that could happen is they will say no.
      All above assumes you have funds to comfortably live on for 6 months if needed.

  5. Anonymous

    How useful is a COVID notification app really? If you go out in public you are basically guaranteed to get exposed. Even with the current low rates of reported infection, there is a 27% chance that any gathering of 50 people in my county includes at least one infected person, and that’s likely a gross understatement now that everyone is relying on at-home tests that don’t get counted. Either your app will notify you every time you go out, or you won’t get that many notifications because the positive tests aren’t reported and you’ll have a false sense of security. And what are people really going to do if they get notified of an exposure–stay home? Wear a mask? I doubt that anyone is really willing to do that. I have a lot more faith in one-way masking with a high-quality mask than in any app.

    • Anon

      I think you have to be within 6 feet of the infected person for more than 15 minutes, so like at the restaurant or theater. I’ve traveled a lot in the last few months and have never gotten a notification even though I’m sure I must have passed by someone who has Covid in the airport.

      • Anon

        Those are just contact tracing rules (and they’re not really up to date either).

        People have caught this alone in poorly ventilated rooms where someone else was breathing earlier in the day.

        Anyway with current percent positivity where I live, I agree that it’s unrealistic to expect to go anywhere and not be around an infected person.

        • Anon

          I’m not disagreeing that there is risk even if you’re not within 6 feet of someone for 15 minutes. I’m saying that’s how the exposure apps are set up so that’s why you don’t get a notification every time you leave the house.

    • Curious

      We just got notified, and it was a relief. We knew that the outdoor wedding ceremony and cocktail hour that we attended had someone test positive. The app told us we were near them, but for less than 15 minutes. This is less than the CDC ‘s guideline for an exposure, but, more critically, it helped clarify for us that the people we were with when we unmasked briefly to eat apps were *not* the ones who tested positive. Because I still am immunocompromised, and our contacts are limited, this was helpful information for both us and our nanny.

  6. Anonymous

    Does anyone else have a problem motivating themselves to leave the house? I think the pandemic caused this where the urge to stay home was so great but now I don’t feel it’s the pandemic – like I feel ok being places as long as I mask indoors in crowds. But it has now happened for multiple weekends in a row + a wasted day I took off work, where I was excited for it – oh it’ll be a nice day, I’m going to go for a walk/drive, run an errand, pick up lunch/early dinner on the way home. And the errands aren’t boring stores I don’t want to go it – it’s like drive to x area 5 miles away and check out the communities as I try to learn various neighborhoods in the home buying process. It’s stuff I think I want to do. Then I wake up around 10-11, don’t get out of bed, lay around scrolling on my phone or watching dumb TV until 1-3 pm and then even if I get up right then, by the time I’ve gotten dressed, eaten and gotten ready it’s close to 4 pm and it’s like eh day over. Which is crazy bc it’s light out until 8 pm so I can still go albeit with rush hour traffic. What is wrong with me??

    • anon

      When I start feeling this way, it’s usually because I’m burned out and need to rest.

    • Anonymous

      Yes I’m struggling with this I think it’s in part a bit of depression. And when I power through and get up and leave the house I feel much better, so I schedule things at 10am.

    • CHL

      Yes. For me, I need to create external accountability to get myself out and about and then I feel better. So plan for a haircut or a class or ANYWHERE! I might also ask a close friend that knows this is how I roll to do boring errands together or that homebuying research thing together. The inertia is positive in the sense that the more I do this, the more I want to do.

    • Anon

      Yes, I do this. Things at rest tend to stay at rest, unless acted on by an external force. This is the definition of inertia, from physics, and in humans it’s generally called laziness, which how I explain it to myself.

      The external force needs to be great enough to overcome the inertia – so for us that might be hunger or the need to go to the bathroom or to earn a living getting us out of bed every day. If it’s optional, like being “productive” on a day off work, then the reward for being productive needs to be sufficiently attractive to force a break in our inertia.

      It sounds like you’ve compiled a list of things you should do but don’t really want to do. What you actually wanted to do was stay in bed. Or maybe you wanted to do the thing but didn’t want to do some interim step, like showering and grooming and getting dressed (which I totally feel, I hate drying my hair.) So think about what it was that was keeping you in your state of inertia. But if what you really wanted was a day being lazy in bed, then good for you. There is no report card for how you spent your day. That was your choice!

  7. Anonymous

    I’ve been undergoing testing for 4 months for some mystery condition. I’m seeing a hematologist, an internist, and soon a GI doctor. I’ve done so many blood tests and have consistently abnormal results with no diagnosis yet. My doctors have identified that I’m severely anemic but haven’t been able to explain some of the other abnormal labs yet. Instead they just keep ordering more tests with a wait and see approach.

    I’m getting frustrated. Part of the problem is that I’m in Canada (Ontario specifically, where our healthcare system is overwhelmed) so there are long wait times. Don’t get me wrong, I’m extremely proud and grateful to be Canadian where I haven’t had to worry about paying for all these tests. But I wish there was a Dr. House service where I could just hand someone all my labs and ask for their opinion. Has anyone else been through a long diagnosis experience?

    • PolyD

      Especially if you have any GI or pooping issues, anemia can be a sign of colorectal cancer, especially in women.

      Hope you get this straightened out soon.

      • OP

        Yes, I’ve been referred to a GI doctor for that reason (I don’t have heavy periods so they’re concerned I’m internally bleeding). I haven’t had any symptoms though. Thank you!

        • Walnut

          So I suggest taking a long, hard stare at your next bowel movement. If there is a hint of blood, you might escalate this through the ER. Ask me how I know.

      • Anon

        Anemia can also be a sign of celiac, even in the absence of the more common symptoms. My SIL has full-blown celiac but wasn’t diagnosed until her 40s.

          • Anon

            If you were the US, I’d advise you to triple check on that, but hopefully Canadian doctors are better at testing for Celiac.

          • Anonymous

            +1 with previous anon – unless you’ve swallowed the tube and had the intestinal sample, you probably can’t rule out celiac absolutely, blood works is not perfect.

          • Celiac w/low iron

            How were you tested? The blood tests are hit and miss, especially if you eat little gluten generally. My dad tested negative on the blood test but endoscopy was clearly positive. I had identical symptoms and blood test was also negative. So I wouldn’t necessarily rule this out.

          • Coach Laura

            Chiming in with the three of us in the family who tested negative by blood test for celiac but have it based on the endoscopy. The blood test historically has had many false negatives and I don’t think the testing has improved.

    • Kristina

      Are you Jewish? If so, you should get genetic testing for the several genetic disorders that are more prevalent in people of Ashkenazi Jewish descent. There are also genetic disorders more prevalent in French Canadians, if that is at all relevant.

    • Anon

      There are services that do this, like concierge doctors for the uber-wealthy but instead it’s specialist conferencing for the uber-sick. My MIL had this because she was so incredibly unwell with multiple serious (and incurable) conditions, so that medication for any one symptom would blow a different condition out of whack. I don’t know how you seek it out, though; for her it was a matter of the specialists all getting so frustrated with the limited treatment options due to working at cross-purposes that they initiated it on their own.

    • Anon

      Hi yes!! I had some mystery ailment in 2016 that everyone I saw suspected was some form of cancer but couldn’t figure out what kind. I finally saw a really nice oncologist who said that based on my tests and biopsies (many, many biopsies) that if I had cancer, it was extremely “indolent” and it was ok to wait and see. Which was really hard to live with, but I did because what was the alternative?

      Whatever was causing my symptoms in 2016 faded away and I felt better, so then it was just nagging concern.

      It took a full four years until mid 2020 to figure out it was autoimmune, and only then because I grew something that looked like a tumor, but wasn’t a tumor. It turns outhave one common and one unusual kind of autoimmune illness, that combined with each other produced some really strange symptoms.

      The good news is that it’s well controlled with medication now. The bad news is that the medication makes me immunocompromised, and if I could choose an era in which to be immunocompromised, it wouldn’t be this one.

      Good luck to you!

    • Notinstafamous

      If you’re in Toronto or Oakville and financially able to, I’d really recommend Medcan – you don’t need to do their whole physical assessment thing (although maybe you’d want to?) but I found their medical concierge service incredibly helpful when I was in a similar boat a few years ago. It was so helpful to just have someone else coordinate everything and arrange for second opinions. They will also help you find last minute cancellations for specialists if your schedule is flexible.

    • S in Chicago

      I’m the person in the earlier fatigue thread who has colon cancer. Push for the colonoscopy if you can–you don’t need to be seeing blood to be bleeding in your colon.

      Not sure if it’s useful since you’re in Canada, but Cleveland Clinic will review medical records for a second opinion and the cost is pretty reasonable: https://my.clevelandclinic.org/online-services/virtual-second-opinions (was recommended to me by a friend who used them, but I haven’t used the service directly yet).

  8. Anon

    Care to shop for me? New England baby shower in a couple weeks. Size 16 hourglass, so I need a defined waist to avoid looking bigger than I am. Would love something with a “Duchess Kate on vacation” vibe. Under…$150?

  9. Ow my shoulder

    Halp! My shoulder has been hurting, and I’m trying to figure out if it’s a chiro, PT, or massage thing. It’s off and on (past 3 months?), and kind of feels like the bony part of my shoulder-meets-the-arm socket is slipping down from where it should be. I did yoga with a neck stretch booster and that helped, making me wonder if it’s just tight neck muscles and referred pain – it really hurt to bend my head to touch shoulder and to look behind shoulder. Not sure what to google.

      • Monday

        I have found both to be helpful. I do exercises that I learned in PT, but have better results from chiropractor visits than massage.

      • Anon

        Agreed. So many regrets among my friends and family who saw one. Torn muscles, pinched nerves, worsened chronic pain.

    • Anonymous

      None of the above. I would start with an orthopedic surgeon or a sports medicine doctor, or both for contrasting opinions.

    • NYNY

      You’re getting a ton of conflicting advice here, but I would say to see a massage therapist first. If that helps, it’s easy and you don’t have to escalate. From what you’re describing, the problem is in your sternocleidomastoid, which was my favorite muscle in anatomy class.

      Chiropractors are a risk. I’ve been to amazing ones for injuries, but you want a personal recommendation for a good one. PT may be helpful, but for your insurance to cover it, you’ll need a prescription for PT from a physician first (if you’re in the US). Orthopedic surgeons rarely see a problem that they don’t want to cut into, so I wouldn’t start there.

    • Anon

      Go to an actual doctor. Get an MRI. You need this before you pay anyone to guess and possibly make it worse by manipulating it.

  10. Ellen

    I’m going to my first in person CLE since before COVID. Should I wear a mask? It’s indoors, but there’s food! I think I will bring my mask and play it by ear because I want to be recognized. What is the rest of you doing?

  11. Nora

    Okay after the discussion this morning I feel like I should update the group that my boyfriend did try and make reservations for something I wanted to go to next weekend. I had already made reservations when I first came up with the idea (could cancel if I didn’t use it) but still!

    • Anon

      Oh boy, so he gets a gold star for “trying” to make a reservation?

      I’m sorry, be with this guy if you want to be with this guy, but your expectations are pretty low at this point of trying to make a reservation sounds like huge progress.

      • Anon

        My high school boyfriend once told me “well, I thought about getting you flowers for your birthday” and it was so disappointing to me. Like, you couldn’t even follow through on that idea? Why would you think telling me you thought about it but then didn’t do it would make me feel good? Anyway, Nora, just dump the guy, you obviously have many reasons to do so, not that you need any beyond “not a good fit.”

    • Cat

      i’m sorry, it sucks to realize that someone who is a good fit in one way doesn’t fit in others, but if this is meant to demonstrate that he’s actually a mature person ready to be a partner…. no.

  12. Anonymous

    Late in the day, but in case anyones still here – how do you help a child who gets a thrill from secretly stealing candy and hiding evidence? (And then lying about it?) This is a problem we’ve had for a while now – shoeboxes full of candy wrappers under his bed. He says no to a psychologist. Tonight I told him he has to go to bed earlier and journal every time he feels the urge to steal.

    • anon

      not sure how old the kid is, but if you can dictate his bed time, can he veto medical care?

    • Anonymous

      You take him to counseling anyway so it doesn’t escalate since it’s a pattern of behavior and in the meantime you give a consequence more meaningful than an earlier bed time and journaling. You take him to the store to apologize to who he stole from and you explain how stealing hurts others.

  13. Anonymous

    I’m in shock. I can’t believe they are actually going to over turn it

    • Anonymous

      I am in shock that someone leaked it. Who and how many people are getting fired tomorrow?

      I haven’t processed the actual predicted decision yet. That’s taking me a while.

    • Anon

      Came here to post exactly that. I am more shocked by the leak than the content of it, which is grim but I did expect. How does this stuff get leaked?!

      Excuse me while I try not to boil over with rage toward every idiot who voted trump in 2016.

        • Anon

          I go one farther. I blame anyone who didn’t vote for Hillary, especially in a swing state. Like my strongly pro-choice in-law who left the top of the ballot blank in mother f-ing WISCONSIN because Hillary “didn’t do it” for him and he preferred Bernie. He told me I was crazy for suggesting Roe v Wade would be overturned if Trump was elected.

    • anon

      Had to be a Roberts clerk (with a nod from Roberts) trying to put pressure on at least one of the 4 to move to the other side.

      • Anon

        That seems futile. The 5 who voted to overturn are zealots – religious or political – and won’t be swayed very easily.

      • Anon

        Or any of the liberal justices and/or their clerks? I’m not sure why only Roberts would be interested in pressuring one of the 5 in the current majority.

      • Anon

        Or any of the liberal justices and/or their clerks? I’m not sure why only Roberts would be interested in pressuring one of the 5 in the current majority.

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