I got arrested b/c my now 4-year old son decided to open our front door and go to the market across the street while I slept. I spent five days in jail and now have to do parenting classes

I'm not sure how the kid managed to get the door open, and that's of course completely terrible and highly dangerous for him to do, but is the answer really five days in jail? Also, she lost her teaching job as a result.

When she blames a five-day jail stay on something her son did, you know you're not getting the truth. This is something my BiL does that makes me crazy.

My father was four when he managed to get onto their roof. A neighbor called and told my grandmother. Kids can get into a lot more than you think, especially at that age.

Also what bon said, though. There's definitely way more to that story.

Also also, OH MY GOD BRAKE JOB. We're skipping dinner out. Anyway, we can smooch here.

When she blames a five-day jail stay on something her son did, you know you're not getting the truth

I'm either more or less pessimistic than you are, because I have no problem conceiving of someone getting raked over the coals on child negligence charges for something like this, especially given the range of things he could have been doing in the market, the environment he had to be in to get there, and the people that would find him and report the parent. Seems plausibly shitty to me.

Holy shit, M and I were just out taking a walk when we saw what looked like a plane on fire! But we couldn't tell for sure, and we lost sight of it behind a house for a minute, and when we saw it again it looked like whatever was on fire had been jettisoned. And then the fire went out, and we didn't see or hear any kind of crash, so... I have no idea what it was! This was about 45 minutes ago, and none of the local news channels have anything about it on their websites, so I'm at a loss, and am now choosing to believe that it wasn't a plane after all, if only because I'm not sure I can handle the thought of having witnessed a plane going down in flames. But whatever it was, it was really bizarre and scary.

Crap, I need more stain. And I don't feel like going out again tonight. Enough for a first coat, but a couple of places need a little extra.

Porch light is re-glassed and hung. It's pretty!

Swim was crap, but I didn't have to stop.

Now I'm going to give myself a manicure, then go let the dogs out down the street.

Yikes, Kate! I vote UFO.

Whoa, Kate! That's really scary. I hope it wasn't a plane.

Me too, amyth. (I like Jesse's UFO idea.) It was just horrifying at first, when I was sure it was a plane, and then the more we watched, the more confused I was. M thought he saw whatever it was fly away after the flames went out, so I'm hoping that's true.

There is a military base about an hour north of us, so... maybe it came from there, and was some kind of drill or something? IDK. So bizarre.

Also, re: your earlier post, what prompted the breakup with your therapist?

I vote UFO.

Sad about Katy Perry and Russell Brand.

Grace is currently on her last pair of shoes because she keeps stepping in dog poo even though I am certain I have cleaned the yard. In the past 2 days, she and Noah have befouled at least 4 pairs of shoes.