It's that pack mentality, pick on the weakest aspect that creeps me the hell out. I expect it from kids, but would hope most adults would know better or at least save it for the weaker adults.

And yeah the asshole parents seem to be in complete denial about the depths of their assholery. Sending a condolence letter!?!?! Asses.

Tomorrow he'll install a brand new water heater.

Make sure it's Energy Star qualified.

t Reflex. I've made a living telling people that for many years

The liners of water heaters only last so long. I replaced mine at the 10-year mark to get an energy-efficient model and to avoid the flood, which I've had before. Then there was the time something happened to the pressure regulation and the water heater filled my house with steam. Homeownership is so fun.

Sorry about the house baptism, Robin.

Ded from cute!

Someone followed me to work today.

Is he blogging? Or on MySpace?

EEEE! Dylan cheeks! Cheeks of Dylan!

He seems to be thinking, "Ok. I've seen her do this. Shouldn't be a problem."

Dylan is soooo cute!

Those adults are the kind of people who provoke a visceral reaction in me wherein I just want to beat them to death. I am managing to be both speechless and unsurprised that adults acted this way. I mean, kids who act that way have to grow up, and not all of them change. And frankly, it isn't so much the suicide, which is awful, it is that grown-ups willingly and deliberately perpetrated such a mean, nasty, small-minded, and frankly completely petty "joke" on a child.

http://flickr.com/photos/alterjess/2022106647/

eee! computer baby!

And yeah the asshole parents seem to be in complete denial about the depths of their assholery.

yes, evidence by the fact that the mother "didn't feel 'as guilty' when she found out that the girl had tried to commit suicide before"

I'm just going to focus on the cutehead baby, not the fuckstick grownups.

I bet Dylan's picking up a few items at Amazon. . . or possibly adding to his wish list.