Well, I'd consider denying someone toilet time corporal punishment. And mental. Add humiliation to it too.

I just don't understand the concept of denying people a restroom "break" (as if it's a break and not a bodily function). I mean, what's the point? I always wonder how much faster I'm allowed to go if I started peeing on the floor.

I'm sorry for your loss, My great-aunt (this sounds like 100x removed, but we were pretty close) died from stomach cancer. Her diet was basically all of the nutrients. She was given these nutrient drinks filled with iron (that taste like shit) and my grandmother made her eat every fatty food in the house. Everything…

Yeah, I can just hear the conversation: "I was just raped." "Yeah it was to punish me." "Uhm, in what way were you assaulted just now?" "I had to see someone rape you." "Because a rape is in no way bad for me at all, apparently."

Exactly. And on top of this, ideally, we have discussed our marriage and proposal and future together beforehand. Extensively.

There is scifi in literature (although sometimes, the point is the scifi stuff might be in someones head, as in Slaughterhouse 5) Margaret Atwood comes to mind for example. Or Never let me go from the writer who's name I continue to missspell, google tells me it's Kazuo Ishiguro. Anyway, the scifi that I read that…

Most of the toystores I know, and the online store where I buy all my stuff (bol.com) has also no gendered selection, you can search for age, type of toy etc. :D Otherwise I'd be busy making that face ^ all the fricking time.

I feel you. My problems with PE were WAY less problematic than yours, but I think it points to your remark that children (and girls in particular) are not believed when they say things. I had pretty big boobs as soon as I hit puberty, and a lovely backpain accompanied them. Several PE techers didn't believe me whenI…

I will probably see this movie, if only because of an immortal character. I'm a total sucker for stories about not/weird/reverse ageing. :) Also, his name is Michiel Huisman. Not Micheal, also pronounced differently. :)

That's great for you! No regrets is a wonderful feeling. However, Not all 14 year olds have that maturity (perhaps you didn't either, just felt like you had, who knows). Growing up is a continuum, some reach adulthood earlier than others. We have to draw a line somewhere to protect the vulnerable from the predators.…

I don't really want to make a major point, just wanted to point out that children develop their sexuality gradually. Little kids (say, 4 or 5 years old) also masturbate, for example. Just because teens are more developed than younger children doesn't mean that they're finished.

I noticed that I always factor that in, when talking about stuff I KNOW, I catch myself saying I read it somewhere, or there's this study. I always preemptively offer citations in case I'm doubted. I need to stop doing that. Not with my bf, but with everyone else. :S

That was until they became rare and therefor expensive, just like oysters. Both were considered paupers' food until they became scarce. Suddenly it was a delicasy.

You could try larvae or mealworms? I've eaten them fried with garlic and other spices that basically made them taste like Shawarma and they have no legs or antenna, they are almost teeny tiny sausages. They were just great, in a pita bread with garlic sauce on top. I honestly liked it.

Let's all acknowledge that bitching about something is great, and it's completely fine to not like a situation you're in. Even if that situation is super nice. Not being happy about you life is not illegal, and probably something everybody is at some point (the path not taken yadda yadda yadda).

Urine may not be sterile, but it is exactly as dirty as the rest of your body. And there is a reason you're standing in the shower. Also, washing with soap is a helluva lot cleaner than wiping with paper. Besides, you wash away the pee with water and soap.

I think it's important to remember this (and this goes for anywhere around the world), expectations are different in different countries. If I go out to eat, I want to spend time with the people who are there with me, and talk and have fun. I don't want to be shoved in and out within an hour. Eating out for me always…

Something I was thinking too. If it's an actual fear, it may be due to a bad experience. But even if it isn't, making someone do stuff they really don't want to (especially sexual stuff) is cruel.

Exactly. This isn't a case of a friend going through some shit. This is a "friend" who is sexually abusive. That shit is illegal and completely justifies cutting him out of their/her life/lives.

I just hate this, people who have no experience with whatever it is you have to deal with telling everyone it's no big deal because they don't see it. Can everybody just STFU and listen to people who KNOW what's going on and do them the courtesy of actually believing them?