Girls With Guns... Who are these women? And where can I go to meet them? They look like women I need to know.

Aww, I know you don't really mean that ;) I welcome PR as the 51st state, but that star thing... I actually was thinking we need 2 new states, because it'd be easier to work 2 more stars into the design than one. We could make Guam a state, or Saipan - they could use the labor laws - or the USVI. Or it'd be fun to try…

Yes, I don't enjoy seeing hair with visible "product" in it. She has amazing hair, doesn't she? It looks super thick with just enough curl. I grew up around girls with hair like this, which gave me a white girl hair complex for life.

For real. I'll take a slut over a virgin every time.

I'm surprised this comment is getting such a negative response. When I read this, I identified with it completely. I am a very sexual person, but I have had men and women pressure me into sex early in a relationship (didn't take much), and I have regretted it every single time. I wonder if the people telling Katie…

But we don't believe children have the agency to consent to things like cosmetic surgery or sexual intercourse, or marriage. No one has a problem with adult women choosing body mod surgery of any type. That's not the issue. The issue is children.

You win.

Hey, I don't even see any thigh in this picture! I want my money back.

As a fellow runner, I think I'd worry about the sweat more than the bouncing. A good support garment would keep those puppies in place just like my sports bra flattens out my c-cups. But all those extra crevices for sweat to accumulate in your shorts? Dis-gust-ing.

*crickets chirping*

Yeah, something like that. If she really believed that line about the dog, I feel sorry for her. Also, I can come up with WAY better excuses not to see my mom.

Does anyone know how old she is? 'Cause if those photos are from 2004, she should've been 13, and clearly was already a grown woman.

That is SO fucking awful. I would have needed therapy for the rest of my childhood. At least.

My first boyfriend's grandpa put corn niblets in EVERYTHING. You know, from the can. He loved to get up early and make everyone waffles and pancakes... with corn niblets baked into them.

Lol, when I was a kid my best friend's sister said shit like that. She sang songs she'd make up about her dad going through puberty and growing body hair, weird random inappropriate shit (but hilarious). She found her parents' condoms and taped them up on the living room wall. When we were teenagers she was diagnosed…

Be strong, Haven. Find a support group for battered women, and go listen to their stories. Even if your abuse wasn't physical, you will be welcome there. I learned a LOT by doing that.

That's great! My sister and I used to do that when we didn't live on opposite coasts. She has a large house in Chicago built for entertaining, which is like home base for our family since no one lives there full-time. We'd get 35-50 people who were either living in the States temporarily for work, or were recently…

I agree with this completely.

Your doctor sounds like an asshole.

WIN. What makes this story great is that in one paragraph, you have given me such a clear picture of who these people are, what this family is like. This could have written by George Saunders, or Truman Capote.