Same. I’m glad DCFS is working for the best interests of the child and not some religious fanatic.
No one in the history of the human race will ever be as cool as Missy.
Dude, my exact sentiment. I spent last night drinking an entire bottle of wine and sobbing to my boyfriend about how badly I didn’t want to come back to work. And yet, here I am, and then Missy comes along as if she knew the universe needed her.
All these frantic, thirsty young pop bitches should take lessons, but they’ll never be as cool as Missy.
Arohanui. Kia kaha, kia ora for sharing your story.
I wish I could hug you but I wish all the more that I could change this world. I’m so sorry. *hug* <— net hug is the best I got.
That's awful. I had someone try and rape me (in NZ) when I was 18. The police were absolutely incredible and poured so much time and resources into it including DNA testing all my clothes. I hope that might be a sign they are moving in the right direction
The more this goes on, the more it’s reported, the better off we are. Because time and again it turns out to have been true, and time and again the guys trying to shut us up look terrible, and slowly the world is learning that of course terrible men will yell at women to shut up about rape, that’s how you know they’re…
That is truly inspiring. The world is a better place with you in it.
Thank you. I am incredibly lucky to have had extremely supportive friends and family. They helped me get out of the relationship and go back to school. I then went on to work at a DV/SA/IPV crisis center as I worked my way through school and I continue to work with that populatioN. Through this I have healed and I…
I’m sorry that happened to you, but please know you are not alone. It happened to me, too. The cop’s exact words were, “Well he tells me you never give him sex. If you would just give him what he wants, this kind of thing wouldn’t happen to you.”
It stems from the fact that in it’s early European settlement, their were hardly any women, hence a very blokey culture overall. But let’s not forget that NZ was the first democracy to acceed women the vote.
Yeah I was fifteen and terrified so no. A rape kit wasn't even offered and I didn't even know they existed at the time.
Thank you. It really shaped how I viewed my home country. We ended up leaving the country completely a few months later and I’ve only been back two times in eight years. My hometown has too many bad memories.
New Zealand also had that Boys Rape Club that actually had a Facebook page. It was a bunch of reporters who busted the story wide open because the police were complicit in covering up gang raping underage teen girls who were incapacitated by alcohol. The boys would then post the girls names online, slut shaming them.
Real talk: NZ has a serious problem with rape and sexual assault. It’s deeply entrenched and I have no clue on what to do about it because it can’t even be spoken about without being silenced, like the women mentioned here.
Please tell me you mean Pierce and not Robin Thicke because honestly that necklace is disgusting.