You are never alone. A lot of us have experienced sexual abuse, including me. Hugs and love to you.

Me too. I was “involved” with the Assistant Dean of Admissions at my boarding school in Southern California. This was in 1988 and it went on for five months (Christmas break until graduation). I was 17 and he was 27. I turned 18 the day I graduated. He gave me HPV.

TBH this seems to be a much lower level of sexual abuse then you would expect over a 25 year period given that one in four women are raped over their lifetime. Either this shows that such schools are safer then other environments or, far more likely, this reflects a greater pressure to underreport and conceal such…

“...allegations, going back decades, include claims of rape, fondling, molestation, and oral sex by trusted adults in positions of authority, including, in one case, an admissions officer.”

You didn’t overshare. You just shared! :)

Not at all. When anyone comes out of the shadows, it helps all of us.

Thanks, I appreciate that. Not sure what compelled me to write that post. Broke down and overshared!

I’m so sorry you’ve had to carry a secret. I understand the reasons for keeping it too and I’m so sorry for that as well.

We’re here. Talk anytime.

There are times I wish I could still report my experience from years ago, but I couldn’t handle the disbelief and victim blaming. I can only ever speak of it anonymously. My SOs certainly can never know.

I mean, he looks good, but I feel like for 195k you should be Zac Efron jacked.

She’s that friend we all have who can’t be single, ever, and feels like she has to marry or get engaged to every guy she fucks. Glad she’s at least more mature and responsible with her finances than she is with her romantic life.

I had an intense 5 or so years of compulsive cutting, on my arms, legs and abs. My scars, especially the ones on my arms, are obvious and startling. I can’t imagine the confidence and relief something like this would give me and of course people who are disfigured.

Interesting. I hope this will be useful for burn patients.

I truly blame Sarah Palin for a large part of the existence of the Tea Party. She was its precursor and its ur-statesman.

I think it’s mostly rumored that Lyanna wasn’t captured/raped but ran away with the Targ because they were in luuuuurv. That’s why she’ll ask Ned to look after the little tyke after she dies during child birth.

Agreed. I wanted it to be an empowering “I’m choosing me” moment, and it really just wasn't.

I’m just going to sit here and continue writing my fanfiction with Eli helping Barba (from SVU) campaign for District Attorney, with Marissa and Nora as trusty sidekicks. It’s all I have left after this garbage finale.

Two things I thought while watching the finale that I haven’t seen anyone comment on: 1) Alicia was suitably horrified when Grace decided to delay Berkeley for a year but she shouldn’t have been surprised, considering her daughter learned from the best how to stand by an undeserving man, and 2) the bald-faced jealousy…

So what happens to the 16 year old who was distributing pornography?