perhaps they, like my mother would have been, were blinded by the get-ahead opportunities presented to their child, especially if m. was one of those young men "plucked from poor neighborhoods to be placed among the elite" ... and if they themselves had had no similar opportunities, they have been ignorant of how…

as a childhood abuse survivor, this is the kind of day that i dread ... i need a hug, a nap with something cuddly, and when i wake up, a bowl of tomato soup with a grilled cheese sandwich ... if i'm feeling better after that, a movie would be nice

again, the "likely" refers to the strong likelihood that a future abuser will have been an abuse survivor, NOT that the majority of abuse survivors are likely to abuse

it is imperative, not just that responsibility be taken by those who run the institutions where our children learn and play and are cared for ... it is imperative that parents talk to their children, openly and explicitly, about sex ... it will give them the words, and the freedom, to one day inform us that "coach…

i said that future abusers will likely have been victims of abusers like this woman — which is true, especially when it comes to women, among whom the majority of all criminal offenders, sexual and otherwise, have been shown to be sexual abuse survivors — not that "every survivor becomes a perpetrator" (although a…

alas, true ... but, golly, just 10% of my life being lead by the blind sounds pretty good ... at least more bearable than this 30-year march toward social extremism and total income redistribution that we've been on ... at this rate, i'll be spending my entire adult life being lead by the blind

part of me thinks that we should just let all the batshit biggoted baggers win ... let them have full custody of our local, state and federal governments, not just hold them hostage ... it will take them two years tops to completely fuck up everything ... then maybe voters, and the corporations that use these crazies…

uhm ... we don't usually find non-consenting behavior, sexual or otherwise, to be legitimate

would you feel the same way if she was peddling illegal handguns, not manufactured or used by her, that she knew were being used by others to maim and kill children all over the world?

they also need to tack on some years for each child whose life was ruined because the images she shared were used as how-to's/it's-okay's to groom them for sexual abuse ... she should probably also do some time for the harm that will be done to the next generation of children who will likely be victimized, as part of…

tell that to the innocent children beaten and neglected by their parents, or sexually abused by trusted priests, or blown to shreds by american missiles ... they are condemned to suffer for our sins, eternally condemned if, through no fault of their own, they were not baptized or taught to worship the right god in the…

i believe that a good parent should grant a child free will, so that he can learn from his mistakes, but if that child puts a loaded gun, whether in ignorance or malice, to his or another child's head, the parent should exert their higher power and intervene ... only the most monstrous sort of parent would just sit by…

and yet satisfying one's carnal desires within the bonds of marriage is hunky dory, even if one or more partners is infertile and thus incapable of producing more catholic babies through the act

i just can't understand why the catholic version of god would have created a species that is rampantly sexual (in his likeness?!), some of whom are attracted by nature to their own gender, and then on pain of damnation expecting them not to touch that thang ... it's like giving a puppy a rubber ball and then punishing…

much thanks!

my guy picked up a bedbug on an airplane ... fortunately we saw it on him before it had a chance to take up residence at home ... but now we strip at the door and seal our suitcases up in black trash bags, leaving them in the car or on the balcony to cook in the sun for a couple of days before we unpack

you mean, this radical feminist crap isn't just about misogyny, but about greed, too?! no wonder the dicks running the church and the dicks running congress have gotten so chummy ... they're like brothers from another mother

sarah may be onto something about africa

at least townsend didn't make a crack about putting lipstick on a pig ... that would have been outrageous ... sarah palin would have tweeted all over his so-fired ass

i still have trouble lying on my left ear after all the years sister mary erin dragged me around by it, but this story really steams me