As a goy I have a great Jewish geography story. I grew up in a pretty heavily Jewish neighborhood, so I had lots of Jewish friends as a kid. At one bat mitzvah I met this girl, and we totally hit it off and had a magical, romantic mitzvah evening. We exchanged numbers (this was just pre-email) but we never stayed in…

Which highlights another problem. He probably got passed along to another school because there was no proof he did anything, just feelings that things weren’t right.

Thank you, I’m incredibly proud of my Mum and my Nana’s bravery and honesty. I know it was hard for my Nana but once my Mum got her to understand that there was no shame in speaking out and that it could only serve to help everyone in the family she was able to let go of a lot of pain that she had held onto for most…

Many of us had crushes on teachers at some point. I dare say it’s normal. And it’s normal for those same teachers to not be monsters, make sure boundaries are in place, and firmly but gently rebuff. Like, one of my (handsome, relatively young, intelligent) teachers had a RULE that he would not accept…

I had a teacher a bit like that, he used to show everyone his “rad martial arts skills” with a broom and try to talk to us outside of schol. He once dropped fake rose on my desk when I wasnt looking held up a shh finger to my friend that was watching, grinned and backed away. I very nearly threw up. The previous three…

No, I just froze. But it was really a cruel thing and messed with my head pretty bad for awhile after. It was also central to my complete refusal to do that whole forgiveness thing people say is for my own benefit. Nope, that fucker is not one bit sorry or remorseful so, yeah. Never ever.

My father in law would have thought it was wonderful if my husband had been having a sexual relationship at 13. Probably not if it was a teacher and probably not if she got pregnant, but some men are deeply invested in their sons’ “sexual prowess”. And my mother in law just went along with whatever my father in law…

It is totally normal for middle school-aged kids to get crushes on their teachers. Part of the reason it’s normal is because those adults are supposed to be safe and completely unattainable. When it turns out that adult is a pedophile and decides to make it a reality, that will almost certainly mess up that kids…

I guess students developing a crush on a teacher isn’t that uncommon as they are some kind of role model. It gets creepy when the teachers reciprocate it.

Because boys are supposed to be sexually hungry, because lots of sex, as early as possible, is manly and good, because women are too subservient / psychologically simple to be dangerous predators.

Even as a thirteen-year old I didn’t want to be with a thirteen-year old guy.

Except she’s probably just a millionaire, missing that last comma. Sad!

My college roommate passed out in the shower at her boyfriend’s apartment, fell, and sliced her forehead open to the skull. She lost a ton of blood, nearly died, required reconstructive surgery, and was out of school for over a month. The part my chill and very liberal mom described as “a parent’s worst nightmare” was…

And some people who were in a similar situation feel very differently. I felt very abused by the older men who were sexually interested in me. I am glad that there are laws in place to protect children.

The few times I’ve pictured myself as a teacher, for some bizzarre reason I’ve pictured myself dressed as Mary Poppins as in the books.

Ugh I have also had (male) clients suggest I use my “assets” to accomplish things. It so demeaning. They would never say that to a man. I tell them that if I have to do that, then I am not very good at my job and that if they think that is what I have to resort to, I can find someone else work with them. I say it with…

Same. I wear fit-and-flare dresses almost exclusively, because my uterus is an enormous jerk and I have serious pelvic pain daily. Serious bloating is a distinct possibility. Fit-and-flares are the only thing that are comfortable and don’t make me look massively bloated/possibly pregnant. Everyone’s always like, OMG,…

Yes, everyone thinks I’m fancy but I’m really just lazy. Cotton dress + cardigan + flats = Adult Garanimals.

I once worked in a place that sent me home for not wearing pantyhose...in Florida in the summertime. They also used to send a handy ruler we could cut out of the newsletter to make sure our skirts weren’t too…

You are me. We are the same person. A friend once asked how I could possibly “find the time to be so put together,”while she was wearing shoes, socks, pants, a blouse, and a cardigan. I was wearing a dress that I had slept in.

I once had a guy tell me he was glad women still wore dresses, that they all wear leggings now and that I looked very “classy.” I wore leggings the next day just cause I could.