What’s often missing from discussions of medical side effects is an indication of how common or uncommon they are. It makes a difference. Is there a one in five chance of a particular side effect, a one in a hundred chance or a one in 100,000 chance? You need to know this to make a rational decision so that’s…

Or, like...take the recommended antibiotic, which probably won’t be Cipro :)

I’m becoming frustrated with how the medical profession handles antibiotics.

Holy shit.  I didn’t realize that juicy morsel of information before going back through the earlier story.  What an ass.

“...and the thought of anything happening to her (let alone from someone in the family)...”

The idea that child molesters were all molested themselves is a corrosive and false idea that discourages victims from telling anyone what happened to them, lest they be branded a future pedophile for life.

That’s a really strong point. The inability to reconcile “but this is my [father, spouse, etc]” with the idea that a monstrous act can only be committed by an evil person probably leads to a lot of disbelief.

Jesus. So much about this story is horrible.

I think that the believe that only “evil” people commit acts like this keeps victims from being believed actually.

A friend of ours came from an abusive household. She is also, like me, an experienced attorney. Her son is the same age as our son (both in elementary school) and they are friends. They attend the same camps. The night she told us that a neighbor, an older boy, showed her son how to masturbate, I was appalled. Then…

It’s a whole different ballgame when it’s your own parent. It took a lot of courage for you to push forward knowing the implications it would have on your own psyche. You are stronger than most, and should be commended for doing something that was extremely difficult, particularly in light of the ultimate consequences.

My thanks to the author for sharing the story, and also my condolences - there’s pain all over the place here, from knowing what happened to your daughter, to dealing with the suicide of your father, to finding out that a loved one is capable of committing sexual assault (on a child, no less).

My heart stopped reading this, holy fucking shit. My girlfriend and I have a 10 month old daughter and the thought of anything happening to her (let alone from someone in the family) is literally the worst feeling I have ever felt. Thank you for posting this, and I hope that your family can move past this.

Hyper-mile in a hybrid is still a thing? The only smugness I ever have driving my EV is when I give my smug face to the Prius driver I’m passing.

Why are you here? Most liberals don’t go on right wing sites just to bully. Which says a lot about your ilk. It’s pointless to argue. Just stay in your lane. your fascist, incredibly misinformed, insanely moronic lane.  

cnsnews? lol go away you brainwashed troll.

That number is ridiculous, and it’s because it is based on surveys. Like “How many times did you use your gun to prevent a crime in the past year?” “Well, I heard a funny noise the other night, got my gun out and went downstairs; the home invader must have gotten scared and run away, so I’ll count that.” More…

What’s it like to be an actual piece of shit that can type?

Stop lying you racist fuck.

Fuck right off, asshole.