Even more depressing? There are new whispers and rumbles in the Fundysphere that amount to, "OH! So they were possessed? Well, at least that's a good reason then!". Horrific.

1: The entire trend of increasingly outrageous "prom-posals" is dumb as fuck. Aside from the obvious, it's really awful to put someone in a position where they feel like they can't say no.

I was rehomed by my biological mother throughout my teens as she would often kick me out and then just write a note of permission to seek medical attention and enroll me in school to whatever parent of my friends were willing to take me in at the time.

When I loaded this page, your comment had 6 replies and 66 likes. Definitely a sign, even if I've now gone and ruined it. For posterity though:

The sad thing is they were actually doing really well in the foster system. They had good homes and were getting the care they needed. Then this guy decided to override the system - which was functioning - to silence everyone who objected to his planned adoption of these girls. That's corrupt as hell.

At the same time, it sounds very positive (ultimately) for these girls that they were re-homed with a loving family. It is tragic that they had to go through the Harrises and a sexually abusive household to get there. I'm not sure how I feel about rehoming, but I'm not necessarily sure outright banning it is the…

I hope you're right. My biggest worry is those girls. I'm nervous this disgusting man & his family, lawyers, and political party will circle the wagons & drag these girls through the mud. They'll probably claim the nice family (the one who wanted all 3 girls to begin with) were the REAL abusers & it's all their fault.…

THIS IS WHY WE NEED INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM. Sorry for the caps, but this kind of case DESERVES to be looked at and reported on as if under a microscope. Little snippets of information in tv soundbites and the subsequent social media outrage doesn't lead to lasting change like a well-researched article can.

Telepathy is part his religion? If that's the case, my religion includes the doctrine of kicking the shit out of child abusers.

Everything about this story makes me livid, starting with their wanting to separate a family because "Marsha and I always planned to have five children". These abominations would split up traumatized siblings because it didn't conveniently fit in to their plans. That should have absolutely been a red flag right from…

There's a trend in my province towards waiving tuition for kids in care. I'm a big fan.

Right? This blows my mind. Meanwhile, in Maryland, the parents who let their kids walk to the park together are still battling social services over the right to let their kids ride bikes, etc, without constant supervision.

Dear State of Arkansas: file child abuse charges against these scumbags posthaste, because isolating a child for hours on end IS abuse.

I did. We are good now. He gets it.

"He wrote how much he loves HER, he is committed to HER." My capslock isn't set to cynicism.

My husband, not overly sentimental, says to me on Sunday "Aww, did you see that latest proposal video? It's cute."

I'm not married (have a long term bf and we're planning to get married) and I'm not positive how he would care for me, either. He says that he would take care of me, no matter what happens to me, but I imagine all men say these things when the going is good. I would love to meet a man like Shedidntstartthefire's…

That's so great. Calling your friends is an extra piece of awesome.

You have an amazing husband. Does he have a handsome single brother? Lol. You story is so moving. Unfortunately a few years back in 2007 I became seriously ill & after lots of frightening tests & a cancer scare (thank god I don't have colon cancer)...I finally got a diagnosis of ulcerative colitis. I was in a lot of…

When I was suddenly given a cancer diagnosis, we were stunned. But, I later found out from my mother that he called and told her that she didn't need to worry. He was not ever leaving me and that he would take care of her only child no matter what.