One young mother said she had sex with was raped by Coleman because she had feared for the safety of her daughter. “I was scared and ashamed,” the woman said. “I tried to forget about the incident.” Each time the woman needed something repaired, Coleman demanded sex raped her.

I always would smile and wave like I was in a parade or like I knew the person and they would practically run away. It was fun.

I nursed two of my four until they were well over 2 in a half years old and the other two self weaned earlier on. It’s more than a bonding thing because trust me.. by the time my kids were two we were sufficiently bonded. It is really good for their immune system which are still developing. My kids rarely were sick…

It’s so weird to me that people are surprised by this. As a Muslim woman I constantly see incredibly fashionable Muslimas and I’m like “damn... I really should get out of my pajamas more often and up my game.” I’m a lazy Muslima when it comes to fashion but when I do go out in actual clothes most people don’t even…

The Canadians don’t want us. I don’t blame them. We are morons. I’m trying to get my Canadian friends to teach me to sound Canadian so I pretend to be one when the GOP apocalypse comes. I wonder if we could defect and apply for asylum?

If any of these GOP candidates become the next POTUS there is no hope for any of us. Those of us who want to survive will need to go off the grid and move deep into the woods and hide until it’s all over. We will need to become our own reality show. It will be a national shit show hitting global purportions.

I totally get it and it’s a moment where what do you do? Logically we are talking teenage boys walking 4 houses away to play a game.... seems so simple and then it’s not.... We have to let them have freedom to become adults but all we want to do is but them in a bubble and protect them because the world is just shit.

I think about that letter all the time. This practice is absolutely still happening and it still has the same impact. As mothers who fear the loss of our children we react in fear and protection. We struggle with what the right answer is or isn’t every single day. We let go of some of the fear because we have to…

I burst into anger tears.... not the snot filled sad tear but the raging anger tears today and I don’t know her or her son but I have a 12 year old black boy and all I can do is look at him and know that she looked at her son the exact same way. I can’t even allow myself to think about losing my child and she actually…

Grand Juries are bullshit.

I would argue this is homocidal. Friday is Jumu’ah and masjid is full of people, including children, on Fridays. The intent was to terrorize Muslims from joining together in prayer and to do this during Friday prayer makes the intent to kill pretty clear.

Gavin is going to be CA governor first then he’s going to make a run at the White House after that. He needs to distance himself from Jerry Brown first though so he doesn’t ruin his chance because that guy is a big fucking piece of shit and a criminal with so many dirty players in his pocket. I’m a democrat too and I…

It’s a good question. Like all religions we have this spectrum of conservative to liberal beliefs and theocratic interpretations most of us hang in the middle. I know myself and my family we are considered on the liberal side of the middle. My oldest son’s best friend is trans and they have been friends since they…

Yeah as a woman interacting with a Muslim man just smile and say hello but don’t touch them if you don’t want them to feel uncomfortable. As a man talking to a Muslim woman it’s the same. Depending on what country they are from it matters. In Islam there are religious norms and then there are the cultural norms of the…

It’s hard to strike up conversations with a stranger but if you have a moment go for it. A woman in the grocery store last week did it and I could tell she was nervous and hesitant but then she just walked up to me and said “I just think your head wrap is beautiful and I hope people are being kind and if they're not…

Well I also used to hang my laundry on the clothesline next to his giant cloth diapers and would think things like “that’s cool he uses cloth..” That was a colorful period in my life upon reflection.

I just read your other comment on this thread and you pretty much nailed it. I’ve experienced the same scenarios and it’s sad and awkward at the same time. My 12 year old had a group of boys at school follow him around the playground recently asking him “are you ISIS?” While laughing and throwing pieces of bark at…

First and foremost you kinja name is fantastic and it made my day.

Yeah I always am baffled by that response to saying something super fucked up and the responding with “oh I didn’t mean it like that” or “oh sorry that joke went to far...”

Please keep doing that. Smile, say hello, ask how they are doing... As a Muslim woman I can tell you we appreciate that act more than you know. I’ve only had a few instances of someone saying something nasty to me in public but lately what I notice more is people looking away. They pull away and look away and the vibe…