Being locked up is traumatic and horrifying. People like to think only really evil people get sentenced to time. That's not the case at all.

This article needs not one but TWO memes!

Thank you. The new strain of "feminism," where violence to women is empowering and we should all fight rape culture by...saying yes more and learning to do more violent sex acts... is actually anti-feminism, calling itself its own opposite. These reversals are designed to confuse movements so that organization is…

Everyone is blowing this is off as some weird fetish-y thing and missing Mark's larger point: this is becoming normal. Let me repeat that again: hardcore, extreme and often dangerous sexual acts, overwhelmingly involving women, are becoming more and more normalized. Things that should be seasoned fetishes and…

Feminists secretly love him? Really? I guess I missed the boat on that one. It also doesn't seem all that traditional to live off your wife's earnings.

If you're gonna troll, Doogla, at least do it well.

Yes, but their wealth has no "self-support" involved. They don't pay for their health insurance (a huge boon with a family that size, literally hundreds of thousands of dollars a year, and a benefit of his single term as an Arkansas state legislator that he makes no attempt to hide is the only reason he ran for…

From my years of extreme poverty and occasional homelessness I developed a theory that people who don't necessarily know where their next calories are coming from will tend to overeat when they can.

Do you know anything about her case?? She was arrested after a cop in plain clothes forcefully grabbed her breast, she instinctively through her elbow back and she was then beaten by the cops until she had a seizure. She was arrested for assaulting an officer, even though the officers assaulted her. She was not even…

When I grew up in the 70's and 80's it was "be home before dark" and that was about the end of parental oversight when I went outside to play.

I know they know too.

Puritanical country with sex offender registry . . . I dunno why. Lets ask the Prostitutes on a national registry or the ones who get 7 years for simple prostitution. Or ask about the public (in)decency laws.

Thank you for sharing your perspective. I think too often the parents vs. childless—especially in feminist contexts—frequently turns into a debate of which choice was better, and there's rarely discussion of women who wanted something different but shitty life circumstances and shitty social infrastructure precluded…

Thank you so much for bringing this up. This is one of the things (I feel) people never talk about it regarding motherhood. They discuss those who choose career over children, or didn't ever want children, but rarely mention those who didn't find the right partner/financial situation/combination of factors to make it…

I'm sorry to hear about your circumstance. But I think you've said it all: the key to happiness seems to be choice.
Some are happier with kids, and some realize it's just not for them. There is no better way, or best way; I just really dislike how people on either camp seem to always want to rub in how awesome it is…

Hugs - I am in the same boat and swing back and forth between wallowing in self-pity and trying to be proactive about making my life the best it can be. I know my problems are nothing compared to some people's, but it's still tough at times.

Indeed. When you no longer have a choice, it's very difficult.

It's ok to grieve what you have lost, too.

I'm 62, married to second husband for 22 years. No kids, three dogs, no regrets.

There isn't a choice for most people in terms of career vs. stay at home. (apart from having children in the first place)