I had no idea! Thanks so much for this interesting article. I definitely need to check out that podcast now.

This is really interesting, thanks for explaining this.

This is the best news I have heard in a loooong time. Thank you Margaret Atwood.

I am super jealous.

I am not a dad but I would LOVE to see this show. And I will certainly watch the Netflix special. He is the Boss!

That detail caught my attention too. What an idiot. He shouted at them in English too because that is helpful.

I agree. To me it is telling that the first church in West Africa was built squarely in a fort used to ship slaves to the Americas. There is a long and disturbing tradition of missionaries destroying cultures.

Well put. Jon Krakauer has an excellent book called “under the banner of heaven” about religious extremism that explores religion and mental health. I wonder if he didn’t have mental health issues and was trying to be martyred.

This story seriously pisses me off, especially since he is from the town I live in. So many people are saying “he died so bravely! Doing what he was passionate about!”. No. He was an arrogant idiot and died a stupid death trying to shove his beliefs down the throats of people who didn’t want them. I feel sorry for his…

It really is. I’m sorry you went through that.

You articulate this so well. This kept me from admitting that I was abused for years.

Thanks for this amazing article. I have experienced DV, also experienced abuse as a child. My family is currently disowning me because I want to break the silence, and finally at 40 years old, talk about what happened in my childhood. This makes me the crazy one, the mean one. No one can imagine that my father, who…

Excellent advice for the person dealing with the toxic family; advice that I need to follow as well. I come from a toxic family and to make a long story short, recently have stopped putting on a mask and pretending that they are awesome. And holy hell. I am now the worst person ever and must be reminded of it by…

Exactly. I voted for this and I want it.

It is amazing in person!

That’s really interesting, was there a chemical aspect to it? Like you are releasing different chemicals in tears when crying for different reasons?

I am so lucky to be in a place with mail in ballots. And we don’t even need to pay for postage.

Badass!

I am so anxious. My company has a wellness fair starting shortly and I am going to go upstairs and distract myself with free chair massages and chocolate.

Gin martini.