One night I sat down to watch it after managing to avoid it for years. I ended up binging the complete first season. I love it.

She’s adorable but a very odd choice.

Isn’t it shitty that the only way to achieve the “American Dream” is by winning a couple million in the lottery?

Isn’t it shitty that the only way to achieve the “American Dream” is by winning a couple million in the lottery?

This is why I’d be good with just 1-2 million. I could pay of my student loan, buy a house, and be set for retirement. I wouldn’t have to worry about all the hassle of millions and millions.

I need this in cross stitch. Where’s pie-pie?

I’m am so sorry you had to go through all of that. I glad you have such great friends to get you through. Good luck and hugs!

Thank you! I’m doing OK.

I so understand where you are coming from. I hope seeing a therapist is helpful. I need to find one!

We are always so flattered at that age to attract an older man. Like, it’s a testament of our desirability. That thinking took me a long time to correct, too.

Yep, to some extent that movie endorsed/normalized those type of sexual experiences.

Yep, all the older pervs picking their underage girlfriends up for lunch or after school. Sheesh.

Transparent on Amazon has an amazing storyline regarding this exact some thing. If you haven’t seen it, it’s worth watching.

It’s not silly. I agree. Much of my sexual activity during my teens and twenties was motivated by much more than mutual desire and love. Most of it not terribly healthy.

It’s completely understandable that having a daughter at the same age you were would trigger a memory that had long ago been locked up. It’s scary to think of all things we don’t remember. I don’t have any advice except for having a professional to talk to. Not remembering an entire year of your life is something that…

Isn’t that amazing when a memory comes out of nowhere? So sorry for your experience. Unfortunately, there are millions of us.

Thank you! Good for you seeing a therapist. I hope it helps.

That’s the insidious part. These experiences shape us (not necessarily in a good way) and it’s only years later that we can reflect on them and think, huh that was in no way good for me.

Has anyone seen Laura Dern in “Smooth Talk”? She was 15 at the time. This film looks like a terrific bookend for it.

I wonder about that, too, but because my personal pattern shows a history of different types of abuse it’s important to determine why I sought out these type of relationships/situations. Some of the situations are isolated events, but many are not.