I like your conclusion. It is 100% reasonable and charming at the same time. I think I love you! :-)

Shower sex is difficult and dangerous. Anytime a woman's vagina is wet (from something other than lube or natural secretions), it's harder to have sex. I could never have sex in the water. I don't know why this is — but it is.

That is why G-d gave you hands. Either you or your girlfriend just grab that bad boy and put it in! And PLEASE — do NOT think that what you see in porn is sex. It's not. It's acting. Bad acting, usually.

Eh, shit happens. Don't be hard on yourself.

There is a classic Hollywood story about this. Apparently, during a sexy scene, an actor (I think he was British) said to his co-star, "Excuse me if I become aroused. And excuse me if I do not."

She should tell the girl to use a Keeper or softcup. Of course, being the shitty parent she is, she won't. And yes — I think a woman who won't let her daughter use a tampon because it's too sexual has serious problems that she will pass onto her kid — issues with sexuality, body issues, etc. However, I HIGHLY…

Yeah, with that wretched vampire...Sunday? Didn't she keep score of the posters — Klimt's the Kiss or...what was the other one?

Buffy AND a wonderful article? This has been the best day!

Those adults are only adding to your abuse. That's a classic bully tactic — to hurt a kid and then blame them for having the perfectly healthy and normal response of being hurt! You should cut out of your life the people who do that to you. You need to be validated, not dismissed or blamed. All kids do NOT get…

At first I thought I might be mistaken — I always think, "nimuexxx, you could be wrong" and I say so.

Sigh. I hate to say this — she doesn't sound like she became a good parent. You did your best. I understand why you dropped her as a friend. I really do.

Did you ever try to guide her in any way? You ended the friendship...so I don't know if you have any reason to hope she's become a good parent. Still, anything is possible.

Again — I have no way of knowing if what you are saying is true — it is true as you see it. I know that. I do wonder how people could not think that calling your child a bitch or a trollop is NOT verbal abuse. If a teacher did that, he could lose his license. Of course, parents used to be able to whip their kids…

I understand why you had to break ties — sometimes, as much as you care about other people, you need your strength for yourself. Your friend clearly needed a lot of help and sounds like she might not have been the best influence (you can hardly blame her — she was so abused). I am glad she is doing better. I HOPE…

Are you saying that the only thing that determines whether or not this language is used is a family's income? I don't know a lot about Australia and New Zealand. However, I can't imagine that people from those places would be happy to hear, "Oh, yeah, verbal abuse is common here — unless you're rich." Something…

That is really sad. I am glad you shared the story though — clearly, verbal abusing and humiliating your kid does NOT make you a good parent. I feel sorry for your friend.

I honestly cannot tell what you are doing here. Are you trying to be funny? You're not. Parents should not call their daughters whores or bitches or trollops. I would like it if women did not call other women these names — and if men didn't either. Abuse is not good parenting and too many people believe it is.

Do you really think that the mother's posting this will protect her child? Far from it. This will drive a wedge in between them. The daughter won't trust her mother. If anything, it will make her more vulnerable to people who at first seem nice — who don't insult and humiliate her. Predators know how to act in…

Oh, you think you are being clever and insulting. You're not. Why do you think this woman is a good parent? Can you give me one reason?

Interesting. That is a real possibility. I am impressed with your theory — and I agree with you.