“Innocent until proven guilty” is the standard in a court of law, not in the court of public opinion.

I saw it more as like... Every Disney channel show is about kids who are or want to be famous. The characters are pop stars or TV starts or whatever.

Heyo!

I look at her happily performing and wonder if that’s why she’s wearing long sleeves. Heart-breaking.

Copied from my reply to BurlyqLawyer, because I want you to know you’re not the only one:

Yeah, when I got diagnosed with cancer*, I was like “I wish I could transfer this to Kodie** (my verbally and sexually abusive ex).” It may not be the Good Victim thing, but ohhhh welllll.

You do not get to tell victims what they have to do.

Thank you so much for this. *internet hug*

Well. Apparently, my mother felt that she COULD fault me for being polite but distant. She said that if I was going to be “rude” (I was not) then she would have preferred I not go at all (untrue, she would’ve been even madder).

I was thinking “fatally wounding” is a pretty good euphemism for “killed.”

It would just hurt my Mom, and she was probably just as hurt by them not showing up and just wouldn’t complain about it.

It would hurt my mom more than them, and she’s probably feeling hurt about it, too. I'm going for her and my cousins.

Not worth the fight with my mom. Fantasizing passive aggressive comments to make.

Tomorrow is Mom’s side of family Christmas celebration. We are being guilt-tripped into going early to visit with my grandparents, who did not visit me once while I was being treated for cancer at age 23. Feeling bitter.

Ok this somehow got posted to the wrong article? Wtf, kinja?

Re: Brooks Ayers. I had Hodgkin’s lymphoma and my aunt had NHL. It seems very unlikely that he had either.

Yeah, she’s more Appalachian than Southern.

I am from Missouri, and yes.

I think they missed it partially because of my age. People don't expect an otherwise-healthy 23-year-old to have cancer.

My pain med situation made chemo bearable, but if it hadn’t, I definitely would’ve tried edibles. (Smoking would’ve hurt my lungs too much.) Medical marijuana should be legal everywhere. It's not where I live, and it pisses me off that I could've gotten fired for trying to make living and eating possible during chemo.