So then why don’t these discussions happen? How come it’s never dealt with in so-called progressive media like SATC? If you’re a young woman learning social mores from this media, what messages are conveyed to you?

Wow, that is awful. I’m so sorry about your friend’s dad. It’s a vicious circle that’s really hard to get out of. I saw it a lot in the relatives/friends of people who brought their loved ones to chemo. I think they felt really guilty for not having cancer themselves. They seek out anything that they think might…

And why do you think those discussions don’t occur? They don’t happen because a lot of the stigma and mockery around this issue is perpetrated by women towards other women.

Youth is not what makes Scientology crazy.

Sometimes I wonder if you’re so full of shit in your real life, too.

I don’t support Scientology and think die hard devotees are bonkers.

I dunno, as a scam it sounds genius. Get people to give you money and all you do in return is tell them to sit in the sunlight.

I admit nothing. They may or may not be out to get you.

There’s nothing to get. It’s a cult.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inedia

It’s not a diet so much as a cult. Breatherianism is a thing. Michelle Pfeiffer allegedly said she was part of one when she first went to Hollywood. She quit once she got hungry.

To be fair, if you work in the intelligence community, you’re justified to feel paranoid.

That’s your response?

Yes, and this makes her exactly like every talking head on tv on any station.

All of them being European still make him white. Migration from Northern Africa and the Far East didn’t occur until modern times.

Greek people are white, yes.St. Nikolaos of Myra, the real guy upon which the Santa thing is based, was also white. Now Myra is part of Turkey, and even with this modification, he’s still classified as white on the US census.

Don’t have anything constructive to add, but I wanted to say that I think it’s awesome you’re doing this.

Run with your family. There’s no reason family time can’t be running time.

That’s a really convenient position to take if you have selective memory, isn’t it? They never did anything this bad, and if they did well I forgot about it so it’s like it never happened.

Why? If they feel they can’t say something, then it shouldn’t be said. Why is okay to outsource the dirty work to someone else?

Maybe send that advice over to Kim and Kanye. She never bent over backwards having compassion for anyone less fortunate than her.