Yes, this. It sounds like she was taken advantage of while pretty young and naive. And from the sound of it, she has a really artistic, poetic way of putting things. Add in drugs and no TMI filter and you get bizarre statements that probably aren't exactly meant to be taken as literally as we want to. I mean, "my…

My vagina's ghost doesn't like to reveal his identity. He's quite shy.

But she has the support of the fae, so it's all good.

Love Ravel. French Impressionists make me so happy.

Get on over here, then. But no flirting with the pianist; I have plans for him.

I lobbied so hard to get someone to do Rossini's Cat Duet with me in college, but, alas, none of the mezzo sopranos got it. They thought it sounded stupid. *sigh* my dreams were unrealized. And I don't have an excuse/suitable mezzo to do it with now. Someday, Rossini. Someday.

The heart wants what the heart wants. Or.... The ladyboner wants what the ladyboner wants? I don't know. I just have a sudden craving for sausage.

Yeah, I've worked in retail management when even little stuff like that was outside of my power (at least, without later having to justify it to the DM, because we had a micro-managing DM who was convinced we were all stealing constantly. *eyeroll*)

jeez, he was in a position of power over them. There is a reason that pastors are not supposed to have romantic relationships with parishioners — it's never an equal relationship. To blame the women who were taken in and abused by a man they thought they could trust is awful.

Sure, Sure. But what I really need are some Ask Me Out Muffins. Got a recipe for those?

My alma mater's mascot is a squirrel (Yes. I know. Most women's collegiest mascot EVAR.). I was in the a capella pop group all four years (natch) and we had a really good relationship with a men's a capella group from another really big school in another state. They had "Brown Eyed Girl" in their repertoire…

NOOOOO!!!!!!! How anyone be douchey when it's a marvelous night for a moon dance??

Yes, to all of this. ESPECIALLY the second bit. Non-denominational church just screams "excuse to not have anyone to answer to ever" and I REALLY give them the side-eye when it comes to outreach projects. Established denominations have networks in place to give aid quickly where it's needed and without any…

Exactly. and a hierarchy gives people someone higher up to take issues to. And things like the Catholic sex abuse scandal are why I tend to prefer a hierarchy that has a general counsel at the top, not a single person who is often insulated from the real issues.

I'm just going to assume that you are suffering from severe Stockholm syndrome. ;)

some guys are sociopaths before they become pastors

We all make mistakes. And they are so hard to ignore. I am trying to train myself to tell my coffee all about it, instead of responding. My coffee loves me and understands.

We all make these mistakes sometimes.

That's ok. You are saving him from severe trauma caused by gross-tasting root vegetables. It's our job as parents to protect our children from harm.