Thanks for this! It was a very, very long road of self-destruction, addiction and recovery but I am now in one piece. I was really lucky in that I started all of this work early (I was 19 when I went to therapy & told my parents). Even after I sobered up I was really angry for a long time, but I have been living a…

With all due respect, please don’t make this about politics. It distracts from the survivor’s pain and the strength it takes to come forward. I am saying this as a survivor who has been abused by men and women from all walks of political life. This happens everywhere.

This is not a USA problem. This is not a GOP problem. This is not a religious problem. It is a human one. The difference between the US and wherever you are from is that here we are TALKING about it. 

I honestly think that the failure of everyone to protect is worse. I was progressing well dealing with memories of abuse but completely lost it when I realized no one in my family believed me/cared. 

In my experience, the mother siding with the husband is something that does happen. My grandmother kicked her daughter(my aunt) out of the house when that daughter came forward with allegations of abuse by my grandfather. That same aunt has tried to shut me up over the years as I have publicized my own abuse by her…

I really hope that the GOP gets their asses handed to them this November over this.

I was also the victim of an attempted rape at age 15 in the ‘80s, as I said in an earlier post. I also did not report it to the police. Because:

This is the single most entertaining GMG article I have ever read. I’ve been on the floor laughing for a solid 30 minutes. 

I am just a little younger than Kavanaugh. In the 70's, in elementary school, a boy chased me down, pinned me to the ground and dry-humped me right on the playground. I knew that was wrong then as sure as I knew how to read.

this. They clearly want it both ways. 

BTW I’m still sober-16 years. Recovery is possible without dealing with all of the bullshit.

Sorry, I just saw this..caring for a sick animal. I know this is really a late reply but I wanted to just in case you are facing similar issues and need support:

I’m glad that the country is moving in the right direction on this topic. However, as a disabled person on Medicare, I would like to point out how shitty Medicare is, especially now that the ACA is law. I’m not trying to piss on anyone’s parade, and I will do what I can to make Medicare for All reality (I phone banked…

This. I 1000% agree. 

You are right. Dharma Punx/ATS isn’t female-dominated, at least when I participated. 

As someone who has sat with Noah, was a part of the Dharma Punx community for years, and has also witnessed untold amounts of sexually abusive behavior by men in the recovery community in general, I am not at all surprised to hear about this. I quit all of it because I couldn’t stand watching the dysfunction, and no…

Frederick Joseph is the hero we all need. Thanks to him, the shirt’s creator, and the Root for pointing out that white people can dish out the racism all. day. long. but they cannot take even subtile criticism of that racism for one second.

we olds remember a time when very little was in plastic. I don’t see why we can’t go back to that. All of my brother’s baby bottles were glass, we used cloth diapers, kids knew to be careful with the glass jars, everyone survived. After seeing that poor whale with all of the plastic in his stomach I’m ready to give…

Taking a DNA test does NOT make you Native American. Heritage, culture, family and language-even if it was taken from you and you were forced to assimilate-makes you Native American. I don’t care if she does take a DNA test. She ain’t no NDN.