WOW.

I tried to nurture a crush on him because he's a good actor and I love when people are good at their jobs, but his Poor Little Rich Boy vibe... Is something else. I don't have a link, but I remember him once talking about how his posh upbringing is used against him in the acting world. I sprained my side eye on that…

I definitely agree with other posters that there are things to fear from becoming involved: CYS failing to following through and the bf getting angry taking it out on the child, CYS taking the child and the bf retaliating violently... But I still want to judge the great aunt because I feel like if I were in her shoes…

I started to type out all of the reasons I can't imagine such a system ever being built on a national, or even state level, but I got too fucking depressed and deleted it. I feel like as a society we consistently fail our most vulnerable citizens.

Yeah, that's certainly something I would have worried about in the situation. (not sarcastic)

Yeah, I definitely understand being afraid to report the abuse, for all of the reasons you mentioned. But, like you said, if I hadn't reported the abuse, I'd be ashamed of myself.

Gotcha. Ain't that special.

That's what I figured.

Would it be appropriate to also file charges against the other people who saw the injuries and didn't report them?

Can anyone tell what her coloring is? In some lights she looked like a dilute torti, but in others she looked like a calico. This is bothering much more than it should...

At least you found out your neighbor is horrible through a threatening note rather than action? Up side?

Hey, thanks so much for taking the time to read and reply! Really sweet of you!

My two cents request: products for dark skinned women, products for black/biracial folks with natural hair, cruelty free products.

If this doesn't win there is no justice in the world. Bless you.

SISTER WENDY!

Thanks!

Following any great blogs? My favorite blogger had to start new blogs twice because of harassment, and eventually gave up all together because she was doxxed and shit blew the fuck up. I don't want her to start up again, but I miss her blog like whoa. Anyone have that kind of attachment to a blog?

That story is wild.

I have bipolar, and gained a metric fuck ton (actual measurement) of weight. I started reading fat acceptance jazz online to help me stop hating my body. I'm right there with you about being embarrassed to see people who knew me when I was thin. I'm almost 100lbs heavier than eight years ago. I'm fine with my body…

That's how I've been feelings, especially after the incredibly sparse reporting about all of the protests over the last year. I just try to comment on the more hard news stories to show that there's an interest in them, but I don't expect that to change things. It is incredibly disheartening. I only click a few…