What happened to the ring???

I had something like that happen to me when I was around 13. I was walking down the hill from the neighbors’ house. We were out in the sticks, mountain foothills, and I hear a man crying, “Help me, please, help me.” He just kept calling. I looked where the voice should be coming from, but couldn’t see anything. Then…

I’m lucky in that I can have pretty much anything delivered to my office.

Morgan Freeman divorced his wife to marry his 17-year old stepgranddaughter. That’s pretty high on the Woody Allen creep meter.

I’m on a solitary path, so there’s no organization or coven, so, while the kids sometimes see me practicing at home--if they smell incense they give me space—I have made no attempt to teach them anything. Having gotten out of a Christian cult my parents joined when I was a kid, I don’t want to impress anything on them…

I’m old, and a woman, so I’ve had more than a few scary moments. But this one had me the most intensely scared for the longest time:

I was a Girl Scout, and I really wanted my sons to have something similar, but the takeover of BSA by Mormons and extremists ended that dream. I considered having them check out the Spiral Scouts, but, although I’m Pagan, I didn’t want a specific religious view forced on them.

It isn’t just a matter of unplugging and engaging. My younger son dropped a bombshell at 14 when he said that his friend had told him that it was okay to rape a girl who was drunk, because she shouldn’t have put herself in that position.

Mute is the best. People can still yell at me, but I never know it, and I just don’t have to care.

Here, I’ll tell you one story in my own life:

That’s so funny. I actually passed the Mensa test, but never joined. So damned witty with that.

Nope, don’t ever try the “he was only trying to flirt” excuse ever. It’s used all the time for unacceptable behavior by a man toward a woman, especially aggressive behavior. It’s also usually linked up with “maybe he’s kind of autistic” or “he’s young and doesn’t have a lot of experience.” Just don’t do it. Throwing…

Okay, hon. You do you.

That’s great.

A lot of companies don’t rely on a labor attorney until it’s too late. They should consult with one regarding guidelines and publish an employee handbook, but a lot of business owners don’t do it. Some of them don’t want to spend the money. Others think they know everything they need to know (I mean, look at the…

Or, maybe, they need to shut the fuck up and listen to other people. If they have a real need to be right all the time, then refer them to a therapist. Feeding their needs is not the responsibility of others, especially not women.

It doesn’t fucking matter why the bro was doing it. It’s still mansplaining.

With men, it’s a pecking order thing. With mansplaining, it’s men establishing dominance and dismissing women in general. It’s different, and it has a name for a very good reason.

Because men do it disproportionately to women. They really, really do. And you’re a perfect example of the well, actually crowd by your comments.

About 30 years ago, I was guilting by family into visiting my step-grandfather, who was in a coma, at a nearby hospital. I never liked him, creepy as hell, whispered warnings about possible sexual groping on grandkids, actually, pretty glad he was going. But I went one time to shut the fam up.