Well 16 year Olds shouldn't be drinking to begin with, so having sex with a 16 year old who has been drinking would be a huge act of poor decision making. It's much more nuanced and difficult to judge the line of sober and intoxicated when it comes to what someone else is. That's not a skill set that many adults have…

Or maybe she only wants to give a BJ and not have sex. Every new sex act requires new consent.

I ATE IT AND IT IS SO GOOD!!!!

Thank you! The only way to make the world a better place is one kid at a time. I know it sounds cheesy but I really do believe it.

Good point, and I do. I also stress the importance of trusting your gut and that bad guys don't always look like bad guys.

We also had a long conversation one night that included four or five of his friends that were at the house. The didn't know that having sex with a girl who had been drinking was rape. I'm just glad I'm "that mom" that the kids feel comfortable talking to.

I'm raising a 16 year old son. We discuss enthusiastic consent all of the time. This also means that we go through scenarios and break down when consent is given or not. I've also told him there are non weird ways to ask if what he is doing is ok and if she feels comfortable going further.

I would only bring it up naturally in conversations, like if you are talking about grad school. I don't think you owe anyone explanations on your plans for half a year away. After a third or fourth date I would say they deserve to know though.

I did. Hardly surprising to any of us that have encountered her. I was unfortunate enough to have a chance to see her working up close and personal at the AIDS walk a few years ago and she was quite the diva.

Well the continued dialogue is one of the things that makes the Gawkerverse so loved by many. The fact that I can read what is written, and then converse with not just other readers but the ones who write the pieces themselves is what has always made me enjoy it around here.

I'm not terribly fond of the last either. My friends and I call her Shirley Sheila Jackson Lee, because if there is a TV camera there surely she will be too.

I have a 16 year old son and I once was talking to him and his friends about enthusiastic consent. They were all authentically surprised that sex with a girl who was drunk was rape and that if a girl said no but you talked her into it was also rape.

If you had said Neil Diamond you could have been my next ex husband.

I really, REALLY don't like LDR. I don't know if it's the over acted affectation she fronts or what. The point being I love when other people don't care for her because I feel like I'm missing something the way my friends go on and on about her.

Thank you!

In December I finally graduated with my BA and got accepted into grad school. Yay!!! I also moved out of my house I shared with my husband and we filed for divorce.

I read this as standing ovulation. I need more sleep.

As a Lutheran I fully appreciate this comment.

I have spent all morning watching these videos and then sending them to all of my friends. I love you. My friends hate you. C'est la vie.

I'm in Texas and my very best friend who is the other half of me is in Florida. I hate it. And all of my friends who are my best friends to go to live shows with are scattered everywhere. It's miserable making.