“I’m much more likely to tell a stranger how much I enjoyed their performance in Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Dead (you know, in case I ever run into the woman who played Rose) than I am to touch their stomach.”

I would like to believe that you are not purposely trying to be transphobic, but these are a woman’s feet.

Ah. Usually “Devil’s Advocate” is used for the sake of furthering the debate. So, I guess I don’t understand? But I got you, no nuptials.

If a WWII concentration camp was pretty, and acknowledged the holocaust a bit, would you want to get married there? I mean visit it for the history, maybe. But say “I do” next the place that were people were raped, beaten, killed and had their young children ripped from their arms and sold to who knows where? Nah. All…

I dunno. A steady stream of Benzodiazepines?

I just can’t get over the fact that he got married on a plantation. The reception was held in the garden outside the slaves’ quarters. I don't know how you commit yourself to someone in a place like that. The two of them are likely dead inside.

I appreciate that. It’s good to have a thick skin with regard to Internet. Thanks for responding and take care!

Exactly! Actually they likely use a nanny because it’s what they can afford. Center care is very expensive, especially for an infant. You are paying for the Center’s overhead in addition to the hourly labor.

That does work for some people, but some breastfed babies just won’t take a bottle. It’s called nipple confusion. When your infant is hungry and screaming at the top of their lungs you can’t really insist on using the bottle if they won't take it.

Maybe you don’t stop commenting, maybe it’s just time to experiment with responses other than humor in certain situations. I know you are capable, because you were able to do it further down in the thread. Humor is helpful for dealing with tragedy at times, but there is a way that it keeps us distanced from one…

I wanted to say that I’m sorry I responded to you in a way that didn’t make room for you to discuss this fully. I shut you down because of my own feelings about the Church and various other factors. That wasn’t fair to you and I am sorry if it felt disrespectful.

Yeah. I thought about this for days after I wrote it, and something didn’t feel right about it. I don’t feel like I said they couldn’t be upset/offended, but I do think I sort of erroneously combined the institution of the Church with it’s followers and that isn’t fair. I am soured on the Church, but that isn't an…

That’s awesome. I hope that some of the folks that interacted with you earlier in the thread get to read your last post. It is an awful story, I understand wanting to use humor in situations that are uncomfortable. However, when we read stories like this a lot of us instaneously flash-back to our own assaults. It’s…

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Aww. I don’t even know what to say, I’m sort of overwhelmed. I really appreciate your words and honestly I’m a bit restored to have an exchange like this with a complete stranger on the internets. You, ⭐️🌺🌻🌸😢⭐️!

Yep, I’m gonna go there...

I totally meant that in peaceful way and I’m sorry if that didn’t come across. You are well within your rights to have problems with the article. I commend you for being open to this conversation and I never meant to suggest otherwise. I haven’t posted here that much and I am probably a little wobbly at it. I hope you…

Or maybe sensitive is the wrong word. more like a variety of perspectives.

Yeah I know. I don’t think she needs me to take care of her. I think it doesn’t hurt to be sensitive to all those that might visit the blog, though.

I hear what you are saying about researching the story. There are maybe other examples that would have better lended themselves to hard line arguments, but would they have had as many clicks? Kara could have asked a gay person or an older white person I guess. But the couple-three white journalists didn’t really do…