No one ever called this rape, they call this sexual assault. Which it is. Also, if someone’s isolated you and is touching you and not caring that you say “no,” that is not laughable. That is frightening and they need to know that that’s not ok, and we’re all glad you got out of there.

ok, a) it wasnt a rape allegation, it was a complaint of sexual assault which fot the guidelines the uni laid out as what constituted such. B) I was touched up like this too. I pushed him off me and kept it to myself too. I had no “White Knight” either (at the time). The guy who groped me went on to seriously sexually…

I’m 56 and cannot understand why younger generations AREN’T as angry. Give it time. It grinds you down - even with the battles won, the shit is still there.

Your mum sounds rad as hell. Please thank her for the work she and other women did to make things easier and fairer for my generation.

Couldn’t happen to a nicer guy.

Considering I willingly put various types of poison into my body on a regular basis and pay for the privilege, I cannot in good conscious pretend to give a flying fuck about organic food and whether or not my peaches are filled with pesticides.

Agreed. Long time lurker and only now starting to comment but I just wanted to say, it’s good to see you writing for ROYGBIV again, Kat! I’ve missed your writing.

Duh. Was it not Jesus himself who said it’s not real charity unless somebody sees it? He did say that. Because it’s true.

Having known many children who beg, their parents often do not know. Also, I don’t think that just because you have to beg for money that you suddenly abdicate your rights to retain personal boundaries for yourself and your children.

Just give me the baby and the Steve Buschemi dog and we will all go live happily ever after far the fuck away from these garbage people.

“Maybe it’s a primal, animal-like thing for me to want to know she’s mine just by looking at her — my OB told me lots of mothers feel this way. She also advised against the piercing and has threatened to report my husband and I to child protection services. Uh, yeah right, doc! Try and get between a momma bear and her…

First Cloney, outfitted in a fedora and overcoat, physically tried to stop Switzer, but she avoided his clutches.

I watched “Maury” and “The Price is Right” on sick days.

Female air marshals.

Flying on a plane with your period is just irresponsible. You want to attract flying bears? Because that’s how you attract flying bears.

When I was a F/A I heard some stories of Hasidic men asking the flight attendants if they were “dirty” meaning on their periods on flights to Tel Aviv. Apparently the men cannot accept service items from “dirty” women. Most F/A’s would answer that they were absolutely on their period.

Sometimes the best thing to do for a baby is not the most convenient for the parents.

This is so dumb, the “who knows?” shrugging. This is like every form of being horrible to others that hasn’t yet been codified as “you guys, this is not a good way to be a human being” - racism, “animals can’t feel pain”, etc.

No known sleep studies that show physiological harm and/or trauma and attachment issues? Dude. Dr. Bruce Perry is the go-to researcher for just that.