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Agreed. I teach martial arts, and it’s pretty important to ask for questions and make sure we’re all on the same page.

There is SO MUCH CRAP that you have to think about while planning a wedding. I told my husband that if he ever leaves me, I’m never getting married again. Wedding planning is the fucking worst.

And here I thought not dyeing my hair purple before my wedding was a big deal. No one tried to guilt me out of doing martial arts or anything like that. Holy crap.

I really wish your comments had more stars and were closer to the top, they’ve got tons of great info and non-reactionary commentary in them!

I’m hoping for bugger. I have the Terry Pratchett “Where’s my cow?” picture book and I so look forward to the bits where I get to say “Bugrit! Millennium hand and shrimp!”

Is it Criminal Minds? This read like a comment by someone who watches as much Criminal Minds as I do.

In addition to that, people like to feel like Bad Thing X couldn’t happen to them. By blaming the victim or making themselves feel somehow “better than” or “different than” the victim, they feel as though they can therefore never be victim to Bad Thing X.

I was rather touched by his use of “We’ve got too many young ladies missing.” (emphasis mine) at the end of the statement. So I don’t really think dehumanization is his goal here.

One of my husband’s groomsmen banged 2 of my bridesmaids. One is my sister and the other one’s my best friend.

I’m impatient and frequently annoyed and I cuss too much around them and I worry that they’ll one day complain to a therapist that mommy cussed too much and never really seemed happy.

Oh hey, that road sounds almost just like my road. I think it’s the starting point at Catholicism. It sends us all down that path.

You’re excellent :)

How on earth would it be sexist.

That was beautiful.

I should go now, my atheism is showing.

That’s actually a pretty good point. Usually people who get neck tattoos have run out of space elsewhere. The same tends to go for women who typically get neck tattoos; their shoulders, back, and arms tend to already be covered.

I mean, being a tattoo artist doesn’t mean you actually have good taste. One person’s trashy is another person’s badass. The random semi-freehand red swirly tattoo I have all up my side is a nightmare for one artist, and a ton of fun to do for another. That’s why you have to find the right artist for you. If you don’t…

I mean, 3 of my tattoos have text in them and I wish I had left the text out of 2 of them. The meaning of a text tattoo is kind of written in stone, but an image’s meaning can change as your life changes. I dunno, text is boring.

but no good reason other than his opinion about a tattoo he will not be sporting