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Luminous Animal

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17. I totally understand that fear. I was sitting on the front porch around 11 PM having a smoke and I

Fri Nov 30, 2012, 03:20 AM

Nov 2012

heard my daughter's voice coming from a distance singing on the top of her lungs, "I love you babeee...And if it's quite all right, I need you babeee... To warm my lonely nights..." and I jumped up and ran toward her saw her quickly leaping down the sidewalk and when we met up she told me that a car had been slowly following her and one of her strategies for deflecting a possible predator is acting like a total crazy person.

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NORMAL people DON'T need to debate what is rape and what isn't. [View all] cherokeeprogressive Nov 2012 OP

I agree completely, my dear cherokeeprogressive! CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2012 #1

YES NORMAL PEOPLE DO... Luminous Animal Nov 2012 #2

thank you for posting this liberal_at_heart Nov 2012 #4

You are welcome. Survey after survey reveals that both males & females believe Luminous Animal Nov 2012 #5

you know what? i don't believe that survey. you can pull out all the surveys you like, i HiPointDem Nov 2012 #6

Okey doke. There are many surveys cited in the link. Luminous Animal Nov 2012 #7

That makes my heart hurt. : ( Thank you for posting this. nt rDigital Nov 2012 #10

My father would have felt the same way. DevonRex Nov 2012 #3

so much sadness in so few words renate Nov 2012 #22

Because every one is not your clone, nor raised by who raised you. Lars39 Nov 2012 #8

exactly liberal_at_heart Nov 2012 #9

My first and only daughter was just born 13 days ago. I feel you Cherokee, for real. nt rDigital Nov 2012 #11

You will raise her well to assert boundries in her own fashion. Luminous Animal Nov 2012 #12

One of the saddest days of my life was when I had to tell my daughter liberal_at_heart Nov 2012 #13

I totally understand that fear. I was sitting on the front porch around 11 PM having a smoke and I Luminous Animal Nov 2012 #17

You have one smart, strong, and powerful daughter there liberal_at_heart Nov 2012 #18

It's a work in progress. We're young parents (29 & 26). My partner is one tough lady. rDigital Nov 2012 #14

Aww! So wonderful that you have the opportunity to raise a human being! Luminous Animal Nov 2012 #15

somehow I missed that thread renate Nov 2012 #23

Thanks! We are having fun, just not a lot of sleep! LoL : ) nt rDigital Nov 2012 #31

whoops, wrong reply! nt rDigital Nov 2012 #36

Congrats! gollygee Nov 2012 #35

Thanks : ) nt rDigital Nov 2012 #37

I missed it first time around, but read the whole story on your link! ANOIS Nov 2012 #21

Cherokee - seriously? NashvilleLefty Nov 2012 #16

People have known what rape is since the beginning of time. Perhaps some societies rateyes Nov 2012 #27

The legal definition of rape is quite clear davidn3600 Nov 2012 #19

young girls can be emotionally broken down liberal_at_heart Nov 2012 #20

well.... davidn3600 Nov 2012 #26

The law is the law. But law and ethics don't always intersect. nomorenomore08 Nov 2012 #24

I agree that there's less of a gray area involved than some seem to think. nomorenomore08 Nov 2012 #25

I grew up in the 50s and 60s HockeyMom Nov 2012 #28

That's when I grew up, too. MineralMan Nov 2012 #30

Absolutely HockeyMom Nov 2012 #33

Parents must teach daughters to say NO RegieRocker Nov 2012 #29

This is Cherokee's way of TEACHING men DevonRex Nov 2012 #32

Was Your Interpretation Really Required? I Don't Think So. (nt) Paladin Nov 2012 #34

I think some people DevonRex Nov 2012 #39

So... Lightbulb_on Nov 2012 #38