Jesus, that's terrible regardless of what happened.
Angel: Just admit it: you think you're gonna ride in, save the day, and sweep Buffy off her--Spike: Like you're not thinking the same thing. Angel: I'm already seeing somebody. Spike: What, dog girl?
'The Girl in Question'
Natter 74: Ready or Not
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Jesse - Nov 05, 2015 1:30:31 pm PST #8582 of 30003
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Sheryl - Nov 05, 2015 1:38:32 pm PST #8583 of 30003
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Timelies all!
The little guy is sleeping in his swing, while I watch some things on the DVR. Gary should be home soonish.(his flight got in an hour or so ago, but who knows how bad traffic is?)
amyth - Nov 05, 2015 1:57:24 pm PST #8584 of 30003
And none of us deserving the cruelty or the grace -- Leonard Cohen
Wow, Steph, that's awful.
Steph L. - Nov 05, 2015 2:00:28 pm PST #8585 of 30003
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
I was thinking about this while I was washing the dishes, and here's the thing: in any similar case of allegations of abuse, I believe the kid. I believe Dylan Farrow, not Woody Allen.
But I don't know them. My kneejerk reaction is to believe the friend I know. And I hate the thread of gay panic woven in there -- the accusation that gay teachers/Boy Scout leaders/priests are automatically assumed to be abusers *because* they're gay.
And yet, if this were just another case I saw on the news, I would believe the kid. (Except, because I don't have details -- and I'm not entitled to them -- I don't know what, if anything, my friend's nephew has said.)
This is really ugly.
meara - Nov 05, 2015 2:08:35 pm PST #8586 of 30003
Well, it's just terrible either way--either your friend is screwed, or the poor kid has been through stuff no kid should have to. Either way, bad. :(
-t - Nov 05, 2015 2:18:15 pm PST #8587 of 30003
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
How awful! I'm so sorry, Steph. What terrible uncertainty for you to have to carry, and what a sad situation for that family.
Scrappy - Nov 05, 2015 2:37:13 pm PST #8588 of 30003
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Oh, Teppy, how awful. I would be feeling just as you do.
Zenkitty - Nov 05, 2015 3:28:48 pm PST #8589 of 30003
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
God, Steph, that's awful, for all of them, and you too. The poor kid - he's going through a lot of shit, regardless of what's true.
Calli - Nov 05, 2015 3:45:11 pm PST #8590 of 30003
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
That's awful, Steph.
Anne W. - Nov 05, 2015 3:58:55 pm PST #8591 of 30003
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
Steph, that's horrible.