Comments on: What Makes a Post Freshly Press-able: A difficult story to tell…

By: charlesberry101152

charlesberry101152 — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 13:22:21 +0000

I can relate to that to her past experiences with older men., who only took advantage of her when she was just a teenager. The only person she now trust is me, because I always never judge her, but the people who have taken an advantage to such a young woman who was naive. She never knew about racial, sexual,abuse. Her father was the biggest culprit and now is starting to get paid back to what he has done to his family. All the women in her family have been abused. Back in my early days before I reached my teen years,we had no laws to protect women and children from domestic abuse. This is a very touching blog and hits me to the core of some of my problems in my younger years. Thank you for sharing your story.

By: Melanie

Melanie — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 11:05:45 +0000

You had the words when you were ready for them. That’s neither too soon nor too late. Thank you for sharing them.

By: misslisted

misslisted — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 03:08:10 +0000

Thank you, what a lovely comment.

By: petalpower4me

petalpower4me — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 03:03:00 +0000

There is so much harm in the community that has been done, and justified in one way or another, and not spoken about. It is also hard to be brave and speak out if you are that one voice that decides to do so, but sometimes just one voice starts the avalanche.

By: misslisted

misslisted — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 02:34:56 +0000

Gracias por su comentario.

By: misslisted

misslisted — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 02:31:27 +0000

Thank you very much, sounds like I need to come read your blog…

By: misslisted

misslisted — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 02:29:42 +0000

Thanks to you both for the thoughtful comments. I thought a long time about how I wanted to present this, in fact, I wrote it months ago and didn’t think I would publish it. I thought it was just for me, for catharsis. But as I mentioned in the story, the politician’s comments and facebook comments made me realize that I needed to speak up. I eventually removed some language that sounded political because I really wanted to let my story speak for itself. Plus, I figured by the time I wrote it, most people had already heard all the comments and would be able to put it in that context on their own. But of course there is a place for a lot of different voices on the subject, and the comment thread really demonstrates that.

By: misslisted

misslisted — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 02:21:03 +0000

Thank you! I will take all the strength and fortitude I can get in this life, and I much appreciate your words.

By: misslisted

misslisted — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 02:19:51 +0000

Exactly. I have read so many other stories since…I wish I’d had the words sooner.

By: misslisted

misslisted — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 02:19:09 +0000

Thank you, it WAS difficult, now it feels so much easier…it is an interesting process.