tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5533056.post1018785950533601852..comments2023-08-26T08:53:31.388-04:00Comments on Smokey Mountain Breakdown: The Secret TripRosiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10264435407129343604noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5533056.post-41805333596019555612007-02-28T23:41:00.000-05:002007-02-28T23:41:00.000-05:00Wow. I'm not even sure what to say, except thank y...Wow. I'm not even sure what to say, except thank you for sharing what must still be a difficult thing to discuss. You wrote beautifully--Karen Smitheyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04584636153202712192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5533056.post-27007143822448812812007-02-25T11:39:00.000-05:002007-02-25T11:39:00.000-05:00What a strong and moving story. To have to deal w...What a strong and moving story. To have to deal with the horror of rape and it's lasting consequences, but then to hold the burden of it in you to shoulder your mother's health issues and worry about her dying.<BR/><BR/>And all at 14.<BR/><BR/>I just hope you realize what a utterly strong person that makes you. You should be very proud of that strength.Idgie @ the "Dew"https://www.blogger.com/profile/10594696368832063076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5533056.post-37552451599131858492007-02-24T22:04:00.000-05:002007-02-24T22:04:00.000-05:00Oy, Rosie...I will gladly beat the shit out of the...Oy, Rosie...I will gladly beat the shit out of the "person" who did this.<BR/><BR/>And that's all I could comment on at the mo', because that is the pervading emotion I am left with.<BR/><BR/>I'm so, so sorry this had to happen to such a nice person (or any person for that matter). I feel sick inside.Ericahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12602144303531594094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5533056.post-23542483131695654262007-02-23T11:13:00.000-05:002007-02-23T11:13:00.000-05:00Boy, long post.Three years ago I hung around a lot...Boy, long post.<BR/><BR/>Three years ago I hung around a lot with a lady that had been raped by her brother a lot when they were teens. <BR/><BR/>She was silent about it for many years, her mother still doesn't know.<BR/><BR/>And she is still very messed up. Nice lady, hard worker, but can't be affectionate, it ruined her marriage. After seven months I gave up and moved on.<BR/><BR/>And it ticked her off because I did, but come on, no sex after seven months. Yup, it was time to move on.BBChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15323188240580782454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5533056.post-47673868999408136172007-02-23T10:06:00.000-05:002007-02-23T10:06:00.000-05:00key to this vaccine is the choice issue......the w...key to this vaccine is the choice issue......the words "government" and "mandate" together tend to give me hives...esp. when it concerns anything regarding ones own body. i'm glad to see the upswing in awareness around hpv...i was infected at 15 and was totally clueless as to what the hell was happening...abnormal pap didn't surface till i was 20...it wasn't cancerous so i opted out of surgery and did major life change/self healing instead...(all praise chapparel) paps have been normal now for 16yrs.<BR/>too bad they can't come up with a -socially sanctioned misogyny vaccine-.aaron ambrosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09027168007655481095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5533056.post-51616495178522719012007-02-23T00:30:00.000-05:002007-02-23T00:30:00.000-05:00Rosie, that's terrible! Did they ever catch the g...Rosie, that's terrible! Did they ever catch the guy who raped you? I can't help but think of that scene in the move "Hot Target" where Simone's character takes a shower after making love with her husband coz she feels "dirty."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5533056.post-64181961201430903272007-02-22T22:08:00.000-05:002007-02-22T22:08:00.000-05:00I believe the autism/mmr vaccine myth has been pre...I believe the autism/mmr vaccine myth has been pretty thoroughly debunked. There is much out there on the internet about vaccines that is untrue due to the anti-vax bunch. It's done some real harm including a polio epidemic in Ethiopia. Vaccines do come with risks. Most notably allergic reactions like your brother-in-law experienced. According to the CDC and the NIH, the bulk of the research indicates at present that vaccines and autism are non-related. The so-called autism epidemic may just be an increased awareness of autism and an expansion of the PDR. There is some promising research coming out on genetic causes of autism. Basically, an intelligent risk vs. benefit analysis based on sound science is a good place to start. As I said, a good compromise would be to make this available to all regardless of socio-economic background or resources.Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10264435407129343604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5533056.post-23064947365233979302007-02-22T21:03:00.000-05:002007-02-22T21:03:00.000-05:00very thoughtful post...and so sorry to hear that y...very thoughtful post...and so sorry to hear that your first sexual experience was forced on you. i've worked many years with children who have experienced sexual abuse and know the damage it does. i'm mixed on this issue...as i don't feel the government should ever MANDATE anything for parents unless there is outright abuse going on in a home. vaccines DO come with side effects and certain vaccines have been directly linked to autism. this vaccine, like many, hasn't been around long enough to know. i still think the parent should have the choice, no matter what vaccine, to have their child vaccinated or not. my brother-in-law had a severe reaction to a vaccine as a child, sending him into seizures. he also has a form of autism that suspiciously started showing up after being vaccinated. but i, also, have hpv....from choices I made as an adult and have already had cervical dysplasia twice that required surgery....so i understand wanting to prevent that. like i said...mixed!bluemountainmamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04297693762079368522noreply@blogger.com