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hlthe2b

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1. So amazing is her journey and cause... She's really worthy of a lot of respect and admiration.

Reply to mfcorey1 (Original post)

Tue May 28, 2019, 08:13 AM

May 2019

I can't help but wish she might have touched on any repercussions that might have happened with her first husband--even if there were none. I hope he was (at a minimum) exposed for the monster he was and got by with --all in the name of patriarchy and false purveyor of religion.

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This Is What It's Like to Be a Mom at 10 and Married at 11 in Florida [View all] mfcorey1 May 2019 OP

So amazing is her journey and cause... She's really worthy of a lot of respect and admiration. hlthe2b May 2019 #1

In Wisconsin, I worked with a young black mother. Scarsdale May 2019 #2

yet another reason to say "fuck you" to religion. Initech May 2019 #3

Now really. You're comparing ALL people of faith Hortensis May 2019 #6

Yeah true, there's no comparing anything to these low life scumbags. Initech May 2019 #7

Yes, these were really bad people. Hortensis May 2019 #8

I definitely know a few fire and brimstone types on both sides of my family. Initech May 2019 #9

There's enough truth in that old saying that Hortensis May 2019 #10

The church should pay for all her child-rearing expenses and a college education. Period. JudyM May 2019 #4

Just for perspective she was 10 almost 50 years ago now. Hortensis May 2019 #5

Good effin' grief malaise May 2019 #11