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valerief

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110. Oh, yes, I remember the belt and pad days, too. I just never had a period that

Wed Sep 3, 2014, 08:13 PM

Sep 2014

ran down my legs. It was always light. So I was wondering what it was for girls like that.

Back in my school, we weren't lucky enough to take showers. We basically just changed into our white blouse and blue bloomers and stretched for a half hour. That was our PE with the nuns.

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Texas cops ‘swarm’ school, police call for ‘prayer’ over miscarriage in bathroom [View all] Playinghardball Sep 2014 OP

A swarm of police and a helicopter for a "possible miscarriage." enough Sep 2014 #1

I think it shows that the christx30 Sep 2014 #33

The mother could have avoided any criminal charges by carrying the child to term? rocktivity Sep 2014 #2

Alan Elliott TNNurse Sep 2014 #25

Exactly. What in the hell were they going to do with all those police? Shot the mother? A possible jwirr Sep 2014 #48

and in Texas.... awoke_in_2003 Sep 2014 #90

exactly. Liberal_in_LA Sep 2014 #51

Yeah, that bothered me too Warpy Sep 2014 #101

No, I'm afraid they don't know liberalhistorian Sep 2014 #108

Should she have dropped the "miscarriage" off at a site like a fire station? ScreamingMeemie Sep 2014 #3

The fact they are calling it a 'fetus' leads me to believe this was not at a viable stage. PeaceNikki Sep 2014 #5

Me too, and I can't imagine how frightened she must be. ScreamingMeemie Sep 2014 #9

Prayer? Give me a break. We need more open talk about women's issues in society and stop Lint Head Sep 2014 #4

+2.7 million TheBlackAdder Sep 2014 #36

Exactly. I have heard of Benny Hinn, but never actually listened or watched him locdlib Sep 2014 #65

Yeah I wonder why prayer was the first thing that was brought up. Initech Sep 2014 #71

Cretins. Poor thing. She had to hide the pregnancy and now this...spontaneous or not. And Daddy libdem4life Sep 2014 #6

Back in the late 60s, our PE... 3catwoman3 Sep 2014 #23

CREEPY Liberal_in_LA Sep 2014 #52

Yes, that is very creepy. I am sure there were covert reasons. anneboleyn Sep 2014 #85

So you weren't allowed to shower with other girls when you had your period? valerief Sep 2014 #105

I don't know that is was so much a matter... 3catwoman3 Sep 2014 #106

Oh, yes, I remember the belt and pad days, too. I just never had a period that valerief Sep 2014 #110

They did this at my school in the early 80's too. n/t MadrasT Sep 2014 #107

Oh, my you mentioned the Daddy. Now you know that they will never bother to worry about that jwirr Sep 2014 #50

Yeah, that's a little detail that gets a bit lost in the investigation. Who's your Daddy? libdem4life Sep 2014 #78

Will they DNA test all the girls next? Generic Other Sep 2014 #7

I agree. Not only is it beyond horriifying it's just plain nuts. Louisiana1976 Sep 2014 #34

I have a feeling a law indirectly authorizing that is right around the corner Blue_Tires Sep 2014 #70

They will have to wipe my dna off their faces Generic Other Sep 2014 #72

talk about a violation of civil rights. Most of these girls Ilsa Sep 2014 #74

She probably didn't know what was going on catrose Sep 2014 #8

26 or 16? nt Fla Dem Sep 2014 #35

26 catrose Sep 2014 #45

Sorry,I just thought you meant in high school you didn't understand, because this was in a HS. nt Fla Dem Sep 2014 #46

I realize that it was in a HS catrose Sep 2014 #49

I imagine this could be very scary for multiple reasons for the girl. ZombieHorde Sep 2014 #10

I hope so too. Louisiana1976 Sep 2014 #37

A "suspect" for WHAT crime? a miscarriage is not a crime, and if it was a fetus rather than tblue37 Sep 2014 #11

"And unless that fetus was well armed and spraying bullets around the school..." Lars39 Sep 2014 #18

Feel free to do so. nt tblue37 Sep 2014 #19

Seriously! ReRe Sep 2014 #47

It just occurred to me get the red out Sep 2014 #54

Uh, the "mother" is dangerous and might abort/miscarry Ilsa Sep 2014 #76

please stop the world Spacemom Sep 2014 #12

We have so much in common, Spacemom. tosh Sep 2014 #21

same here LittleGirl Sep 2014 #31

Me, too. The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2014 #38

But we are the ones that need to go out Ilsa Sep 2014 #77

How could the person involved be a suspect? gollygee Sep 2014 #13

Exactly. What's going on is crazy. Louisiana1976 Sep 2014 #40

+ one zillion mega plusses. BlancheSplanchnik Sep 2014 #68

And yet we still are told there is no war on women. littlemissmartypants Sep 2014 #14

This^^^ riqster Sep 2014 #57

Kicking in honor of redqueen. nt littlemissmartypants Sep 2014 #15

Damn skippy. She is missed. riqster Sep 2014 #59

^ n/t BlancheSplanchnik Sep 2014 #69

Crazy making BS. Pray for what??? WCLinolVir Sep 2014 #16

Morning-after pills don't usually work when you're that far along jmowreader Sep 2014 #60

How far along was she? Article does not say. WCLinolVir Sep 2014 #93

An embryo that's early enough to be expelled by morning-after will be microscopic jmowreader Sep 2014 #94

Anyone with a medical background might know the difference. WCLinolVir Sep 2014 #96

Morning after pills really just work for the morning (and to a lesser extent a few mornings after) gollygee Sep 2014 #62

Morning after pills. WCLinolVir Sep 2014 #92

There's no way a fetus big enough for people to notice it gollygee Sep 2014 #95

I have taken the morning after pill, and yes, it can be messy and painful. WCLinolVir Sep 2014 #97

Yes, actually I have. gollygee Sep 2014 #111

Probably where the "reporter' got his start! whistler162 Sep 2014 #113

A happy ending is where the poor girl gets checked out and is given a clean bill of health after all Lars39 Sep 2014 #17

What the fuck? Rather than trying to figure out who is having a medical health problem they are uppityperson Sep 2014 #20

That poor child. nolabear Sep 2014 #22

thank you for that post LittleGirl Sep 2014 #32

+1 gollygee Sep 2014 #42

+ infinity BrotherIvan Sep 2014 #91

Because we can simply choose whether to miscarry or carry a fetus to term, right? Heidi Sep 2014 #24

Right! get the red out Sep 2014 #58

OMFG VA_Jill Sep 2014 #26

That poor young woman. nt Codeine Sep 2014 #27

They're making it sound like some girl drowned a baby in the high school toilet! Moonwalk Sep 2014 #28

Mandatory pregnancy testing up next! Old and In the Way Sep 2014 #29

I'm sorry, I lack words on this one Scootaloo Sep 2014 #30

I had to check catchnrelease Sep 2014 #39

K&R for exposure. Terrible. Louisiana1976 Sep 2014 #41

This country is so backward. Yet another story that makes me ashamed to live here. EEO Sep 2014 #43

Wow, the stupid is really beyond stupid there. proReality Sep 2014 #44

So a scared young woman having a miscarriage get the red out Sep 2014 #53

Woman-hating assholes. riqster Sep 2014 #55

Update: It was a miscarriage. Brickbat Sep 2014 #56

K&R... ReRe Sep 2014 #61

That kind of sheer, unimaginable IDIOCY hifiguy Sep 2014 #63

No sense in wasting all that military gear. liberalmuse Sep 2014 #64

An extreme over-reaction by the police. MineralMan Sep 2014 #66

Seriously. Their response was just absurd. Disturbing and absurd. anneboleyn Sep 2014 #89

remember, this is texas, home of gov. "smart glasses" perry. locdlib Sep 2014 #67

Yet another metaphorical rape. Trillo Sep 2014 #73

It could have been a miscarriage by a teacher. Ilsa Sep 2014 #75

I'm speechless. Fucking cops. madinmaryland Sep 2014 #79

A helicopter? A fucking helicopter? Sheldon Cooper Sep 2014 #80

I once miscarried a 10-week fetus at home. Laffy Kat Sep 2014 #103

Question ? Texas is very conservative regarding abortion . If she did miscarry lunasun Sep 2014 #81

I would cut the police some slack for the initial response. RandySF Sep 2014 #82

Then why did they initially refer to her as "the suspect" gollygee Sep 2014 #83

THAT was the stupid part. RandySF Sep 2014 #84

if the fetus was viable Niceguy1 Sep 2014 #86

Sending a helicopter to hover over a building and more than two police officers ScreamingMeemie Sep 2014 #88

Sorry, but no. The age of the fetus has liberalhistorian Sep 2014 #109

Baby Moses Law is misnamed Capt. Obvious Sep 2014 #87

Police have determined there was no crime... meathead Sep 2014 #98

police reaction is the crime dembotoz Sep 2014 #99

Given the poor quality of reporting and whistler162 Sep 2014 #112

Once again a fetus is dead and the guilty baby killer avoids charges. herding cats Sep 2014 #100

Since when is it criminal to have a miscarriage? appleannie1 Sep 2014 #102

WTF did they think the thing was, a devil fetus? Insanity reigns. nt valerief Sep 2014 #104