Understanding the motives and actions of an abuser is often difficult and confusing for a  victim to comprehend. How could he say he loved me, share a roof with me, and children with me yet hate me so much? Many women and men… Read full post »

 

Over the last year and a half I have dated over 100 different guys. I’m not into dating though. In fact, I hate it. I didn't start off looking to date. Like a lot of women I was looking for someone to begin a… Read full post »

Oscar Pistorius: The Tragic Hero

Three weeks ago, if had you visited Oscar Pistorius’ Wikipedia page, you would read about a hero. His story was a noble tale of overcoming the odds. Pistorius, a double-amputee… Read full post »

In 2011, I remember coming across this headline: “Why Did Kat Von D Tattoo Jesse James’ Face on Her Body?” Wow, good question! Von D  swore she’d never laser that baby off, but as of December 2012 she has started the removal process. It is not that simple.… Read full post »

He Almost Killed Me

Oscar Pistorius and Reeva Steenkamp’s story is consistent with a typical abusive relationship. We will never know exactly what happened on Valentine’s Day in the home of Oscar Pistorius.

“Pistorius… Read full post »

In honor of Valentine’s Day I painted my nails black. Here’s why: I never really had a pet peeve before, but today I think I’ve finally found one: people who take you aside at a party or group and give you a very deep stare and in a… Read full post »

Ya, so I will be using my new blog Happily Never After to post ridiculous things I find on online dating profiles as well as some stories about my own dating disasters (and believe me, I have plenty of those).... Thank God I have a good sense of… Read full post »

Internet Courage  [in-ter-net  kur-ij]

noun

1. (see liquid courage) Bravery leading to a form of brazen expression, often offensive, enacted over the world wide web

2. Typically much more intoxicating and ballsier than liquid courage

3. Shielded by a computer screen and readil… Read full post »

Hi Everybody,

Please check out and comment on my new post:

Is the GOP Trying to Censor Women??

Also- tune in to Huff Post Live this afternoon at 4 PM Eastern. I will be participating in the Huff Post Live Shadow Conventions! Follow this link

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Mixed reactions are pouring in with regards to HYURO, a Spanish artist's, recent public mural in Atlanta, Georgia. Frame-by-frame, the mural depicts a nude woman dressing, then disrobing. Certain frames of the painting portray the woman as completely nude and a lot of the Atlanta citizens… Read full post »

Wednesday, I participated in a discussion on “BBC WHYS” called “WHYS 60: Survivors of rape have their say.” The discussion included five other rape survivors and the input from a group of survivors was extremely thought provoking.

Though many of us were from different countrie… Read full post »

Recently Representative Todd Akin made some outstanding remarks. When asked if abortion should be permitted in cases of pregnancies resulting from rape, Akin replied,"From what I understand from doctors, that's really rare. If it's a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut that… Read full post »

Tuesday, a woman featured on Nancy Grace committed suicide. Nicknamed the "Vodka Mom" by Nancy, Toni Medrano drank a bottle of vodka and accidentally passed out on her newborn child. When she awoke the child was dead. Nancy Grace gave her the title "Vodka Mom" on national television then… Read full post »

As the War on Women rages on, the idiocy of it continues to expand exponentially, take for example last month when two congresswomen were banned from saying the word “vagina.” Add that to the fact that more states continue to ban or attempt to ban abortion and… Read full post »

I dumped three guys this week. The first one pissed me off so I blocked his number. After asking me out to coffee- over three weeks ago- he made no effort to actually meet me for coffee. Instead he texted me occasionally and finally irritated me beyond my… Read full post »

 Final Tweet

oh snap! just put a full tank of gas in my Hummer H1 & bought more food than I could eat a year at Costco! well... God bless America! Read full post »

After five years of marriage, Katie Holmes plans to divorce Tom Cruise and she's seeking sole custody of their daughter Suri, 5. Columnists speculate that Holmes', 33, motivation for leaving Cruise, 49, revolves around Cruise's involvement in The Church of Scientology and the Church's influence on t… Read full post »

I recently interviewed artist Young Sam Kim on his new series “A World in the City.” For the series, the artist used “hyper-collage," a technique in which various pieces of digital photography are layered and superimposed upon one another. Through the use of this tec…

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I think it’s pretty indisputable that Britney Spears has a few mental issues. It doesn’t get in the way of relationships as the star is almost on her third marriage. Well… maybe it does get in the way of relationships, but it doesn’t keep men from pursuing her.… Read full post »

He was perfect, well almost. I met him online. He was a big guy, 250 lbs of solid muscle and taller than me (for once). Arms. I have a thing for men’s arms, muscular… Read full post »

After watching one too many Good Morning America interviews, my mother came to the conclusion "Hayley, you're just like Taylor Swift." Outright it sounded like a compliment as Taylor Swift is pretty, talented and rich, but it wasn't. She meant that I was just like Taylor Swift in… Read full post »

 

In the woods near my house are foundations; stone and mortar buildings that are over 200 years old. One sits directly across the street from me. I pass by it every day but it is not the only one. There are at… Read full post »

I have been known to get drunk and brag to guys that my IQ was in the 95th percentile. Why? I have no idea. Needless to say, they weren’t impressed. Which brings me to… Read full post »