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Ms. Toad

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41. Teenage?

Tue Apr 14, 2026, 10:37 PM

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I was sexually harassed and assaulted 4 times before I was a teen. That I remember.

And nothing they could have told me would have helped me protect myself. One was my brother sneaking into my room at night (after I told my parents, I was permitted to lock my door at night), a second was within my parents' sight (but below the water line at the community pool with a friendly dive coach "showing me how to position my arms&quot , one was in the middle of a middle school class full of people, including the teacher, and the 4th was a bullying situation.

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Yup. I hear you. As a woman, I have my own stories. Joinfortmill Tuesday #1

Same ananda Tuesday #8

Me too. OMGWTF Tuesday #18

WTF is wrong with men? Disaffected Tuesday #22

Culture has just as much to do with it blubunyip Tuesday #42

This leads to the nature or nurture debate. Disaffected Yesterday #44

Imho, women can cut their losses by simply avoiding athletes. Some have taken allegorical oracle Yesterday #49

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Prehistoric times? "Cave-man marriage"--- knock the woman over the head with a club, Jack Valentino Tuesday #43

You might be projecting modern norms on prehistory. Buzz cook 23 hrs ago #63

Yeah, who really knows? Disaffected 22 hrs ago #66

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It was prevalent throughout the sixties and seventies too. Arthur_Frain Tuesday #2

This was ongoing from the 1920''s through the 1990's and likely beyond there. PCIntern Tuesday #4

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I'm sorry that happened to you. And also if it ruins someone's life it's not necessarily because they "let" it. WhiskeyGrinder Tuesday #5

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Absolutely... PCIntern Tuesday #12

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That's ridiculous. AZ8theist Tuesday #20

Thank you. usedtobedemgurl Tuesday #21

You're welcome. AZ8theist Tuesday #32

I'm an old lady now, but... Trueblue Texan Tuesday #39

I'm sorry 😞 MustLoveBeagles 23 hrs ago #65

And sadly that is part of the problem Lifeafter70 Tuesday #33

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Teenage? Ms. Toad Tuesday #41

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Pretty revolting, isn't it? PCIntern Tuesday #19

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as an HR director, this chaps my ass TalenaGor 19 hrs ago #71

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You are right on the money PCIntern Yesterday #53

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