Why Are We So Scared to Say What We Mean? Necklace Promises to Rescue You From Bad Dates But Not Bad Taste

by Charlottepersonal essays, sexual assault, UncategorizedPosted on 11 Comments

All bodybuilders go to heaven… This is still my most favorite thrift store find and I know I’ve used it on here before but deal with it because I love this so hard. I think ‘Roided Out Guardian Angel With Mullet (TM) is going to be the unofficial GFE mascot! Everyone has a Creepy Date story. …

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Have You Ever Been “Gaslighted”? Why You Don’t Get To Call Me Crazy [My Emotional Freedom Manifesto]

by Charlottemental health, personal essays, sexual assaultPosted on 42 Comments

You are crazy. He said it so many times I believed him. I had to. It was the only explanation that made sense. The alternative – that he was a charismatic psychopath hell-bent on destroying me – was too terrifying to be considered. And so I believed him when he told me that I was …

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