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Monthly Archives: March 2009
I Will Be Here
A few, short years ago I was living in San Francisco, engaged to the man I loved, and intent on climbing the corporate ladder. Okay, the only part of that information that’s germane to this post is the fact that I was engaged, but I just like to include the rest for history’s sake.
Among the many choices we made as we planned our wedding was which song to have sung during the ceremony. Turns out, the one we chose was a timeless window into some of the commitment that marriage brings. See my post over at Blissfully Wed to read more.
Teenage Girls Defend Chris Brown
Say it isn’t so!
Although I’d heard some talk about teenage girls defending Chris Brown, I didn’t pay much attention until I read Jan Hoffman’s article in the NY Times last Friday (Teenage Girls Stand By Their Man).
Here are some of the most disturbing quotes I read:
“She probably made him mad for him to react like that,” the other ninth grader said. “You know, like, bring it on?”
“She probably feels bad that it was her fault, so she took him back.”
“Her friend nodded. “I don’t think he’ll hit her like that again,” she said.”
“During a presentation about dating violence to ninth graders at Hostos-Lincoln Academy this week, one girl said, “If they hit you, smack them back. Both my parents say that to me.”
“Yeah, men hit women, and women hit men. It was blown out of proportion because they’re celebrities.”
Really? This is what girls are saying?
Somebody help me. This, I cannot understand.
photo credit: joeltelling