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SheltieLover

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47. Absolutely!

Reply to CousinIT (Reply #23)

Mon Feb 13, 2023, 07:34 PM

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Teen girls 'engulfed' in violence and trauma, CDC finds [View all] Nevilledog Feb 2023 OP

I doubt these numbers are new, rather, becoming more accurate. Coventina Feb 2023 #1

I'm in an all-women book group. Sky Jewels Feb 2023 #3

That fits well with what I have heard when wnylib Feb 2023 #37

Very true, very accurate Sky Jewels Feb 2023 #54

I got so annoyed and angry over harassment in workplaces that wnylib Feb 2023 #55

Oh my gosh. So much pain and suffering inflicted upon women in small and very large ways, Sky Jewels Feb 2023 #56

To make it even worse, my friend was the shy one in our group wnylib Feb 2023 #57

Wow, what a resilient person. Sky Jewels Feb 2023 #58

I didn't even tell all of what she experienced wnylib Feb 2023 #59

I can imagine it increasing with the age of the internet and the lack of skills young men chowder66 Feb 2023 #4

I think you're exactly right about that Warpy Feb 2023 #36

You beat me to the post. This has happened for ages just as you raccoon Feb 2023 #38

Have you ever considered letting him know? Polybius Feb 2023 #51

I've thought about it, but I don't think I ever will. Coventina Feb 2023 #53

They are facing a world where they will be reproductive slaves... CousinIT Feb 2023 #2

Yes it is going to get much worse for young women. Irish_Dem Feb 2023 #13

The men who are applying force and limiting options are clearly Harker Feb 2023 #27

Yes if women are pregnant all the time, they must rely on husbands. Irish_Dem Feb 2023 #29

So sad! SheltieLover Feb 2023 #5

I agree that's a large mzmolly Feb 2023 #8

Yw! SheltieLover Feb 2023 #19

Like tackle football, and gunz, and cults, no one wants to admit the damage social media causes lindysalsagal Feb 2023 #31

Wow! Couple that with this 60 Minutes "Brainhacking" SheltieLover Feb 2023 #45

That's so very mzmolly Feb 2023 #44

... SheltieLover Feb 2023 #46

Much of the teen suicidal ideation I saw when working with teens was due to social media. SheltieLover Feb 2023 #6

Social media IMO plays a huge part. Diamond_Dog Feb 2023 #10

Absolutely! SheltieLover Feb 2023 #14

Social media has been a huge problem. Harassment of girls & women just moved online... CousinIT Feb 2023 #23

Absolutely! SheltieLover Feb 2023 #47

Young girls, teenagers and adult women NEED to learn self defense MagickMuffin Feb 2023 #7

Rape Mossfern Feb 2023 #9

The vast majority of rape, sexual assault and sexual abuse is proximal, meaning it's someone the WhiskeyGrinder Feb 2023 #11

Absofuckingloutely! SheltieLover Feb 2023 #15

I think that more rapes are coerced by family/authority figures Tumbulu Feb 2023 #30

I assume you are correct. Adults won't listen or kids know they won't be believed lindysalsagal Feb 2023 #32

When the "me too" movement was gaining traction Diamond_Dog Feb 2023 #12

And Psych 101 & human growth & dev should be mandatory SheltieLover Feb 2023 #16

Great idea. 👍 Diamond_Dog Feb 2023 #17

Why aren't those mandatory? SheltieLover Feb 2023 #18

This would benefit boys AND girls Diamond_Dog Feb 2023 #20

Jee, it's almost as if someone doesn't want kids to live consciously. SheltieLover Feb 2023 #22

A periodic chat with a mental health counselor sounds wonderful! ShazzieB Feb 2023 #35

Same here, ShazzieB! SheltieLover Feb 2023 #39

I hear you, and I see you! ShazzieB Feb 2023 #48

How is your eye? SheltieLover Feb 2023 #49

Much better, thanks! ShazzieB Feb 2023 #50

So glad to heae! SheltieLover Feb 2023 #52

I'd highly recommend some martial arts training. calimary Feb 2023 #33

Absolutely! SheltieLover Feb 2023 #40

we need to find solace in something Chakaconcarne Feb 2023 #21

Agree that we need to help our kiddos MontanaMama Feb 2023 #25

Sadly, SpamWyzer Feb 2023 #24

Welcome to DU! MontanaMama Feb 2023 #26

Welcome to DU, SpamWyzer! calimary Feb 2023 #34

Absolutely! Both genders benefit, mind, bod, soul, & protectively! SheltieLover Feb 2023 #41

2021 isolation was an unusual year. I'd be careful about drawing solid conclusions Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2023 #28

Unfortunately, those numbers increase every year. Torchlight Feb 2023 #42

I agree with other comments here; also, more than ever, snot Feb 2023 #43