Meet the Female Pedophile

Great video showing that females can and do hold the title of pedophile. This is an issue that needs to be talked about, it's a reality, it happens. Males and females both sexually abuse children.
I'm highlighting this video because there is a long standing myth that women do not sexually abuse children, only men do.
We need to start holding individuals responsible for their own actions, regardless of what gender they happen to be.

"Society doesn't want to believe that there are female abusers, it's much easier to believe it's a nasty man." -Michele Elliot

The Positive Effects of Nonviolent Parenting

I created a group on Facebook for both parents and those without children. All are welcome :)

The Positive Effects of Nonviolent Parenting

Rabbits: An education

I recently watched a video (below) that AIB TV uploaded to Youtube about the House Rabbit Society.
It was very informative and made all the main points about rabbits and the people who buy them.
Some of the points they make are:

• Rabbits are often an impulse buy
• Doing your homework before you purchase a rabbit
• Many people purchase rabbits because they think they're cute and when they get older they are often neglected. (Again, impulse buy.)
• Domestic animals are not wild animals, they rely on humans to care for them
• Rabbits are not the easiest animal to care for (I would not recommend them for small children or as a first time pet)
• A rabbit's personality changes as they grow older

This may all seem like common knowledge but I assure you, it isn't. At least not from what I've seen.
Most often I see people purchase a cute baby rabbit for their child and as soon as the rabbit gets older they leave it in it's cage for the rest of it's life. Rabbits are one of the most neglected domestic animals because people don't educate themselves on how to properly care for them. If you know how to care for them they can be one of the best pets you've ever had. People who have grown to really love rabbits say they are like a cross between a dog and cat. They're very personable, inquisitive and happy-go-lucky animals.

Please take the time to watch this video and visit the House Rabbit Society website and spread the information and education to others. Thank you!

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Burnt out

I really don't mean to sound pretentious or belittle anyone's intellect. We all have different levels of intelligence and I can appreciate different points of view. But sometimes I come across someone who is literally too crazy and stupid to talk to. Before you jump on me for being an egregious asshole, let me explain.

I try to have a reasonable, rational, logical discussion with them and then they start talking about magic and the supernatural. They claim these things as facts and when asked to provide proof, their typical response is, "Prove that it didn't!"

It would seem that the average person has little to no understanding of basic science. How things work within the realm of science. And that's fine, I'm perfectly happy to tell them the correct information on those little basic things or point them in the right direction if I'm unable to give them a sufficient answer. But when I finish explaining, it's like it has gone in one ear and out the other and then they shit on it.

How am I not supposed to be incredibly frustrated with these people? People who are supposed to be adults and expect to be treated as such. How can you go about making incredulous claims, say that they are personal, but expect everyone else to take you seriously?

Simply ignoring them doesn't seem to work for me, I have this strong urge to correct false information when I spot it. This comes at a price most times. For instance when you see a spelling mistake and correct it for someone, they sometimes think of you as a "grammar nazi" and think you're attempting to make them look or feel stupid. Since when has it become unacceptable to correct error? Is being uninformed, uneducated and willfully ignorant the new trend?

Matt Dillahunty once said, "I want to have as many true beliefs as I can and as few false beliefs as I can." 

This is something we should all aspire to.

Dr. Norman Finkelstein moved me to tears (vid)

This man is incredibly brave for speaking out. I truly admire him for being so selfless and rational.

OMG Facts! :D

Here are some interesting facts I learned today:

1) Anatidaephobia is the fear that somewhere in the world, there is a duck watching you.  

They are all watching us...

2) You can't hum while holding your nose closed.

Try it, it's true!

3) Women speak about 7000 words a day. The average man averages just over 2000. 

Yea, so there!

4) A Rubik's cube has 43,252,003,274,489,856,000 possible configurations.

With 6 colored sides, 21 pieces and 54 outer surfaces, there's a combined total of over 43 quintillion different possible configurations. To put that into perspective: if you turned the Rubik's cube once every second it would take you 1400 trillion years to finish to go through all the configurations. If you had started this project during the Big Bang, you still wouldn't be done yet. 

5) When you put a seashell next to your ear, it's the sound of your blood surging in your veins, not the ocean.  

My childhood, oh my precious childhood T_T

6) The Bible is the number one most shoplifted book of all time.

Oh the irony!

7) Your tongue cannot taste food without saliva.

In order for food to have taste, chemicals from the food must first dissolve in saliva. Once dissolved, the chemicals can be detected by receptors on taste buds.  

8) Dogs do NOT have cleaner mouths than humans have.

However, you are less likely to get sick from kissing a dog than you are a human! This is due to the fact that many of the bacteria in a dog’s mouth are species specific and are therefore harmless to human beings. 

9) The evolutionary ancestor of whales could walk on land.  

Ok I technically already knew this but still, it's interesting dammit! 

10) During Prohibition, the U.S. government poisoned alcohol to keep people from drinking it.

In an effort to stop the bootlegging, federal regulators ordered the manufacturers of these industrial alcohols to add deadly poisons to their products. As a result, by the time Prohibition had ended, an estimated 10,000 died from being poisoned by their own government.

Source: http://www.omg-facts.com/

Crazy Christian Cunt

It was a hot summer Sunday in 2008. My mom's pastor was leaving the church that day and a new one was replacing him. I had known this woman named Marian for most of my life as my mother dragged me to church every Sunday and Wednesday. Marian was a very tall elderly woman who always dyed her hair an unnatural shade of brown.

She had called the night before and asked to speak with me. She wanted to know if I would like to attend church with her and my mom to see the pastor off (I never met this pastor). I respectfully declined but she insisted. I said, "Maybe, but I don't know", just to humor her. She must have mistook my "maybe" for a "yes" because the next day all hell broke loose (slight exaggeration).

It was early evening and I had just woken up because I'm a total lazy ass and I love sleeping in on Sundays. In the middle of egg making I hear my mom coming up the stairs and another pair of footsteps as well. My mom walks in with Marian behind her. Marian then proceeds to walk past me (she didn't see me, I was in the kitchen and she was in the dining room), through my house and to my bedroom saying, "Where is she?" My mom says, "Now Marian." Marian realizes I'm in the kitchen where my mom is.

Marian sees me and gives me a friendly hug. She was a bit peeved that I didn't attend church with her this morning and proceeded to make dialogue with me.

MARIAN: Why didn't you go to church with me today?

ME: Well I didn't say I would, I just said "maybe".

MARIAN: You said, "Yes, I will."

Me: No, I didn't. I said, "Maybe, I don't know."

MARIAN: No, you told me "yes".

ME: Marian, no I didn't. I may not remember perfectly well but I know I didn't say "yes".

MARIAN: Well what's wrong with your memory?

ME: Nothing, I just have a really bad short-term memory apparently.

After insulting me she then decides it would be a good idea if she, my mother and I all huddle together and pray. I was clearly uncomfortable at this point and was looking to my mom for help but of course to no avail. 

MARIAN: Larissa, do you believe in Jesus as your savior?

(Fuck.)

ME: Well, I haven't gone to church or been a part of all that for a long time.

MARIAN: Do you believe in Jesus?

ME: Well...

MARIAN: Do you believe in Jesus? (Much more sternly this time)

ME: No, I'm actually an atheist.

MARIAN: What?! Where do you think you came from?!

(Note: I'm extremely socially awkward and when confronted I clam up and say stupid things. Not to mention she had a firm grip on my shoulder the entire time.)

ME: I don't know? It's just what I think.

MARIAN: Let me tell you of the story of the rich man and the poor man.

(Oh, here we go.)

MARIAN: The rich man goes to heaven and the poor man burns eternally. Do you want to burn eternally? In fire?! I want you up in heaven with me! Let's go into the living room and you can get down on your knees and commit your life to God.

ME: No, no, that's not necessary. I'd rather not.

(She then looks at my mom, then back to me.)

MARIAN: Your mother is so good to you, and you don't have a job, you're staying here!

At this point I've had enough. I tried to get her hands off of me because she was holding both my shoulder and arm. She held on. I tried to leave but she wouldn't let go of me. Finally I managed to get away because at this point I was on the brink of tears from being so humiliated.

I waited in my room until she left and then I came out, bawling, and yelling at my mom. I asked her how she could just stand there and not help me. I was so angry at her for not sticking up for me. My mother may not be the most understanding person in the world, but she knew why I didn't have a job and why I was staying in her home. 

Nothing ever came of this and I've since let it go. I've only told a couple of people. I'm not one to dwell on my bad experiences or to use this as an excuse as to why I'm an atheist. I'm not even mad at my mom anymore. Grudge holding helps no one and only seems to hurt the holder of the grudge. I just wanted to write this down to share my experience.