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    thatgirlinnewyork: ack--late to the party. but compelled to share. i used to live in a particular part of nyc where it was all too common for mothers, young and old, to ... more »
    ardentlilac: Liv Tyler was brave. I'm not sure how many of you were treated to the socially acceptable abuse of previous parenting generations but I can vouch for ... more »
    KerriGoldsboro: While I totally agree with the idea that people should step in, people are forgetting that it really can make things work for the child. Often in thes... more »
    ZanDPY: One of my aunt's first husbands abused her and her 3 boys. Being basically alone on base, no friends of family, she felt trapped. Her lupus, heart con... more »
    Hana Maru, used up old slutbag on the pole: I'm almost tearing up as I write this. It seriously did a number on me as a child to know that adults in the neighborhood knew that my dad was hitti... more »
    Razorgirl: Many people have commented that they are wary as a white person to comment or try to intervene in a situation with a person of another race out of fea... more »
    samethingwedoeverynightpinky: I reported an abusive person to her job once. I was waiting for a bus at a bus stop near a public school, and the crossing guard, who I often saw walk... more »
    ionu: It is not illegal to yell at your kid or to spank them as long as it's not excessive corporal punishment. Liv should have mind her own business. My yo... more »
    Gumbina80: I had a psychotic, abusive mother who liked to accompany her name calling with slapping and hitting with objects. I remember wishing that somebody wou... more »
    pinkhairedgirl: The issue of white privilege in this story makes things so complicated. My husband and I recently decided to become foster parents in New Orleans, and... more »
    FashionShowAtLunch: For every kid you witness being abused, there are many more being abused behind closed doors. And the thing of it is, kids won't ask for help. They're... more »
    AboutToLaugh: I was shopping in Macy's last year when a young lady (looked to be in her late teens/early 20s) started perusing the sale racks next to me along with ... more »
    mfnher: Ugh. I like to sit out on my back patio and smoke while I read. The neighbors have a couple of young boys. I would guess ages 9 to 11. The father is c... more »
    veronykah: I have never been a position with a child in my presence being abused, but I assume I'd have the same reaction I did when I saw a dog being abused. Wa... more »
    Vivelafat says Sweep the leg, Johnny.: There are several different issues being presented here. Should you stand up when you see something wrong happening? Absolutely. I think the increasin... more »
  • #stickysituations

    When Do You Stop One Abuse, And Can You Stop An Abuser?

    Last month, Liv Tyler pulled over to check on the welfare of a child she saw being yelled at and got in a argument. NY Times writer Spence Halperin had the same thing happen to him on the subway. More »
  • #legalizingsexwork

    Sex Work May Have Been Around Forever, But So Have Efforts To Restrict It