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SheltieLover

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43. Good for you! YES, always trust gut instinct!

Reply to wnylib (Reply #34)

Wed Apr 15, 2026, 06:01 AM

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So glad you got away safely!

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A friend and I were discussing assaults, both sexual and otherwise, [View all] niyad Yesterday OP

Most sexual assaults are not stranger abductions. yardwork Yesterday #1

Yes, taught to be nice is abig one. Figarosmom Yesterday #4

Exactly! yardwork Yesterday #5

You will notice that I did not limit my OP to sexual assaults only. niyad Yesterday #20

Yes more women are abused by someone thwy trust Lifeafter70 Yesterday #24

Times change and we live in a world of privacy violations jfz9580m 21 hrs ago #38

When my daughter was 12 Figarosmom Yesterday #2

Brava! Congrats to her! You must be very proud of her! SheltieLover Yesterday #6

Sure am!😊 Figarosmom Yesterday #13

Excellent! I wish all parents did this. niyad Yesterday #19

Same here. My daughter was a black belt at age 13. Irish_Dem Yesterday #26

Yeah funny how that works, the politeness factor. Figarosmom 21 hrs ago #36

My daughter is 4ft 10in and 95 lbs. Irish_Dem 11 hrs ago #44

I taught taekwondo to children and adults oberle Yesterday #29

I had friends that trained Figarosmom 21 hrs ago #35

Thank you for all that you have done. niyad 21 hrs ago #37

My daughter loved it. Irish_Dem 11 hrs ago #45

Worry more about partners, "friends," and creepy bosses, Ocelot II Yesterday #3

Yes! SheltieLover Yesterday #7

You will notice that I did not limit my OP to sexual assaults only. niyad Yesterday #21

I don't remember what SING stands for LearnedHand Yesterday #8

I think it's Solar plexus, Insole, Nose, Groin EdmondDantes_ Yesterday #11

Thanks! LearnedHand Yesterday #12

Watch Miss Congeniality! MorbidButterflyTat Yesterday #25

That's where i first learned about it lol LearnedHand 22 hrs ago #33

I like that dye idea, like in money robbed from a bank EdmondDantes_ Yesterday #9

But Swalwell knew what was right and wrong JI7 Yesterday #15

Not enough to not be an abuser EdmondDantes_ Yesterday #16

Teaching men and boys not to be abusers is great. How long is that niyad Yesterday #18

My fantasy is that men are barred from owning any weapon. Irish_Dem Yesterday #27

Sadly, the way things are going in this misogynist, patriarchal niyad Yesterday #28

Yes women's rights are going by the wayside. Irish_Dem Yesterday #30

A man that SA women I_UndergroundPanther 20 hrs ago #42

My point is I don't think simply giving women tools is enough EdmondDantes_ Yesterday #31

All very interesting. But PLEASE notice that I specifically mentioned niyad 23 hrs ago #32

Any physical boundary violation when a woman says no. Irish_Dem 11 hrs ago #47

I agree there will need to be a multi-layered approach. Irish_Dem 11 hrs ago #46

cell phones. mopinko Yesterday #10

The biggest threats are those we know and agree to see JI7 Yesterday #14

??? niyad Yesterday #17

Women need to be empowered to fight back. hamsterjill Yesterday #22

Looking self-assured and aware certainly helps. In a similar discussion niyad Yesterday #23

If you find yourself in a bad situation, wnylib 22 hrs ago #34

Yes, trust your instincts! I am so very glad that you did exactly that, niyad 20 hrs ago #39

Yikes 😳 MustLoveBeagles 20 hrs ago #40

So am I. It seems even scarier to me now that I'm older and wnylib 20 hrs ago #41

Good for you! YES, always trust gut instinct! SheltieLover 12 hrs ago #43