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Tree Falls

['Member']Joined: February 14, 2018 at 16:09Last active: March 18, 2018 at 16:541 discussions23 comments

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Thank you for the literature pointers.
February 28, 2018 at 19:19
But my guess is that you didn't give him a skill saw at age 4. I don't think anyone disagrees with the idea that kids should be given age appropriate ...
February 23, 2018 at 15:49
There are a lot of countries (such as Scandinavian countries) where sex doesn't have much of a stigma. I submit that even in those countries, a mid-40...
February 16, 2018 at 19:35
Nope. I've been an atheist since the age of 11. I am currently living in sin with a woman ;-)
February 16, 2018 at 19:27
Thank you for your insights. I hadn't considered that my friends might suffer indirectly through my actions. In the beginning, I had thought that any ...
February 16, 2018 at 19:09
It might not be dispositive, but it is certainly suggestive and worth taking seriously when it involves experiences that you and I don't have. As an a...
February 16, 2018 at 18:51
Greater experience in an area that the girl doesn't have experience in.
February 16, 2018 at 17:36
You judge my brother's actions as neutral. I am not sure of your basis for that judgment. I say that my brother is psychologically hurting many of the...
February 16, 2018 at 17:28
So you don't think that adult women who have to care for their daughters have more insight into their sexual and psychological vulnerabilities than yo...
February 16, 2018 at 17:02
Do you think it's relevant that most likely over 90% of mothers who have daughters would think my brother's behavior is deplorable? Perhaps you could ...
February 16, 2018 at 16:47
I think that's a great point. I agree.
February 16, 2018 at 16:41
Thank you for your reasoned reply. Yes, I agree. I also agree. I am pretty much convinced that it isn't my position to put up a website. I should see ...
February 16, 2018 at 16:38
What do you make of Bitter Crank's point that I am not a court?
February 16, 2018 at 00:10
Great point. Would the difference between telling my friends and telling the world be the private versus public nature of the statement?
February 16, 2018 at 00:09
Could you expand on why you think a public warning seems too much?
February 15, 2018 at 23:49
Wow, thanks for taking a stand and biting the bullet of consistency. No one else has. The easiest way out for me is to tell my friend but not build th...
February 15, 2018 at 19:31
No. They were about politics, religion, life. They were never serious enough to cause a rupture. Before these events, I would have died for my brother...
February 15, 2018 at 19:10
The first complaint was made by a girl who tried to blackmail my brother after they slept together. Whether the sleeping together included sex or not ...
February 15, 2018 at 18:55
Age: mid-century. Straight. Older than my brother. We had a pretty close, but argumentative relationship before his arrests. Since then, hardly any re...
February 15, 2018 at 18:45
Two of the girls complained to the police. But it's possible that the overwhelming majority of the girls had positive experiences with my brother. I d...
February 15, 2018 at 18:34
No. My problem is determining the right action to take. So, to clarify, you wouldn't tell your friend that your brother might try to have sex with his...
February 15, 2018 at 16:23
Thank you for your perspective. I totally get where you are coming from. But I think you are not facing directly my dilemma in the above quote. You, a...
February 15, 2018 at 14:26
I appreciate the comments. It certainly helps to get outside perspective on something that I can't share with friends. My long time partner knows, but...
February 15, 2018 at 05:22