Clothing is my kryptonite

[the_moogie]

I got some great clothes at Value Village yesterday.  I spent $120, and bought four dresses, two tops, four skirts and a leather corset. I justified this by telling myself that it's almost birthday month, and that I can claim these items on my taxes as work expenses.  The last item wasn't exactly "work wear" (unless I become a dominatrix) but it is

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[corwin77]

I think fetish superhero would make an awesome Halloween costume...or y'know role playing costume.

I used to work with the disabled kids in high school. I found that it was less often the fellow kids at school that treat the disabled kids poorly, it was their family members.

[misslynx]

Good for you for sticking up for the guy with Down's sydrome.

And I find the fact that you got a corset along with all your presumable respectable clothes immensely reassuring. It means you have not descended into complete normality yet. There is hope. :-)

[50_ft_queenie]

You found a leather corset for $10? At Value Village?

I need to start going to the Value Village you go to.

Srsly.

[the_moogie]

Lansdowne Value Village is the bomb.

[tamago23]

I've started seriously hesitating to say anything in situations like that. In many cases, abusive people take out their anger on their victim because the victim is a defenseless target. The abuser is too cowardly to take their anger out on anyone who can defend themselves, and too dysfunctional to deal with their anger without taking it out on someone. So after I make myself feel better by calling them on it, and then the abuser storms away, furious at me but unable to lash out at me, who are they going to take it out on? Well, the victim. They're the only acceptable target for the impotent rage the abuser is now experiencing due to my interference.

I understand why you felt the need to speak out, and I've done similar things in the past when I saw children being treated roughly. But I feel now that my interference is likely to make life even worse for the victim in the short-term, and not change anything long-term.

[the_moogie]

I was kind of wondering about that.