shutdown, abuse, etc.

[thespian]

You know, I was once with a violent, abusive person (for y'all who are still in Kitchener, it was G, and he's why I have not set foot back in that city since my parents left, and never will). He had me pretty terrified at times; I cheated on him a lot, little escapes that screwed me and others over, but he had me pretty terrified. I was a teenager

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[browngirl]

That makes a lot of sense, that comparison. I think enough of them are still gleeful enough that they'll break a lot more before they're through. :(

[thespian]

Some of them. Michelle Bachman still seems to think she's won. You see it in Boehner's eyes, though.

[rednikki]

I don't think Boehner ever wanted to go here. I think he was hoping someone would rescue him. There's really no way out for him - lose his job as Speaker or destroy the country are really his only choices.

[koshmom]

I know it well (well, I left a couple of relationships when I realized he had this mindset