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[tinywarrior]

It's been a long week at a child abuse conference. Imagine a week of classes filled with all the horrible ways that people can hurt children. It's awful, but probably one of the conferences I most look forward to every year. It's always amazing to me how much I still have to learn after doing this for such a long time. And it's nice to have a

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[kenhighcountry]

Hey Stranger. Good to see you.

[tinywarrior]

I have been completely mute with worry for you and L., my beautiful bear friend. Then I realized that I was really more worried for myself, because I couldn't imagine a world where I didn't have the two of you in it in the way I've taken for granted over time. I am selfishly relieved. Don't scare me like that anymore. ; )

[kenhighcountry]

I'll try not to. It's been an....umm....interesting experience, one that I think will take me a long time to really come to terms with.

[liveavatar]

As someone who might have needed your services back in the day (if they'd existed), I just want to say thanks for wading through that muck and giving a damn about "those people."

[libgirl]

~hugs~

I have to give you kudos for going to the effort to follow up on that woman and her attitudes and reporting her to someone higher up.

[artemis_moon]

I would hate to be at one of those conferences. it sounds horrible.
It is great that you can see its value, though.
That woman would have made me so mad too!

[crapediem]

Thank you for continuing to advocate for children by being vigilant about some so-called advocates. In one online community, I had befriended a woman who seemed, at least initially to me, very interested in various marginalized groups, including abuse survivors of all types. Then, over time, I picked up a constant, unnerved sense about how dismissive she was about certain critical, if seeming subtle things I picked up. Finally, after too much time and much more blatant hints and language, I tried to give her pointed feedback which she absolutely refused to get