Punishment Not Protection
Posted by Michelle Moquin on February 1st, 2010
When it comes to men and the control that they have over their women in the many countries that I have written about here, this story of abuse is one of the most atrocious, and insane stories that I have ever read. A girl was raped in Bangladesh – not an uncommon story in countries such as this, that treat their women as second class. Unfortunately, many girls are are raped, daily around the world
However, I am not blogging this today because this girl was just raped. Let me preface that we all know how I feel about the abuse of women around the world. I emphasize the word ‘just’ because, being raped is an atrocity alone that women should not have to endure. No, I am blogging this story because this girl was not just raped, but she was punished. Punished by those that should be protecting women and girls from such abuse.
Why was she punished? Well…if it isn’t enough to endure the act alone, the act of being raped, let’s punish this girl by giving her 101 lashes because she got pregnant. Yes, that is exactly what happened: A girl gets raped. She becomes pregnant by her rapist and she is punished because she got pregnant.
Raped Teenager Receives 101 Lashes For Becoming Pregnant
A 16-year-old Bangladeshi girl was who raped 8 months ago was given 101 lashes as punishment for having conceived during the assault, Bangladesh’s Daily Star reports. Meanwhile, the paper notes, the alleged rapist received no punishment.
The village elders who issued the fatwa against the girl also fined the girl’s father and warned him that his family would be forced into isolation if they didn’t pay.
According to the Telegraph, the girl was so ashamed that she did not lodge a complaint about her attack. Human rights activists say that she married quickly after the attack, but was divorced not long after when it was revealed she was pregnant. She told the Daily Star that the rapist had “spoiled” her life.
“I want justice,” she said.
And of course her rapist is walking away free. Sick..they act as if this rapist had nothing to do with raping this woman and getting her pregnant. Oh…but he is a man – he is completely innocent in this equation of course. How stupid of me to think otherwise.
Readers: Something is so wrong with this kind of inhumane, sick thinking.
Kaylani: All I can say is that you mentioned that he never lied to you. I know how tough this must be for you, but you must know that he is most likely not lying to you now when he tells you that he will not be back until 2026. Perhaps when he calls you, you will be able to express your feelings of loneliness without him and he will be able to give you some comfort. I hope this for you.
Peace out…
Gratefully your blog host,
michelle
Aka BABE: We all know what this means by now :)
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February 1st, 2010 at 10:25 am
When I write in, I always use the name HOWIE. I do not use anonymous as a handle on this blog. Whomever did write that did not help me at all. I cannot believe that there are not better things to think about.
I think that enough is enough. Carry on with your lives, just as I am.
All this attention — negative or positive is not warranted.
You show what cruel, savages inhabit the Earth. No wonder Aliens visiting here consider Earth a cattle Planet. Perhaps I should be stoned in the public plaza. Would that make you happy? You seem to be out for blood.
HOWIE
February 1st, 2010 at 11:49 am
If there was ever any doubt that most men consider women just a piece of meat. Check this out. http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/02/01/sex.robot/index.html?hpt=T2
February 1st, 2010 at 11:53 am
INCREASED RISK OF FOOD POISONING FROM ACID-LOWERING DRUGS
I recently heard a report on morning TV about how there has been an increase in food-borne illness, or food poisoning… case in point, the big Salmonella outbreak in tomatoes and certain hot peppers earlier this summer. But while the media is quick to make people fearful of “poisonous” fresh produce, it seems to me that the reports missed a really important side of the story: Susceptibility to food-borne illness can be increased by use of common acid-lowering drugs. It’s not so much that there is more Salmonella and E. coli in our midst as the fact that people are taking more acid-suppressing medications than ever… which leaves them less resistant to the germs — and I think there is a connection between the two. To confirm my theory, I contacted Leo Galland, MD, director of the Foundation for Integrated Medicine in New York City, and author of Power Healing. A leading expert in nutritional medicine, Dr. Galland told me that the increase in food-borne illness can, in fact, be influenced by the use of acid-suppressing medications including proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) such as omeprazole (Prilosec), lansoprazole (Prevacid), esomeprazole (Nexium) and others, which carry important risks few people understand.
HOW ACID SUPPRESSANTS MAKE YOU VULNERABLE
People think stomach acid is primarily responsible for digesting food. But Dr. Galland pointed out another important function. “Stomach acid is necessary to kill the germs unavoidably present in the food and drink that we all consume. Using drugs that take away the acid can weaken our defenses against acquiring a food-borne intestinal infection,” he said.
Evidence from several studies shows an association between the bacterial infections of Salmonella, Listeria and C. difficile and the use of acid-suppressing drugs. Similarly, use of acid-suppressors has also been linked to community-acquired pneumonia, including in children and young adults.
And there’s yet another complication: Suppressing the stomach’s acid allows bacteria and yeast to grow more abundantly in the stomach and upper intestine. Bacterial overgrowth may actually aggravate symptoms like bloating, belching or heartburn and may be the reason that use of proton pump inhibitors increases the risk of acquiring pneumonia, says Dr. Galland. There’s more, too. A 2006 study from the University of Pennsylvania demonstrated another serious and, to some, surprising side effect of the drugs — a 44% increased risk of hip fractures for people taking a PPI longer than one year. Dr. Galland told me this is likely due to the fact that insufficient stomach acid limits nutrient absorption, particularly of calcium and other minerals essential for bone growth, like zinc and copper. Indeed, numerous studies have documented other more subtle nutritional deficiencies associated with acid-suppressors. These drugs may adversely affect bone remodeling or bone metabolism. This is problematic as throughout our lives, not just while growing, our bones need to completely replace themselves, cell by cell, every 10 years.
A NATURAL APPROACH
Expanding use of acid suppressing medications is particularly upsetting because most PPI users don’t really need the drugs, says Dr. Galland. Alternative methods and natural substances treat reflux effectively and safely. We should only be turning to the big-gun drugs if those methods fail — and even then, not for more than three weeks. Dr. Galland’s first advice for soothing such digestive symptoms is surprisingly simple. Eat smaller meals, he says, and always chew food well. Eat early in the evening, at least three hours before bedtime, and sleep with your head and upper back elevated six or so inches so that gravity works in your favor.
Calcium can be helpful in treating reflux, according to Dr. Galland, because it strengthens the valve between the stomach and the esophagus, while also stimulating the lower part of the esophagus to contract and expel food back into the stomach. However, the calcium supplement that contributes to this function must be chewable or added in powder form to liquid — otherwise it won’t dissolve and release its contents into the stomach. Ironically, this includes popular calcium-containing antacid tablets — Dr. Galland notes that while these products are not very effective as antacids, they do deliver calcium to the esophagus when it is needed. An alternative to chewable calcium tablets is to open a capsule of calcium citrate and mix with water. Calcium is best taken immediately following a meal. People with an ongoing reflux problem should do this routinely, after every meal, until the symptoms are completely gone.
When the main problem is not heartburn or reflux but stomach pain, Dr. Galland recommends these natural stomach-soothing substances…
• Licorice root — use DGL (deglycyrrhizinated licorice, in which the compound glycyrrhizin, associated in some studies with increases in water retention and sometimes high blood pressure, has been removed). This serves as a stomach tonic, as it soothes the stomach lining.
• L Glutamine powder — an amino acid that helps support the gastrointestinal system.
• Cabbage juice and/or carrot juice, both known to be stomach-soothers and helpful for inflammation in the stomach.
• Gamma oryzanol — this is an antioxidant derived from rice bran that also helps to relieve inflammation of the stomach.
WITHDRAWING FROM ?ACID-SUPPRESSING DRUGS
If you are one of the millions on the acid-suppressor drug bandwagon, Dr. Galland cautions not to stop cold turkey. In people who regularly take those drugs, the body has adjusted to the lack of stomach acid by increasing the number of acid-producing cells it makes. Suddenly taking away the PPI can lead these extra acid producers to work overtime, resulting in painful acid overload, so it’s better to plan to wean yourself slowly — possibly taking several months to taper off the pharmaceutical drugs under your doctor’s supervision, says Dr. Galland.
Building up your digestion in a healthy way and getting off the acid suppressants will not only help your stomach, it will protect you from all sorts of illnesses that go way beyond your stomach walls.
Source(s): ??Leo Galland, MD, is an internist in private practice in New York City. Dr. Galland is the director of the Foundation for Integrated Medicine and the author of Power Healing (Random House), on integrated medicine, and Superimmunity for Kids (Dell) on preventive nutrition for children. http://www.fatresistancediet.com/alternative-medicine/gerd.?
February 1st, 2010 at 11:58 am
Howie
Stop being so wimpish. No one is considering stoning you. Most have only tried to offer you advice so that you won’t continue to come off like a spoiled brat who hasn’t gotten enough attention.
Most of us like you input. We are just tired of hearing how special you think you are. And we are definitely tired of the negative remarks you hurl towards Michelle. They are petty and untrue.
Connie
February 1st, 2010 at 12:16 pm
Hi, ah Misch, this kind of thing makes me ill and it also makes me want to call Madaline to just go handle it bc if anyone deserves a punishment it’s the rapist and all of the idiot men who have gone along with this whole twisted program, it’s just plain primitive and disgusting.
Kaylani, wrote a response on yesterdays post, my disclaimer: whether human/alien was not confirmed/denied nor asked/told. I may have had a highly unusual human experience? I’ll never know but the more I hear other women speak the more out of the norm I realize I am. Oh Misch, wanted to comment on that talent thing, you have WAY more fashion experience and know how than I do and yet I experience the same kind of responses fr women, I can only wonder if most women have not truly looked in the mirror closely to develop an eye that sees themselves with kindness and therefore they cannot see what you and I see? I don’t know…I’m perplexed…then again, I can ocassionally be self critical – I was just noticing that I have squint lines between my eyes (when the heck did they arrive?) and for a few seconds I thought hmmm, should I do anything about that? ahahaha…maybe I’ll just stop standing so close to the mirror, no one else is scrutinizing me like that : ) oh wait, other women do, and men – no, they don’t they’re too busy checking out other more important stuff.
OK, I have procrastinated enough…over and out, Zen Lill
PS Howie, hang in there, this too shall pass : ) more info on aliens, CARR and your special relationship with him is very interesting, all else I edit on my own, sorry to tell you but you will always be my personal Woody Allen and I love him, think I’ve said that before…
February 1st, 2010 at 1:45 pm
Zen Lill
Thank you for your advice. Are you saying in answer to my first three questions that; you don’t know when you discovered you man was an alien? Are you sure he was?
I mean, it was very obvious to me that no human could do what he did. I ask because your answer to my second question of “did he make things appear as if from nothing” was “seemingly so.
My alien make many things appear form pens when we or he needed one, things that we thought we lost, to four 8 oz glasses of water into the most delicious glasses of wine one has ever tasted. Old vintages of scotch, one time he made a huge live lobster appear in the living room because mom said that she had a taste for sea food.
He loved to snuff out candles and make the relight from across the room. My father used to play a game with him where he would instantly blow out one the candles we kept on the mantle. He would wait a few minutes a relight it from across the room. We would act as if nothing happen. He would cause the other to go out and wait until someone said “come on relight it” then he would smile and as if by the magic of his smile the candle would begin to smoke and it would light up.
That is not “seemingly so” stuff. As Howie said he would walk into our home without knocking. If he was expected over to watch television with us we would be sitting and without fanfare he would appear seated next to one of us as if he had always been there talking discussing what we were watching. Are you sure your man was a alien?
I am not talking about “frequent unusual experiences.” Sitting in the middle of a busy intersection while cars pass through you and your car is not just an “unusual experience.” at least it was not for me. I peed my pants the first time a car full of people whizzed through me.
What is a time expanse? I don’t remember having one. I could never take the things my man did as “standard form.” I would leave the house call home and dad would put him on we would talk and he would ask me where I was when I told him when I turned around he would be standing next to or behind me as if he were always there. He would often finish our sentences for us.
I was very much wrapped up into him, but I could never mistake what he did for “standard form.” If you never thought about the human/alien thing, how can you be sure he was an alien?
I am not a naive woman. I am 24 years old and have been dating since I was 14. I have been having sex since I was 16. I am not a novice to the ways of men, in or out of bed. I am a 5 foot eleven inch green eyed beauty by any agent’s standard. You probably have seen my picture in a host of lingerie or magazine ads.
One does not have to make an effort to compare an alien with a human whether the human be male or female, at least not my man. Can a human walk through walls? Can human produce ice cubes from his mouth while talking to you? Can a human produce the car keys you left at home or the purse you forgot at a restaurant into his or your hands with a smile? Can a human make love to you for three to six hours without you getting dry or him losing his hard even though you both were coming several times.
What’s there to compare? Are you telling me that you know humans that can do that? Zen Lill you are one extraordinary woman, but are you sure that your man was a alien? Can a human kiss you and his breath give you visions of your past or future.
He once kissed me and I saw the first time i made love to a boy. He once kissed me and I saw me sitting on his car my mother approached and said “kay, where are your panties?” I never go without my panty unless he asks me too.
Three days later i was sitting on his car with my panty on he and mother approached(he wasn’t in the vision with my mother) as they approached I felt the cool of his car bumper against my bare bottom. He smiled as my mother exclaimed “Kay, where are your panties?”
Yes, I am desperate for answers. I want very much to know WHY he left me. I would do anything, he need only ask. My life would have been given if it were needed to insure his safety.
Zen Lill, please understand he did more than stimulate me intellectually, he opened my mind to the possibility of living with another being on another world. If it was so easy for you to adjust maybe your man wasn’t an alien.
I don’t know what to think. My mind is so mixed up. I wish I had someone who understands to talk to. What did I do that made him leave? Are we humans as pathetic as Howie says we are. Could no alien really love us?
Michelle, what can I do to help myself?
Kaylani
February 1st, 2010 at 2:00 pm
Kaylani, not here to challenge or argue your experience was more alien than mine. Just telling you my observations, gave my disclaimer but no, no water to wine, just time expanding…you sound extremely in despair mode, there isn’t much anyone can do but maybe you can ask him these questions during your scheduled phone call. I wish you well with it, I can hear your pain and sadness and you wishing I had the answers and I do not, I’m sorry. Time heals but probably won’t replace any of those special moments…I know I’d be bummed so my heart goes out to you. No amount of good looks takes away the pain but modeling seems fun and maybe adding mire if what’s fun into your life will help pass rime, keep you busy till you mend. Luv, ZL
February 1st, 2010 at 6:33 pm
Zen Lill, Thank you for your advice and affirmation of friendship. I think you are an open minded, mellow Woman who sees between the lines, and everything is not balck or white, but many shades of gray. I wish more people had some of your qualities. It is and has been a pleasure knowing you on this blog. I will take your advice and stick to writing about Carr and what is going on with Aliens here on Earth and in the Universe.
It has been both a pleasure and a burden beeing a friend and confidant of Carr. I must constantly hold back from saying too much. I can not let out all that I have seen and know. It is a difficult task.
Several weeks ago two men were complimented by Michelle for “Getting It”. That was Anonz and Myself. What happened to make me a villain on this blog in such a short time. The funny thing is that I am on her side as far as beliefs. I was just irritated due to lack of communication from her.
HOWIE
February 1st, 2010 at 7:12 pm
Hi Doug,
I have gotten a talking book version of “The Intention Experiment”. I am enjoying it very much,It is right at my speed
and on my page.
Thanks for the tip. I am sure I will get much out of listening to it. Later on.
Al
February 1st, 2010 at 7:46 pm
Kaylani, I went back and read your comment and my first one, what I said in response to yours was that I had sex like that and that and that…so, that’s what I meant, I have had the pleasure of an extreme human male (apparently bc no water to wine, no freezing scenes and making love in front of parents, etc…) just the black diamond version of love-making, hmmm, it is tough to think about ‘also ran’ types isn’t it? I do feel for you, I know advising you to keep busy sounds trite but take it from a woman over 24, it works, so does doing something for someone else, anything that gives away all that love you experienced would probably cover it, and then it just takes time…wish I could accelerate it to 2026 for you but staying present is a much better option. He’d be best able to tell you why he needed to leave, there are many reasons people (and maybe aliens, too) part ways, some of those reasons have nothing to do with the shared feelings of love i.e. life timing mostly, but there are others…
Howie, anytime and I still think you and Anonz have it going on in terms of ‘getting it’ – I thhink going off on anyone especially to point out their faults/bad points never really goes anywhere good, it just exacerbates the polarity, you aren’t going to change (nor should you, just be yourself) and no amount of bringing faults to anyone’s attention ever got them to ‘change’ – male or female. I know that I know my own faults all too well and really appreciate it when they’re not brought to my attention : ) maybe I’ve seen enough so I know that black and white are the colors that are very debatable and just about everything is a shade of grey.
- ZL
February 1st, 2010 at 7:51 pm
Al, my friend!
I do voice overs, and was wondering who the voice is on that recording you are listening to of “The Intention Experiment”? Is it Lynne, the author? I am currently working on an audio book project called “As a Man Thinketh” which I loved. It will be available as an MP3 download or CD order.
I’m glad you are enjoying it. It has opened up and clarified so many theories I have been toiling with and have worked over the years. When you finish that, if you haven’t read “The Holographic Universe”, that would rattle your twins, as well.
Be well, as you intend to!
February 1st, 2010 at 8:04 pm
Hi Zen Lill,
How they pointing(North), you are so right about giving Howie a break, you know he never means any harm. He is often easily misunderstood on the blog, but he is my very best friend, and I’ll stand by that.
How’s life been treating you? Black, white, or a lighter shade of pale?
Al
February 1st, 2010 at 8:08 pm
Doug,
I’ll have to get back to you on that one. I did download it.
Al
February 1st, 2010 at 8:15 pm
Kaylani
I have never heard a heart as broken as yours speak so sweetly. You need time to let yourself heal. Make peace with you mother she is probably carrying the burden of missing him too.
Together you can be each other’s strength.
The blog loves and feels for you.
Lois
February 1st, 2010 at 8:22 pm
Kaylani, I don’t think Howie was saying humans are worthless. I think he was saying that until we change aliens may treat us as if we are worthless. That is not to say you need to change, I was just pointing out that there is hope for us.
Ask Howie to ask Carr, maybe he will share. As Zen lill said he’s be best able to tell you why he was leaving. Love isn’t always forever. Sometimes it best remembered as it was than to try to make it come back.
I too am older than 24. And the pain will eventually go away.
Paris
February 1st, 2010 at 8:36 pm
Kaylani, mother called me last night crying she said that she read your plea for help. She asked me to try to help you. I don’t know what to do. But we the bloggers are here for you.
Unburden your soul and mind. Remember the good things about the relationship and trust that he had your best interest in mind when he left. You trusted him in everything else, why not trust him when he says he will return.
Time may not be the same for you as for him. Remember Michelle said that it is often different for aliens. Even Howie has alluded to the vast differences between them and us. Give him the benefit of the doubt.
Maybe he had to leave to survive and if he could have taken you with him safely, he would have. Miss him, yes. But don’t trash those memories with thought of betrayal.
I say that because you said that he never lied to you. So why now sully that memory with suspicions of lying and betrayal.
Did he ever tell you that he loved you? Did he ever say that you two would be together forever? What did he promise? If he has not dishonored the things he said to you. Don’t dishonor the wonderful memories you share with unwarranted doubts about his character.
We can love in different ways. Maybe his way was alien to us but as sweet to him as ours are to us. Cherish that possibility and allow yourself the time to your memories together in a special place in your heart.
Evelyn
February 1st, 2010 at 9:08 pm
Oh hey Al, meant to say hey but was giving one last go at some blog love for Kaylani bc the woman is hurting and her pain is palpable. Now she’s got other blog sisters chiming in and I’m hoping it all helps some.
Glad you’re well and your humor is still spot on : ) I’m going to check out the intention experiment, sounds interesting…
The ta’s are north, life carries on and now…i must stop working ahhahaha and go chillax, hasta mañana.
Caio! Zen Lill
February 1st, 2010 at 9:24 pm
Kaylani:
May I comment on your grief? I feel the lost you are suffering. I lost a very dear one too. The reasons things happen to us are not always clear. Sometimes they never make sense.
But listening to your story makes me feel that yours may have a hidden story sweeter that you can imagine. Remember when you thought he was being unthinking when he froze your parents and then you discovered he did it that way for you? Has it ever occurred to you that you may be mistaken again.
Maybe he had to leave to survive and if he could have taken you with him safely, he would have. Miss him, yes. But don’t trash those memories with thoughts of betrayal or abandonment.
I say that because you said that he never lied to you. So why now sully that memory with suspicions of duplicity and falsehoods.
Did he ever tell you that he loved you? Did he ever say that you two would be together forever? What did he promise? If he has not dishonored the things he said to you. Don’t dishonor the wonderful memories you share with unwarranted doubts about his character.
I am not saying he had to say it in those words. My beloved Nia said it her way. She is gone in a way I can only hope to see her if there is an after life that rewards true love with renewed companionship. You are much more fortunate.
You have been promised a revisit. Cherish that. Love means sometimes sacrificing our own needs for the greater good. I don’t know what his choices were, but I can not imagine alien or human wanting to hurt one as gentile and caring as you seem to be. I felt your heart slow as mine did for my Nia when you said that you would give your life for his, Neither of us were able to do what we know the other would gladly do for us.
We can love in different ways. Maybe his way was alien to us but as sweet to him as ours are to us. Cherish that possibility and allow yourself the time to place your memories together in a special place in your heart.
I promise you your heavy heart will lighten if you allow it to discover bits and pieces of him in others. Take your time, but make the effort. Get up in the morning with the hope of seeing something special you saw in him in someone or something that enters you life that day.
Do this everyday and one day, the sun will be warmer, the smile from those new people you meet will be brighter. Your lost may never fade, but why would you want it to if the memory reminds you to be better because he was there.
I know I feel better because Nia was in my life. True love never dies. Nor does its memory demand that we wither away alone. Did he not say you will be happy with husband, and three children when you met again.?
Did you not say that he had a gift of telling the future? Did you not say he never lied to you? Then honor his memory by doing the best you can until you meet again.
I would brave any hardship if little Nia would have said “I will return to you.”
I hear and feel your heart as it beats a bit slower and softer. In your heart you know that his is doing the same somewhere until you meet again.
Anonz
February 1st, 2010 at 9:52 pm
Kaylani
I am the mother of Evelyn and a newly discovered friend of Anonz. They are good people. Trust in what they say. As a mother I bet your mother is wracking her brain trying to discover a way to help you feel better.
Go to her. Hug each and cry in each others arms if you must. Call you sister and share your lost together. Sit together and watch some television. Save that space between you for his return.
Hug your father. He misses him too. Men often deny themselves the release a good cry can give. Don’t let him go and sulk or grieve by himself. Share your thoughts and allow each other to express you loss.
He was a part of your family. Share his loss as a family.
Ruth
February 1st, 2010 at 9:57 pm
Meditation for Women Who Hate to Sit Still
Judith Boice, ND
Meditation is good for us — it can relieve tension by shifting brain activity away from the stress-prone right frontal cortex and into the calmer left frontal cortex. But some people have trouble finding time to meditate — or just can’t seem to sit still.
Solution: Combine exercise and meditation through rhythmic, repetitive motions, such as walking, swimming or rowing, so you simultaneously strengthen the body and soothe the mind.
Bonus: “Meditation in motion” makes exercise easier, because while you do it, you won’t be thinking about tired muscles or tasks that await after your workout. Begin with walking meditation…
Pick a spot. Find a secluded outdoor area where you won’t feel self-conscious… or an empty hallway where you won’t bump into furniture.
Begin walking. Start slowly, focusing on the rhythm of your heels striking the ground and your toes pushing off. Keep your eyes open for safety, but don’t get distracted by the sights around you.
Recite a mantra. Choose or invent a rhythmic chant, such as “I am one with the world, I am filled with peace.” Repeat it over and over, out loud or in your mind, melding its rhythm with the movement of your feet. I recommend not listening to music — it may distract you from your mantra.
Try to stay focused. At first you may succeed for only a few minutes before thoughts of daily life intrude. Work your way up to a 30-minute session daily.
Meditate at the gym. Once you’ve mastered walking meditation, try the technique while using a treadmill or elliptical machine or while swimming laps.
Women’s Health interviewed Judith Boice, ND, a naturopathic physician and acupuncturist in private practice in Montrose, Colorado. She conducts wellness seminars nationwide and is author of eight books, including Menopause with Science and Soul: A Guidebook for Navigating the Journey (Celestial Arts).
February 1st, 2010 at 10:02 pm
To day in Tehran we started to create our own cells as we have been instructed by Vera. She says that this week we practice for the big demonstration for the rest of the month.
Michelle, will Madaline come or are we to trust in Vera as her Girlz. I ask because not many know of Vera. We may need the encouragement that Madaline’s presence brings. I am scared. The motorcycle thugs are every where.
Bahar
February 1st, 2010 at 10:07 pm
Kaylani even in Iran your story is being told. It reminds us that americans have hearts tool
We wish you the best. After meeting Madaline, I know that anything is possible. Michelle we have been warned about the internet traps waiting for us.
I go now.
Daryadokht
February 1st, 2010 at 10:09 pm
Glad to have you back Al. How was your space adventure? If you don’t show your wit soon, some of us will start thinking Cyborg.
February 1st, 2010 at 10:14 pm
I wish my country gave women the opportunity to have a relationship with a man of a woman’s choosing. My chosen husband is 31 years older than me.
We will never have the opportunity to meet a spaceman. What marvels the western world has to offer.
Kaylani know that we may never be able to have the opportunity you had, but we feel that we are your sisters too. When I translated your story to my girlfriends they took the paper and ran it across their breasts.
They wanted you to know that their hearts beat a little slower for you too.
Farrin
February 1st, 2010 at 10:19 pm
It is after 4 PM on Guam. I started trying to get on this blog at 7:15 this morning. I wanted to express my sympathies for Kaylani.
Kaylani, aloha
I hope you are doing better. The women of Guam feel your pain too.
Hafa adai
Anna
February 2nd, 2010 at 9:15 am
They have hung men for being at the protest of the presidential elections. They are presently rounding up others.
We will not give up
Bahar