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raccoon

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8. "you knew you were prey"--right on. As a woman who's lived alone most

Reply to ismnotwasm (Original post)

Sun Mar 9, 2014, 04:23 PM

Mar 2014

of my adult life, I can tell you that it's true what my deceased mother said,
that a woman living alone is a target.

Makes me glad I'm old. Which is not to say I can't still be a target, but not nearly as much.

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It Doesn't Have to Be This Way: The Infuriating Reality of Womanhood [View all] ismnotwasm Mar 2014 OP

That was really powerful. MadrasT Mar 2014 #1

Exactly ismnotwasm Mar 2014 #2

For me MadrasT Mar 2014 #3

It is creepy ismnotwasm Mar 2014 #4

+1 redqueen Mar 2014 #6

Very well written Stargazer09 Mar 2014 #5

& Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2014 #7

"you knew you were prey"--right on. As a woman who's lived alone most raccoon Mar 2014 #8

She sure watches a lot of TV elias7 Mar 2014 #9