Today, much of the United States have been glued to their tv screens, computers, tablets, and smartphones, watching the sickening spectacle of Dr. Christine Blasey Ford and Judge Brett Kavanaugh as they gave emotional testimonies before the Judiciary Committee. After watching Dr. Ford being questioned over 3 hours, I have to say that she was sympathetic and credible. There’s one thing that I wanted to address that the Republicans and Rachel Mitchell, the Republican sex crimes prosecutor who was hired to question both Dr. Ford and Judge Kavanaugh seem to be obsessed with. How is that Dr. Ford can remember in such detail the actual assault, but not other things like the exact date and time of the party, how she got there, and whose house it was. I’m going to share something that I’ve only shared with my husband, that may not provide a full explanation, but maybe put things in perspective. When I was a freshman or sophomore in high school, I was assaulted by two of my fellow classmates. It happened after either a football or basketball pep rally. They both played multiple sports. In a deserted hallway, somewhere near the field house they managed to corner me. At 14 or 15, I was a skinny, flat-chested theater geek. The two boys were popular sports players. I remember them taunting me and demanding to see if I had anything under my bra. I remember crying and pleading with them to let me go. I remember one of them grabbing my right breast and joking that his little sister had “bigger boobs.” I remember him sticking his hand down my shirt. At that point somewhere in an adjacent hallway, there was a loud bang. I think maybe another student had closed their locker door. The way the building’s acoustics were, every sound was always magnified. Regardless, the noise startled all of us. I took advantage of the distraction and was able to push between the two of them and run, although not before my shirt got ripped. I never told anyone what happened because I was ashamed and humiliated. It wasn’t until years later, when one of my tormentors wound up in legal trouble for attacking his girlfriend, that I even told my husband. As you can see, while I can remember the actual assault with almost 100% clarity, there are other things I don’t remember such as the exact year (1979 or 1980), or the exact location beyond it being a hallway near where the pep rally had taken place. I can’t even remember if the pep rally was for the football or basketball team. However, 40 or so years later I still remember their names, how they smelled, the looks on their faces, and I’ll never forget that feeling of complete and utter helplessness.
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Sharing this with you was not an easy decision. I didn’t realize how much this incident from four decades ago still bothered me until Dr. Christine Blasey Ford courageously stepped forward because although she was terrified, she felt it was her civic duty. The point to all this is that memories, traumatic memories can be tricky, but that doesn’t mean they’re not real.
realthog said:
Thanks for your courage in sharing this, Kim.
The people criticizing Ford for not being able to remember the extraneous details (date, event, time of day, phase of the moon) either have a completely ignoramus misunderstanding of how human memory works or are liars, deliberately obfuscating in hopes of misleading the more gormless of the American public.
Me, I’m guessing the latter.
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By Hook Or By Book ~ Book Reviews, News, & Other Stuff said:
Thank you John. I was inspired by Dr. Ford’s courage. This so-called “hearing” has been just as horrific as I thought it would be. Rachel Mitchell’s questions to Dr. Ford were clearly meant to cast doubt on her testimony. From the repeated questions regarding her memory, to the equally ignorant questions and insinuations regarding her being able to fly with her anxiety. I have anxiety and have had many panic attacks during my life, but the few times I’ve had to get onto an airplane I was able to do so because of adequately preparing myself. The Republicans with all their bluster and fake outrage are indeed counting on being able to fool the public.
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realthog said:
Scientific American has published today a piece on exactly this subject. Needless to say, the atavistic knuckledragging Republicans (I euphemize) on the Senate Judicial Committee ignore all such niceties as established science in their zeal to smear intelligent, educated, high-achieving women who tell them inconvenient truths about their despicable, importantly male, ideological kin.
But always merry and bright, eh?
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By Hook Or By Book ~ Book Reviews, News, & Other Stuff said:
I’m going to have to see if I can find that article. I have a sinking feeling Judge Kavanaugh will be confirmed tomorrow which makes two sexual predators and liars that we’ll have on the Supreme Court.
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realthog said:
Oh, sorry, stupid me. I meant to include the url: https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/how-reliable-are-the-memories-of-sexual-assault-victims/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-digest&utm_content=link&utm_term=2018-09-27_featured-this-week
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By Hook Or By Book ~ Book Reviews, News, & Other Stuff said:
Thanks John!
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realthog said:
Sorry: shoulda got it right the first time.
I’m so angry about the GOP Judiciary Committee/Chuck Pighead Grassley’s smearing of Christine Blasey Ford that I’m finding it hard to think straight.
Americans are fond of saying, “Well, both sides do it,” but really that’s not true. To be sure, the Dems aren’t sinless, but all the most dreadful of these crimes seem to be committed by the GOP.
I was discussing this difference just yesterday with Pam, and it seemed to us that the difference between libs/left and GOP/right was summed up by Obama’s reaction to cries that he’d used drugs in his wild youth. “Yes,” he said, but he’d grown out of it, and that was more or less the end of the discussion.
By contrast people like Trump and Kavanaugh think the best tactic is instead to lie, in hopes people will believe them. The hypocrisy stinks. And 99% of it comes from the party of “family values” — y’know, the ones who vote for credibly accused pedophiles.
Sorry: venting.
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By Hook Or By Book ~ Book Reviews, News, & Other Stuff said:
Please, vent away! I kept thinking during Judge Kavanaugh’s claim and Lindsey Graham’s enraged indignation, that if all their claims were true: that this was revenge on the part of Democrats and Clinton supporters, then why didn’t they try to concoct something during the Neil Gorsuch hearings? While the Democrats certainly are no angels, the behavior of Chuck Grassley and his cronies leading up to this hearing and during the proceedings was despicable, even for Washington.
Oh, and one other thing that struck me during Judge Kavanaugh’s emotional statement and testimony. While my heart goes out to his wife and his two girls, can you imagine if Dr. Ford had come in with guns blazing as he did? I can hear the outcry now.
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By Hook Or By Book ~ Book Reviews, News, & Other Stuff said:
John, I just read the article. Thank you so much for passing it on. It was quite educational.
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K. D. Dowdall said:
Kim, thank you so much for your courage for coming forward and if all of us did, maybe, just maybe we could change things for every young woman who has experience this trauma that never, ever, goes away and it changes us forever. But, we can learn from it and use whatever skills we have to change things.
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By Hook Or By Book ~ Book Reviews, News, & Other Stuff said:
Thanks Karen. A young woman and sexual assault victim, named Maria Gallagher, confronted Senator Jeff Flake who was planning on voting to send the nomination through. Two hours later he told the Judiciary Committee that he would still vote, but only if there was a one week delay before the full Senate vote to allow the FBI to investigate Dr. Ford’s, Deborah Ramirez ‘s, and Julie Swetnick’s allegations. Sometimes our voices do make a difference.
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OJ's Pride said:
She’s bold & courageous in sharing her own traumatic assault experience. The human memory is so tricky that a trauma can make one loose the memories of that painful experience, & that same trauma is what floods in all the memories you wished to forget.
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By Hook Or By Book ~ Book Reviews, News, & Other Stuff said:
Thank you again. As I said, until now, only my husband knew. Since I published this yesterday it feels like a weight has been lifted off my shoulders.
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OJ's Pride said:
I can understand
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Captain's Quarters said:
Thank ye for yer courage in sharing yer story. So many women that I know are trying to shame Dr. Ford for waiting so long and for not remembering all the details. I too (or #metoo) have been sharing a similar story of mine to women (and men) recently to counter their arguments and answer their questions. The handling of the Supreme Court issues are a disgrace. Me link is below if ye want to read me story. No pressure.
x The Captain
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By Hook Or By Book ~ Book Reviews, News, & Other Stuff said:
Thank you Captain. And thank you for the link.
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lkeke35 said:
The past ten years or so I’ve begun to realize the kind of lucky bubble I lived in when it came to matters of sexual assault (and a host of other things). This has never happened to me but I’ve been hearing other women’s stories of assault for the past twenty/thirty years. My niece and my sister have both experienced assault and domestic abuse. But just because I haven’t been through it personally doesn’t mean I don’t sympathize or believe it. It does make me wonder what the women who support this man are thinking, and if they’ve lived in the same little safety bubbles as I did, (but unlike me, they haven’t learned not to dismiss the pain of others just because they haven’t felt it.)
I’m so sorry this happened to you. Yours is one of many I’ve heard over the past couple of decades. You are not alone.
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By Hook Or By Book ~ Book Reviews, News, & Other Stuff said:
Thank you for your kind words. For years I downplayed the incident thinking that it was more a case of bullying, intimidation, and humiliation (which is bad enough). But several years ago one of the men actually went to prison for domestic abuse, rape, and attempted murder. So I’ve wondered since then how much worse things could have gotten if I hadn’t been able to get away.
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jenniferreads0120 said:
It was very brave of you to share your story. Many women who have been assaulted can remember every detail of the perp and how they felt but all other details fall into the background. Thank you for sharing.
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By Hook Or By Book ~ Book Reviews, News, & Other Stuff said:
Thanks Jennifer. That’s it exactly. You’re so focused on that particular moment, that everything else winds up a blur.
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fragglerocking said:
😥 sorry you went through that.
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By Hook Or By Book ~ Book Reviews, News, & Other Stuff said:
Thanks Fraggle. So many others have gone through much worse.😞
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davidprosser said:
I’m sorry you went through such a sickening experience.
xxx Huge Hugs xxx
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By Hook Or By Book ~ Book Reviews, News, & Other Stuff said:
Thanks so much David.💙
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Shalini said:
Kim, I won’t say thank you for sharing – it takes great guts and a greater vulnerability to remember such stuff. I am sorry that women have to go through this crap all over the world. As you said, some have it worse.
I can only talk from my experience… You are right, the timings are difficult to remember, I know the era of mine but I don’t remember specific date. What the world forgets is that when a woman goes through this, they remember the sheer panic, fear and most of all the HELPLESSNESS, the rest the brain banks it down to protect itself. As I have said to you before, we don’t know how brain works. And sometimes it is difficult to remember circumstances surrounding the event, it blurs.
Karma will get both boys who assaulted you, that’s the way it works.
There are so many things I want to say, but emotions choke me…
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By Hook Or By Book ~ Book Reviews, News, & Other Stuff said:
Thank you so much for your kind words Shalini, and I’m so sorry I upset you. John has provided a link to an excellent article on the memories of sexual assault victims that was published in Scientific America. As far as karma goes, the guy who was the most physical with me, committed suicide several years ago after getting out of prison for raping and trying to murder his girlfriend. The other died of a heart attack two years ago at the age of 51.
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realthog said:
As far as karma goes, the guy who was the most physical with me, committed suicide several years ago after getting out of prison for raping and trying to murder his girlfriend. The other died of a heart attack two years ago at the age of 51.
I feel extremely guilty saying this, because we shouldn’t revel in the misfortunes of even the evil, but: Good. I’m glad to hear it.
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By Hook Or By Book ~ Book Reviews, News, & Other Stuff said:
Thanks John. I feel the same way. I’m glad that the one who killed himself didn’t have the opportunity to hurt anyone else. After his arrest and finding out he was accused of other sexual assaults in Massachusetts and Main, it also made me realize that perhaps I was in even more danger than I originally thought, which has given me many a sleepless night.
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Shalini said:
Good riddance Kim
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By Hook Or By Book ~ Book Reviews, News, & Other Stuff said:
Thanks Shalini.💙
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raistlin0903 said:
Oh Kim, I’m so terribly sorry that you had to experience something as horrific as this. It takes tremendous courage to even share a story like this. I’m honestly saying that I always try to see the good in people, but for scum like this I don’t have any kind words whatsoever to share. At least they have had their justice come to them. Too bad it wasn’t sooner. I hope you are alright Kim. I know sharing things such as these might bring back some very unwanted memories, but I think it’s amazing that you did. You are very courageous woman, that I have always admired, but admire even more right now. Take care😊
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By Hook Or By Book ~ Book Reviews, News, & Other Stuff said:
Thank you so much for your kind words Michel. I honestly didn’t realize how heavily this was weighing on my until Dr. Ford came forward. I waffled back and forth for a few hours on whether to post this, but now I’m glad I did. I feel a little lighter.
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raistlin0903 said:
Well, absolutely no problem Kim. I think its incredibly brave of you to share something so personal, and I’m glad that it also helped you feel a little lighter too. I meant every word I said, as I think you are one heck of a force of nature 😊
Totally unrelated question, but are you not on Goodreads anymore?
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By Hook Or By Book ~ Book Reviews, News, & Other Stuff said:
What you’ve said means the world to me Michel.🤗 My Goodreads account was hacked again. It seems like it might have something to do with it being linked to Amazon because both times there was suspicious activity on my account there as well. Whatever’s happening, I’ve deleted both accounts.😞
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raistlin0903 said:
Well, as I said, I meant every word 😊
Ugh…again? Aww…I’m so sorry to hear that. I don’t understand what the fun is in hacking accounts like that, but maybe that is just me. 😢
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By Hook Or By Book ~ Book Reviews, News, & Other Stuff said:
Yeah. I don’t know what’s behind it. After the first time I changed passwords on both sites but too no avail.😡
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raistlin0903 said:
Ughh…I really hate people who do that. I hope it can be solved in some way soon.
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By Hook Or By Book ~ Book Reviews, News, & Other Stuff said:
Thanks Michel.
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beetleypete said:
It shows just how such public events can not only trigger long-held memories of traumatic experiences, but make you strong enough to share them with anyone. I have never been emotionally involved with a girl/woman who did not have a similar story to tell me, varying in degree from verbal harassment, to all-out non-consensual touching or full sex. It seems to me that every female has experienced something like this growing up, or later on, in the workplace.
Cases like this current one make it clear that they are no longer going to tolerate it.
In my own experience, some of those never spoke about it at the time. But many did. Some were not believed, but quite a few of the culprits were ‘dealt with’ in no uncertain terms, by male family members of the victim. Public shaming is a better option than violence, but I have to say that both is even more satisfying.
Best wishes, Pete. x
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By Hook Or By Book ~ Book Reviews, News, & Other Stuff said:
It’s sad Pete that even now, the majority of women on this planet have been abused either verbally or physically. And what saddens me even more is that people, including women, have already starting questioning whether the #MeToo movement has gone too far.
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OJ's Pride said:
Am so sorry, for what happened to you Kim. But am glad that you had a slim chance to escape the ugly incident that was about to take place back then. We can only be thankful.
And coming forth like Dr. Ford to speak of such is not an easy task at all.
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By Hook Or By Book ~ Book Reviews, News, & Other Stuff said:
Thank you so much. After the actions of one of them when we were adults, I wonder now what might have happened if I hadn’t been able to slip past them.
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OJ's Pride said:
It is well
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Heather Tasker said:
You’re a brave woman, and not alone. ♥️
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By Hook Or By Book ~ Book Reviews, News, & Other Stuff said:
Thank you Heather.💙
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Lisa said:
Thanks for sharing your experience. Sadly, I think this type of event is all too common, and yet is a perfect example of how memory and traumatic events work. I’m sorry that you experienced this.
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By Hook Or By Book ~ Book Reviews, News, & Other Stuff said:
Thanks Lisa. And sadly you’re right.
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foodinbooks said:
You are so brave. I am so sorry that happened to you. And you are not alone. Hugs to you.
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By Hook Or By Book ~ Book Reviews, News, & Other Stuff said:
Thank you so much.💙
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InkFire ScribeInkFire said:
Kudos to you for mustering the courage to tell this tale to your readers. I can’t say I agree with your political opinions, but I can empathize with your situation, and wish there were something more substantial I could do for those who have suffered like that.
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By Hook Or By Book ~ Book Reviews, News, & Other Stuff said:
Thank you for your kind comment. I think the biggest thing you can do is in cases like this is to keep an open mind. As far as the politics go, for me this has nothing to do with politics. I would feel the same way if Judge Kavanaugh were a Democrat. I’m actually registered as an Independent and have voted for Republicans in the past. In my opinion Judge Kavanaugh lied during his previous testimony about his days as a Republican operative. He lied about his judicial philosophy, and yesterday he lied about easily provable things such as what the drinking age in Maryland was in 1983, as well as the “Devil’s Triangle”, and “Renate Alumnius”. And he did this while yelling, smirking, and interrupting the Democratic senators trying to question him. Frankly, I thought his performance was absolutely appalling.
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K. D. Dowdall said:
Reblogged this on Karen Dowdall and commented:
So, thousands upon thousands of young women have experienced this trauma, including me, and few believe or support young women- even a few women who have been brainwashed don’t support other women. Why is this so? Where are the fathers? Where are the ministers? Why are women not believed? I know why, because thousands upon thousands of young men, and older men are not quite human yet, and their savagery is encouraged by fathers and ministers, like the evangelicals (I know them quite well). The truth is, it would mean relinquishing their perceived power given to them by our society of thousands upon thousands of not quite human men because they know, that no harm will come to them, just like now. No harm will come to Kavanaugh, because the Senators, as substitute fathers, have will it to be so. I have empathy for them, because one day they will all face their fates, the world is funny that way.
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realthog said:
According to Vox, 48% of US evangelicals say it wouldn’t matter to them even if it were proved the accusations were true:
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/9/27/17910016/brett-kavanaugh-christine-blasey-ford-white-evangelicals-poll-support
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By Hook Or By Book ~ Book Reviews, News, & Other Stuff said:
This isn’t surprising, but it’s sickening nonetheless John. I like to think that these people will have an unpleasant surprise awaiting them after they’ve passed on.
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Lelia T said:
God bless you, Kim {{hugs}}
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By Hook Or By Book ~ Book Reviews, News, & Other Stuff said:
Thank you so much Lelia. I sent a slightly shorter version of this in an email to Senator Collins, along with the link to the article on memories and trauma that John so kindly provided. I don’t know if she’ll read it, but at least I know I tried.
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Léa said:
Reblogged this on poetry, photos and musings oh my! and commented:
You don’t want to miss this link which is also available in the comment section.
https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/how-reliable-are-the-memories-of-sexual-assault-victims/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-digest&utm_content=link&utm_term=2018-09-27_featured-this-week
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robertawrites235681907 said:
You are brave to have shared your experience here, Kim. I am sorry to say that I hardly know a single woman in my age group who has not had a bad sexual experience. I had a bad experience when I was 16 years old and again in my thirties. Men are very weird creatures how they band together about sexual misconduct.
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Michelle Morrison said:
I’m so sorry you experienced this. You are brave to share what happened to you.
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By Hook Or By Book ~ Book Reviews, News, & Other Stuff said:
Thanks Michelle. I would never have thought to do this if it wasn’t for Dr. Ford.
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frenchc1955 said:
Kim, Thank you for your strength and courage in posting this–I am humbled by your strength and horrified by what you suffered.
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By Hook Or By Book ~ Book Reviews, News, & Other Stuff said:
Thank you for your kind words Charles.
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ignitedmoth said:
I’m so sorry you had to go through that. One of the things that always pisses me off the most about these scumbags is that what they do to people might give them a few moments of pleasure but it is something those of us who have had to endure it will have to carry with us for the rest of our lives. It is beyond infuriating. Thank you for sharing your story which is never an easy thing to do. ❤
I hate how common this sort of thing is, but I’m glad that these attackers are finally being forced to answer for the things they’ve done more than they used to. Even if it just makes one more creep think twice before they put their hands on someone without consent. If basic human compassion and empathy won’t do it, maybe fearing actual consequences for their actions will.
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By Hook Or By Book ~ Book Reviews, News, & Other Stuff said:
Thank you. If there’s one thing that’s been made clear this past week, it’s that this country has a long way to go.
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ignitedmoth said:
Yeah, that it certainly does.
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Beware Of The Reader said:
Thanks for sharing with us Kim it must have been difficult for you. What Dr Ford described and things she does not recall does not surprise me as someone close to me experienced assualt and abuse when young and had the same “selective” memory.
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By Hook Or By Book ~ Book Reviews, News, & Other Stuff said:
Thank you Sophie. I was lucky as so many others have gone through so much worse. It’s striking though how many victims suffer from selective memory.
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Lorilin said:
It’s crazy to me what the brain remembers and doesn’t during traumatic situations. And you really have no control over it–some details are so vivid it’s like they happened yesterday, and others (that may even seem important in hindsight) are completely forgotten. I’m sorry this happened to you, but I appreciate you sharing. Sending good thoughts your way.
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By Hook Or By Book ~ Book Reviews, News, & Other Stuff said:
Thank you Lorilin. That article in Scientific American that John so kindly included in his comment explains a lot.
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theorangutanlibrarian said:
Thank you for sharing this- unfortunately this is an all too common experience and you make a very important point about memory when it comes to trauma. It was very brave of you to share.
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By Hook Or By Book ~ Book Reviews, News, & Other Stuff said:
Thank you for your kind words. Maybe someday this won’t be such a common experience.
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Samantha Duffy said:
Thank you so much for sharing your story. It really is unfortunate that this sort of thing happens so often, and is rarely talked about. I can certainly relate to you, as I was attacked my freshman year in college. After reading your post, I thought of that memory, and realized that I also could not recall certain details, but others were so vivid that I felt as if I were back in that place. It was so very brave of you to share, thank you.
It is always a shock, especially to men, that this happens regularly because women rarely choose to share those experiences with anyone. We keep them to ourselves and bury them so deep that we believe we will never have to revisit them.
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By Hook Or By Book ~ Book Reviews, News, & Other Stuff said:
Thank you so much for your kind words Samantha. And I’m sorry you were assaulted. The mind is a tricky thing indeed.
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Samantha Duffy said:
❤ ❤ ❤
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By Hook Or By Book ~ Book Reviews, News, & Other Stuff said:
💙💙💙
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Dani☆Touch My Spine Book Reviews☆ said:
So sorry you faced this as well Samantha.😞 I agree with everything you said to Kim!❤
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By Hook Or By Book ~ Book Reviews, News, & Other Stuff said:
Thanks Dani.
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Dani☆Touch My Spine Book Reviews☆ said:
You’re welcome!😍❤
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Gronda Morin said:
Dear Kim,
You are so brave to have shared your story. It helps to let others know that with trauma, some memories are highlighted while other details are forgotten. This is normal. Thanks for your courage to take this step.
There are too many women who have experienced some kind of sexual trauma in their lifetimes but men do not suffer this nearly as often, so they don’t get how this effects the victims.
With the case of Judge Kavanaugh it is a case of him having been a Washington DC insider since the Bush years where many of the senators know him personally. They can’t imagine that someone they like and admire could be guilty of having sexually molested Dr. Ford.
Women who have dealt with being sexually abused by men know that many of these guys look great to others.
They forget about guys like J. Dennis Hastert who was the longest running House Speaker who was beloved. I can’t help but wonder if a page had come to them early on to complain about being molested by the Speaker, would they have believed him or would they have thought that he was confused? We both know the answer to this one. Well their one time beloved speaker turned out to be a serial child molester who served jail time.
I think that I’ll do a blog on this story.
Thanks also for taking time to contact lawmakers. They’ll come to regret this decision and I’m convinced that Dr. Ford will be vindicated.
We women are not accepting this world where we have to put up with being treated like potted plants for them to pxxs on. Let’s make them pay attention on November 6, 2018.
Hugs, Gronda
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By Hook Or By Book ~ Book Reviews, News, & Other Stuff said:
Thanks Gronda. I believe Dr. Ford inspired a lot of us to come forward. I believe that quite a few politicians in Washington have skeletons in their own closets. I live in Maine and while Susan Collins isn’t up for re-election until 2020, I’ll remember her speech of today. I will be voting for Angus King though.
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Dani☆Touch My Spine Book Reviews☆ said:
Wow, such a courageous thing to share, my friend! I am so sorry that this happened to you. You didn’t deserve this at all.😣😥 No female should. I really thank you for stepping up and being so courageous and being able to share something so traumatic and scary but is a wakeup call to those whom have bullied this woman and others can’t remember certain details. I couldn’t remember certain details of my sexual assaults and it even feels like a dream to me at points because so much was forgotten around the time of my time of my assault that I felt maybe I just completely lost my mind but at the end of the day I know what happened to me but not all the time surrounding it. I find you so courageous and an inspiration.I know I am reiterating ths but feel I couldn’t say it enough and I am proud to have you as a friend. I’m sorry I am late to see and post on this but have been having WP issues. Thanks again for sharing this post. Love you, Kim!!!❤💙💚💛
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By Hook Or By Book ~ Book Reviews, News, & Other Stuff said:
Oh my goodness. You have me reaching for the tissues. Thank you so much Dani. I know you have your own MeTwo stories, which you’ve courageously shared, so you’re an inspiration to me as well. If you can, click on the link to the Scientific American article that John provided in his comment. It explains a lot regarding how we remember traumatic events.💙
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Dani☆Touch My Spine Book Reviews☆ said:
Awww… that means a lot to me!😍❤ I will definitely check out his link. You make me want to grab tissues. You are such a good woman.❤💙❤ Xoxoxo!😍
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By Hook Or By Book ~ Book Reviews, News, & Other Stuff said:
💙💙💙
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Dani☆Touch My Spine Book Reviews☆ said:
❤💙❤
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Suze said:
I still remember the smell of the man who assaulted me and it was over 50 years ago. I can not smell brut cologne without feeling helpless and horrified. I remember what his eyes looked like but not his face. I remember the nickname we children had for him but not his “real” name. The room where it happened, but not the building. We have all come out of our hidden rooms of memory these past few weeks and in sharing that which we never spoke of are freeing ourselves.I feel your pain and fear as only another survivor can. I wish I could tell you the memories fade. I wish they would. You are not alone, and I hope you find comfort in knowing that.
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By Hook Or By Book ~ Book Reviews, News, & Other Stuff said:
Oh Suze. I’m so sorry for what you went through. It’s frightening and heartbreaking that there are so many of us.
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jennifertarheelreader said:
Thank you for bravely sharing your story, Kim. You are not alone. I believe you, and I believe Dr. Ford. ♥️
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By Hook Or By Book ~ Book Reviews, News, & Other Stuff said:
Thank you so much Jennifer.💙
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Denise Hisey said:
Your courage is so needed and appreciated!
There will always be doubters and liars….we must still speak out truth.
I think the tide is slowly turning and as we continue to be brave, we can help continue awareness and change.
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By Hook Or By Book ~ Book Reviews, News, & Other Stuff said:
Thank you for your kind words.
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