fear for safety

A little piece of my ability to feel safe in the world was lost forever in those moments.

The Emotional Labor Of Staying Safe While Female

A little piece of my ability to feel safe in the world was lost forever in those moments. I knew he was telling the truth.

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Tell your child something that they need to hear: they are safe, and you will stop at nothing to make sure that is always the case.

Tell Them They Are Safe (Even When You Don’t Believe It)

Children are not good at understanding odds. Tell them they are safe (even when you don't believe it).

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I became strangely interested in the … “media genre” (?) of true crime.

How Do You Reconcile A True Crime Obsession With Being, Like, A Good Person?

It’s a prime example of what I’ve known all along: that the true crime interest and the niceness of a person are not mutually exclusive.

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Image via Instagram @myfavoritemurder. (artwork by @ydartistry)

What I Mean When I Say "Feminist Murder Podcast" 

My Favorite Murder is a podcast, 45 episodes old, hosted by comedians Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark, who love tales of murder and tell them, hilariously. And here's another thing about My Favorite Murder that makes it unique — it's feminist as hell.

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"Let me explain: Jeremy isn't an ordinary man"

I Live In Constant Fear For My Safety

A woman shouldn’t need a man to protect her, but sadly I do.

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