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pfitz59

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12. Legislating ignorance

Reply to niyad (Original post)

Mon Mar 20, 2023, 12:52 PM

Mar 2023

my mom was a swim coach and held a class at the start of every season for all the girls. For some it was the first time they learned about menarche and menstruation. Her lesson was factual and direct, as it should be. Biology should not me a mystery.

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If Period Discussions In Health Class Are Outlawed, Only Outlaws Will ... What The HELL FLORIDA? [View all] niyad Mar 2023 OP

I would be... 3catwoman3 Mar 2023 #1

He has 11 children - 5 girls dalton99a Mar 2023 #2

And his wife died Feb 2019. 2 years later, he has... 3catwoman3 Mar 2023 #5

Guess Rebl2 Mar 2023 #6

His wife probably died from exhaustion. niyad Mar 2023 #7

I just had a sick image of this twisted "christian" man and the females in niyad Mar 2023 #10

And they are coming after the library books, too. murielm99 Mar 2023 #3

They simply do not care. niyad Mar 2023 #8

What will the f'ng GQP try to silence next? Will they outlaw talk of self exams, mammograms Ziggysmom Mar 2023 #4

Shhhhh. Don't give them any ideas. niyad Mar 2023 #9

We all live in our bodies dlk Mar 2023 #11

Exactly. niyad Mar 2023 #15

Legislating ignorance pfitz59 Mar 2023 #12

You are absolutely correct. niyad Mar 2023 #16

Fifth grade is usually when they do that. Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 2023 #13

All the girls stayed in class. The boys were sent outside to play softball. Paladin Mar 2023 #14