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So, despite the fact that I'm 17, I go to a pediatrician. Yesterday I went for a check-up with my little sister. And in the waiting room, I saw a girl who couldn't have been over 10 years old with Twilight in her hands, maybe about a fifth of the way through. I scowled in disgust and tried to locate the parent. I was correct in guessing that it was the woman carrying the big coach bag. So I was staring at the girl until my sister and I were called in to see the doctor.

At around the end of the checkup, my mother brought up the story of how a couple of days ago I got in a fight with my cousin (twice as old, twice as big, and half as smart). I showed her my bruises and we started talking about how we were moving out ASAP, and I brought up the issue of domestic violence, being more aware of domestic violence/abuse than most because of Twilight. And I told her, in effect, "If you see the girl with the Twilight book, you should give her a talk about relationship abuse." And I went on to tell my doctor about the relationship in Twilight and how it glorifies abuse. (My sister also added how he watches her sleep, and my doctor was TOTALLY creeped out). I hope that if she did see that little girl, she listened to my advice.

Discuss.

(In addition: I'm moving out at the beginning of June. I have been avoiding my cousin and my mother has been thinking about bringing charges against him or my grandmother, who encouraged him to beat me up.)

That reminds me of a similar story when I went to the doctor's last time. It's not as deppressing or sad as that, I mostly ended up talking about how terrible the book was with my doctor and his assisstant.

By the way, there is something wrong with your cousin and grandma. I'm glad you're moving out.

At least you didn't confront her and make a scene. Very mature of you. It's an embarressment when either side does that.

you shoulddef. press some charges.

You should move to Rhode Island with me!! biggrin

@CWnerd, My mother is seriously considering bringing charges against them. Specifically, she said she would if he ever touches me again.

Yeah, it's been about a week and my bruises are healing. I did take pictures, though.

I've been trying to stay out of the house as long as possible. It's hard, though. sad

I kind of find irony in the fact that the abuse and stalking are so heavily accepted by the fans when in reality a case involving stalking would be seen as a terrible mad horrifying thing. The men who resort to stalking in the real world aren't handsome teenaged Vampires. Look at John Hinckley, Jr., he's a real life stalker who went after Jodie Foster and he was ******** creepy looking at the time of his arrest. O_O