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obamanut2012

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3. Sometimes anger is needed

Reply to Catherina (Original post)

Thu Feb 23, 2012, 03:21 PM

Feb 2012

Anger isn't necessarily unhealthy or unneeded or unwanted. You just can't allow anger to control you, or to derail your life. It needs to be your tool, not the converse.

And, girlfriend, you know I would never tell you you were wrong about something (or the author of the OP)!

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I am an angry Feminist. And I dare anyone tell me there is something wrong with that. [View all] Catherina Feb 2012 OP

Well theres Drale Feb 2012 #1

There is something wrong with that. WingDinger Feb 2012 #2

It's possible to be a very calm angry too Catherina Feb 2012 #6

+1 MadrasT Feb 2012 #7

I hope people aren't teaching girls that anymore Catherina Feb 2012 #9

I don't know... I don't have kids either. MadrasT Feb 2012 #13

Sometimes anger is needed obamanut2012 Feb 2012 #3

with what is going on in this country regarding abortion La Lioness Priyanka Feb 2012 #4

Nailed it obamanut2012 Feb 2012 #5

BINGO! Rex Feb 2012 #8

Yes! Starry Messenger Feb 2012 #10

Righteous Female Anger forced the Virgina Gov to back down obamanut2012 Feb 2012 #11

I saw the pictures from their protest. Starry Messenger Feb 2012 #12

That's the first thing I thought of, too obamanut2012 Feb 2012 #14

Every injustice I can think of that was ever righted or stopped involved anger at some point. JoeyT Feb 2012 #15