She was so young.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=141164708

"That critical parts of the brain involved in decision-making are not fully developed until years later at age 25 or so."

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Anonymous wrote:I think she is doing great things and has a positive message.

But she's not a victim. She was 25, and he was married, a superior, and the President of the US and all. What did she think was going to happen? Did she really think she wasn't going to get caught? I'm sorry but I have a real problem with her playing the victim.

She is a human and deserves respect, forgiveness, redemption. But she was really playing with fire and old enough to know better.

She was actually only 22.

22 is so young.

I was still in my senior year of college.

I don't fault her at all.

The one that should have acted like an adult was Clinton.

I agree. I would never have purposely fooled around with a married man at that age. But if the President of the United States had come on to me and I thought he was good looking? Yeah, I think I would have fallen for the same thing that Monica did. Stupid, wrong but understandable.

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Anonymous wrote:She flashed her thong at the President in the West Wing. What made her think that was a good idea?

But, I do feel for her that her life was effectively ruined at an early age.

And yes, Bill was way more to blame.

I will never understand why she told LT about having sex with Bill. I mean, how did that convo even start?

Bill could have had anyone - she lacked discretion. At least don't talk about it!

He was impeached for lying about a blowjob

I never understood saving the sperm stained blue dress. Why?

I left that part out of my post, but yeah - GROSS, girl!

I really am conflicted about the whole thing. She wasn't blameless, but HE should have known better. He's a dirty old man who is a predator, but also a brilliant politician. It kills me that he couldn't keep his dick in his pants or at least pick the right places to stick it so that the country didn't have to go through all this nonsense/this will be his legacy.

Full disclosure - I myself interned in the Clinton White House.

Did you ever meet Bill? Was there any gossip around the water cooler about Monica and Bill?

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Anonymous wrote:She flashed her thong at the President in the West Wing. What made her think that was a good idea?

But, I do feel for her that her life was effectively ruined at an early age.

And yes, Bill was way more to blame.

I will never understand why she told LT about having sex with Bill. I mean, how did that convo even start?

Bill could have had anyone - she lacked discretion. At least don't talk about it!

He was impeached for lying about a blowjob

I never understood saving the sperm stained blue dress. Why?

I left that part out of my post, but yeah - GROSS, girl!

I really am conflicted about the whole thing. She wasn't blameless, but HE should have known better. He's a dirty old man who is a predator, but also a brilliant politician. It kills me that he couldn't keep his dick in his pants or at least pick the right places to stick it so that the country didn't have to go through all this nonsense/this will be his legacy.

Full disclosure - I myself interned in the Clinton White House.

My god--who wouldn't tell at least one person they had sex with the most important person in the world?!!!

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Anonymous wrote:Poor Monica. It must be hard to deal with having your married boss' penis suddenly jump into your mouth. Bill Clinton wasn't the first married man she had an affair with. She's a freaking piece of trash and I don't feel sorry for her at all. Do you really think she didn't know what she was doing was wrong? Seriously?

She did. Of course! This isn't about that. It's about it following you for the rest of your life, coming up at anytime, by anyone and everyone. FOREVER!

Hello, anybody home!! She was young! She was 25! At that age, one does not think of lifelong consequences!

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Anonymous wrote:I think she is doing great things and has a positive message.

But she's not a victim. She was 25, and he was married, a superior, and the President of the US and all. What did she think was going to happen? Did she really think she wasn't going to get caught? I'm sorry but I have a real problem with her playing the victim.

She is a human and deserves respect, forgiveness, redemption. But she was really playing with fire and old enough to know better.

She was actually only 22.

22 is so young.

I was still in my senior year of college.

I don't fault her at all.

The one that should have acted like an adult was Clinton.

Anonymous wrote:Poor Monica. It must be hard to deal with having your married boss' penis suddenly jump into your mouth. Bill Clinton wasn't the first married man she had an affair with. She's a freaking piece of trash and I don't feel sorry for her at all. Do you really think she didn't know what she was doing was wrong? Seriously?

She did. Of course! This isn't about that. It's about it following you for the rest of your life, coming up at anytime, by anyone and everyone. FOREVER!

Anonymous wrote:Poor Monica. It must be hard to deal with having your married boss' penis suddenly jump into your mouth. Bill Clinton wasn't the first married man she had an affair with. She's a freaking piece of trash and I don't feel sorry for her at all. Do you really think she didn't know what she was doing was wrong? Seriously?

Monica was wrong. No one is saying she is right for doing what she did. Even Monica admits it was wrong.

But Bill was the one in power.

Anonymous wrote:Poor Monica. It must be hard to deal with having your married boss' penis suddenly jump into your mouth. Bill Clinton wasn't the first married man she had an affair with. She's a freaking piece of trash and I don't feel sorry for her at all. Do you really think she didn't know what she was doing was wrong? Seriously?

You sound like a bitter old hag who is still blaming her XH's infidelities on "the other woman" rather than facing the realities of her dysfunctional marriage.

She was very young and while what she did was "wrong" it was relatively benign and certainly not cause for ruining her entire life.

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Anonymous wrote:She flashed her thong at the President in the West Wing. What made her think that was a good idea?

But, I do feel for her that her life was effectively ruined at an early age.

And yes, Bill was way more to blame.

I will never understand why she told LT about having sex with Bill. I mean, how did that convo even start?

Bill could have had anyone - she lacked discretion. At least don't talk about it!

He was impeached for lying about a blowjob

I never understood saving the sperm stained blue dress. Why?

I left that part out of my post, but yeah - GROSS, girl!

I really am conflicted about the whole thing. She wasn't blameless, but HE should have known better. He's a dirty old man who is a predator, but also a brilliant politician. It kills me that he couldn't keep his dick in his pants or at least pick the right places to stick it so that the country didn't have to go through all this nonsense/this will be his legacy.

Full disclosure - I myself interned in the Clinton White House.

Poor Monica. It must be hard to deal with having your married boss' penis suddenly jump into your mouth. Bill Clinton wasn't the first married man she had an affair with. She's a freaking piece of trash and I don't feel sorry for her at all. Do you really think she didn't know what she was doing was wrong? Seriously?

And I agree that she's just aged (well) and lost some weight.

No surgery.

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Anonymous wrote:She flashed her thong at the President in the West Wing. What made her think that was a good idea?

But, I do feel for her that her life was effectively ruined at an early age.

And yes, Bill was way more to blame.

I will never understand why she told LT about having sex with Bill. I mean, how did that convo even start?

Bill could have had anyone - she lacked discretion. At least don't talk about it!

He was impeached for lying about a blowjob

I never understood saving the sperm stained blue dress. Why?

Maybe it was a dry clean only and she just hadn't had the occasion to take it to the dry cleaners?

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Anonymous wrote:When I think back to the stupidest thing I did in my 20s, and then imagine that thing being recorded and disseminated throughout the world, becoming infamous for it, that mistake following me for the rest of my days, it makes me sick. She's a brave lady and I admire her for what she's made of her life in spite of it all.

this a hundred times over. Most of us even well into adulthood wouldn't be able to handle that level of intense scrutiny. I can't imagine and kudos to her for picking up the pieces and succumbing to suicide or depression. If she'd blown a random coworker or if she'd kept her yap shut none of this would have happened.

Am I the only one who didn't do anything stupid in her 20's? When I think back, the big things that happened, were: I moved out of my parents house, I dumped a friend for being insensitive about 9/11, I broke up with a boy who wanted to get married while I didn't feel ready yet, I got someone fired (he deserved it, but I still feel bad), and I moved across the country from family. None of these were bad choices.

There but for the grace of god, girl! Put into the right (or wrong) set of circumstances, any one of us could become a Monica or suffer a similar fate.

You mean having an affair with your married supervisor? Oh yeah, I don't think so.

If you walked into the President of the United States office and you thought he was charismatic and amazing - yes, even you could lose your inhibitions if he was offering himself up to you.

Monica probably sees things for what they were - now. But at the time she was smitten and on cloud nine that this amazing, powerful man was paying attention to her and wanted her. I'm sure there's a public figure (actor, singer, athlete - someone) who would make you weak in the knees. Especially if you were 22, unattached.

Yeah, most of us would never risk our jobs and our livelihoods over some random superior, even when we're 22. But that isn't what happened here.

Haven't read all the pages, but I don't think she got plastic surgery. She just lost weight.