"Two entitled young college-aged girls..."

Where's Ted Bundy when you need him, right?

How a parent responds to the trauma the child experienced has a lot to do with how well the child heals over time. If it is as bad as you describe maybe YOU need to get some professional help.

So is that how cat people come to be?

This is why I never go hiking without a cattle prod.

Happens all the fucking time in Portland. I blame Jim Francesconi.

@Todd. YES! ... and shopping, for that matter. Totally clears out the aisles at Target.