Posted in Anger, Anxiety, Choices, Daughters, Emotions, Enablers, Faith, Fear, Hope, Incest, Justification, Life Stories, Losing Innocence, Mothers, Non-Offending Parent, Panic, Rape, Secrets, Sexual Abuse, Siblings, Sisters, Survivors, Trust, Victim, childhood sexual abuse, control, dads, denial, depression, family, guilt, healing, humankind, love, memories, molestation, sexual predator, understanding, tagged Sexual Abuse, Mothers, Daughters, Trust, Fear, childhood sexual abuse, Rape, molestation, childhood rape, blogs, sons, fathers, spouses, partners, identity theft, humankind, struggles, reflections, sharing stories, valor on October 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
My faith in humankind took a nose dive yesterday and has only risen a bit today. I experienced identity theft and it shattered my world last night when I found out and sent me crying to the bank this morning. During all of this I started reflecting on human beings and wondering how someone could [...]
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Posted in Anger, Anxiety, Choices, Daughters, Emotions, Enablers, Fear, Happiness, Hope, Incest, Justification, Life Stories, Losing Innocence, Mothers, Non-Offending Parent, Panic, Rape, Remember, Resiliency, Secrets, Sexual Abuse, Siblings, Sisters, Suicide, Survivors, Victim, childhood sexual abuse, church, church of Christ, control, cutting, dads, denial, depression, family, grandchildren, guilt, healing, love, memories, molestation, religion, sin, taking sides, understanding, tagged Sexual Abuse, Incest, Mothers, Daughters, healing, Belief, Sisters, church, denial, Surviving, church of Christ, dads, childhood sexual abuse, Rape, balance, Non-Offending Parent, molestation, grandchildren, sharing, helping, time, sinner, families, Siblings on October 27, 2008 | 1 Comment »
It has been a year and so it seems a story update is needed. We made it through the year, but still the battle is not over. A lot has taken place and only a few things have changed. Here is an update on our story.
My daughter changed therapists and stopped taking the medication. This [...]
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Posted in Anger, Anxiety, Choices, Daughters, Emotions, Enablers, Fear, Hope, Incest, Justification, Life Stories, Losing Innocence, Mothers, Non-Offending Parent, Panic, Political Campaign Ads, Rape, Remember, Resiliency, Secrets, Sexual Abuse, Suicide, Survivors, Victim, childhood sexual abuse, control, dads, denial, depression, family, guilt, healing, memories, molestation, sexual predator, taking sides, understanding, tagged Sexual Abuse, Incest, childhood sexual abuse, Rape, molestation, Political Campaign Ads, television ads, campaign ads, sexual predators, child sexual abusers on October 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I was notified about an ad campaign running in Washington State by the incumbent Attorney General. The ad appears on television and is titled “A Day in the Park.” When it was brought to my attention, I found it online and checked it out. The ad addresses “Sexual Predators” and the safety of children. The [...]
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Posted in Anger, Anxiety, Choices, Daughters, Divorce, Emotions, Enablers, Fear, Happiness, Hope, Incest, Life Stories, Losing Innocence, Mothers, Music, Non-Offending Parent, Panic, Rape, Remember, Resiliency, Secrets, Sexual Abuse, Siblings, Sisters, Suicide, Survivors, Victim, childhood sexual abuse, church, church of Christ, control, cutting, dads, denial, depression, family, guilt, healing, love, memories, molestation, taking sides, understanding, tagged Sexual Abuse, Daughters, Life Stories, Sisters, Surviving, dads, Music, childhood sexual abuse, Rape, Non-Offending Parent, molestation, elelphants, facing problems, breathe, turmoil, crying, release on October 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I am struggling to breathe. To get through the day without it overwhelming me. Life is so full and as I try to balance everything, I get overloaded. I cry on the way to work sometimes. The music blasts and I sing through the tears. I need a release.
I thought getting past the one year mark would [...]
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Posted in Anxiety, Art, Bibliotherapy, Books, Daughters, Emotions, Enablers, Fear, Happiness, Hope, Incest, Justification, Life Stories, Losing Innocence, Mothers, Non-Offending Parent, Panic, Rape, Remember, Resiliency, Secrets, Sexual Abuse, Siblings, Sisters, Suicide, Survivors, Victim, childhood sexual abuse, dads, denial, depression, false memory, family, guilt, healing, love, memories, molestation, religion, sin, taking sides, understanding, tagged Suicide, Surviving, childhood sexual abuse, Rape, molestation, sharing, writing, Books, Bibliotherapy, blogs, reviews, good reads, Such a Pretty Girl by Laura Wiess, dealing with life on October 11, 2008 | 1 Comment »
A year ago at a conference, I picked up a copy of Such a Pretty Girl by Laura Wiess. It was recommended by a couple of Young Adult Librarians as a top book to read. When I started reading it, I could only read a couple of pages at a time. It was a hard [...]
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