For years, I had no idea what was wrong with my mother. That she’d been diagnosed with a mental illness: manic-depression (Known today as Bipolar Disorder.). Ashamed of her condition, Mom told no one. My father stayed silent on the topic as well, not clueing my brothers and me in on her condition. No doubt […]
(Sexual) Crimes Against Children: When Dad Is Bad (or Mom)
(Anonymous) Guest Post As the mother of a child who was sexually abused by her father, I frequently find myself being asked questions that I consider…well… odd. But to the Foreigner [the word I use to describe someone who has no idea of the pain we’ve lived through, and praise the Lord, will never […]
Mamas (and papas), don’t let your babies grow up to be (sexual abuse) statistics.
When I was little, I invented a way to prevent childhood sexual abuse. Because I was experiencing it. Before you read about my sexual abuse solution, check out these statistics*: Nearly 70% of ALL reported sexual assaults happen to children 17 and under. 1 in 10 children will be sexually abused before age 18. Children […]
Teach Your Children Well (So they don’t become a sexual abuse statistic.)
April is National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month. As a survivor of childhood sexual abuse, this topic is very important to me. And since one in four girls and one in six boys will be sexually abused before the age of 18 (according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), this issue should […]
Crisis Management 101 (How to be resilient when you or your family experiences a series of unfortunate events.)
Has your family ever been slammed with a whole lot of difficulties, all at once? Just when you think things are getting better—maybe even back to normal—some new problem arrives to knock you to your knees. A few years back, our family experienced a number of negative issues: boom, boom, boom. Cancer diagnosis for my […]
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