Found another blog being written by an abuse survivor over the weekend, Shattered Dollhouse. Seems like I’ve been finding a few more lately, or maybe they’re finding me, eh? Obviously I’m glad to see more people openly talking about abuse and surviving, but at the same time, I’m sad that there are so many of us out here. As always, if you have any suggestions on sites to fit into any of the categories, I’m always looking for more!
Pin I started writing this post in my head last night while, across the country, my wife’s cousin was awaiting news on her toddler’s heart transplant. Ever since we learned about his heart problems and the likelihood that he would eventually need a transplant, I think most of us tried not to think about it beyond…
I’ve been doing some writing today about my trip last night to Cincinnati to see Midnight Oil. It’s sort of a review not only of the show, but of my personal feelings about being back at Bogart’s to see them 13 years after the first time I saw them there. You can read it here.
As I discussed over on the tech side of things, I’m keeping a close eye on the new version of Movable Type and the TypeKey plan to combat comment spam. Given the content of this site, I’m very concerned about anonymity and the ability of folks to comment, but at the same time I’m concerned…
Pin Three years ago, I wrote about how much I appreciated being able to use Facebook to communicate with my far-flung cousins and other family members on the day that my grandmother passed away. How strange it was then to see the last few days play out among my friends and family on that same network…
The second thing was that so many of the things your kids need when you find out they’ve been abused are the same things that adult survivors need as well. We need to be believed, we need to feel safe, we need to know that we are worthy of protection, and we need to be heard. Those things are a significant part of healing, regardless of our age. If you have a loved one of any age who is trying to heal from sexual abuse, these are good things to remember, and you should read the whole thing!
Pin If you pay attention to the news at all, I’m sure you’ve seen something about Larry Nasser over the past couple of years. You may even be fairly familiar with the story. If so, the Netflix documentary Athlete A might not offer a lot of things you don’t know to some extent or other. But, you may want to watch it anyway, even though watching it and hearing the stories will be difficult. I did a couple of nights ago, and had a couple of thoughts about it, in no real order of importance.
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