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Stop Child Rape says

ByMike McBride January 2, 2002October 10, 2016 Reading Time: 1 minute

Stop Child Rape says South African President

For the sake of all those children in South Africa, I hope they seriosuly crack down on what has become an epidemic there.

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Assumptions
ByMike McBride July 27, 2012July 22, 2019 Reading Time: 3 minutes

I found myself reading this article about Queen Underwood, a female boxer represeting the US at the Olympics earlier today. The headline grabbed my attention, because she is a survivor of childhood sexual abuse, but the story actually contained something I don’t see often, although I doubt she is alone in this. She admits to…

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Observations | Personal News

Relationships Change, and That’s OK
ByMike McBride September 28, 2009October 10, 2016 Reading Time: 3 minutes

I was reminded of this last week, and this month’s Carnival Against Child Abuse focus on relationships had me thinking even more about it. I think, as survivors, we have a tendency to want to hold on to the people we consider friends, for fear that we’ll be abandoned yet again, or be alone, etc….

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Observations

The One Constant
ByMike McBride June 14, 2007October 10, 2016 Reading Time: 2 minutes

I wrote this in an email the other day and after reading it again in the reply something about it struck me. I didn’t mean for it to be a deep philosophical statement, but it sort of is. (I’m blaming the lack of caffeine). “The one constant in life is change” I realized in reading…

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Child Abuse | Observations

Seeking the Pattern of Our Abuse
ByMike McBride February 26, 2015February 29, 2024 Reading Time: 2 minutes

I was conversing a few weeks ago about how our minds work. In a nutshell, it’s been shown, time and time again, that the human brain is hardwired to find patterns, even when they aren’t there. Basically, when new information is introduced to us, our brain tries to fit it in with what we already…

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Going out tomorrow?
ByMike McBride September 24, 2006October 10, 2016 Reading Time: 1 minute

If you’re in the US, and planning on eating out tomorrow, how about eating at Chilis? They are donating 100% of their profits on Sept. 25th to Saint Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, one of the leading childhood cancer centers in the world. Thanks to Kevin for the pointer.

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Depression

Wil Wheaton Discusses His Mental Illness
ByMike McBride June 30, 2015October 4, 2019 Reading Time: 1 minute

Originally spotted at the AV Club site. One of the things I really took away from Wil’s discussion about how he sought help and how he’s been affected by mental illness was his description of waiting so long because he didn’t realize anything was wrong. He spent years battling the “noise” in his head without…

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Assumptions

Relationships Change, and That’s OK

The One Constant

Seeking the Pattern of Our Abuse

Going out tomorrow?

Wil Wheaton Discusses His Mental Illness

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