Child Abuse Survivor Blog

  • New survivor blog

    I meant to blog about this a couple of days ago, but work events have conspired to draw my attention away from many things. Typical. 🙂 Anyway, this particular person found their way over to the forums and shared their site with us, http://onceabused.blogspot.com/. By the way, there have been a couple of folks who…

  • Has it been that long?

    Gee has it really been since June that I posted anything here? For that matter, how did it get to be July 9th already? I’m not complaining, last weekend was filled with so much of the fun and frivolity that comes along with celebrating my, and the nation’s, birthday that I seriously have nothing at…

  • Another loss

    I was having a discussion with my wife tonight about giving blood and all the eligibility requirements that the Red Cross has added to keep the blood supply disease-free when we realized, that I can’t give blood. I hadn’t ever realized that before. I’ve not been a regular donater of blood by any stretch, because…

  • Just showing up

    There’s a saying, that I know from somewhere, but I don’t remember where, that goes something along the lines of “Half of life is just showing up”. Last night was a pretty good example of why this is true, and why it’s important. The woman who acts as the library liaison with our Friends of…

  • Worry and panic

    I was chatting with someone the other day about this issue. In came up in regards to someone they know is who dealing with an overwhelming change in their life. The constant worry and fear of what’s going to happen has overwhelmed them to the point where they don’t eat, sleep or do much of…