Child Abuse Survivor Blog

  • In a funk

    I don’t know what’s been going on the last few days. I don’t feel really good physically, but I don’t have any real “sick” symptoms. I’m easily irritated, have little patience for anything, don’t seem able to focus for very long, have lost interest in a lot of things, and just generally feel very “blah”…

  • Been awhile

    Yeah it’s been awhile since I had anything to say over on this side of the world. I guess that all has to do with being busy. Haven’t had a whole lot of time to really be contemplative lately, so it means less posting over here. Of course that usually means more posting over on…

  • Sept. 11

    Just a response to Brian Kane’s post: I don’t know that I can add anything more to the din, or that I want to. Still, it’s not right to ignore it and go along blithely as though Wednesday were an ordinary day. I also think it’s a little bit disingenuous and quite a bit overdramatic…

  • Damaged Goods

    Driving home Friday night, I was scanning through the radio dials, as I’m wont to do during a 3600 miles drive over 8 days, and found a talk show where the host was talking about girls who had been raped and whether or not they were to be considered “damaged goods” by prospective boyfriends or…

  • Fargo

    Made a stop in Fargo, ND Sunday as part of my great vacation getaway. This stop was especially to see my friend Jen, her husband, Nathan, and their new baby, Amelia. I loved seeing the baby, and getting to spend a little time with Jen. On the other hand this is one little five-week old…