There’s some good information in the article about the kidnapping of Elizabeth Thomas in Tennessee recently, and how some of the signs might have been missed by everyone involved. While we hope for her safety, let’s also learn something from it as well about how to keep things from reaching this point with the next…
There is some discussion of prevention and working with pedophiles in the article, and there are lots of opinions on that, and discussions we should be having. Regardless of that though, this is something we need to stop, assuming that child molesters are “monsters” that are outside the norms of society, because it truly does…
I would say the same thing about mental health, and child abuse survivors. It may not be easy to talk about, but until it is normal to do so, there will always be stigma around it. We talked and talked. Part of me silently whined and resented the conversation but a much bigger part of…
“Community misconceptions can lead to the vilification of parents as being inattentive or not adequately protective, based on the idea that attentive parents will instinctively detect grooming and know their child is in danger.” “In reality, it is difficult for people to process relevant information and reach accurate conclusions at the time of the…
I think this pretty well describes it for me, but I also know the effects it had on me are different than they may be for other children of alcoholics. I see different effects within my own family even. I was the kid who felt the need to keep everything working. I didn’t like the…
I’d agree with this article. I’ve known a few people who’ve had addiction issues over the years, and I don’t know anyone who was perfectly emotionally healthy and then just started using and became addicted. That’s not the path of addiction. That describes quite a few people who maybe experimented during their college years and…
