Forgotten gives an account of the complete life story of Les Cummings, who had to come back to the UK from his adopted home of California to make a legal challenge to his town council for his abusive treatment when growing up in council followed by foster care. This book is powerful, well written and…
I was going to write about the constant debate and general frustration about what should be done with paedophiles (if Mike doesn’t adjust for American spellings, sorry –then again “pervert†is spelled the same in both countries). When I started drafting my piece for Mike’s blog about how to either deal with or reduce CSA…
Chosen tells the story of the three boys at an English public school in the 1960s and their life beyond that time. Director Brian Woods structured the film in three acts describing the three intereviewees’ arrival at the school, followed by their targeting, grooming and abuse. Finally the varied emotional, legal and practical aftermath for…
I got an email recommending this site to me, Triumph over Tragedy. Of course, I set up this blog just for that purpose to pass along reviews and other resources for survivors, so naturally I want to pass this along as well. Michael Skinner is a survivor who has now turned his focus to motivating…
Margie McKinnon, the founder of Lamplighters, and author of Repair your Life sent me an email today about getting the site added to the resource section of this site. As it turns out, I’m thinking seriously about “retiring” that page, and using this blog as the ultimate resource and recommended reading section instead, so rather…
According to a study, yes. Why, on the other hand, is anyone’s guess. Is it due to abused children being more likely to be exposed to second hand smoke? Could be. I was exposed to second hand smoke as a child, but I don’t have asthma. I do, however, have numerous allergies, and had many…
