While you’re all so busy bashing Microsoft, I noticed that they are the corporate partner along with ex-NHL player Pat LaFontaine in trying to equip children’s hospitals with high-tech play rooms. I may not agree with everything they do, but you gotta stop and give them credit for this. I hope Pat gets to see his dream come true in as many hospitals as possible! These kids who are dealing with illness and injury deserve it.
The second thing was that so many of the things your kids need when you find out they’ve been abused are the same things that adult survivors need as well. We need to be believed, we need to feel safe, we need to know that we are worthy of protection, and we need to be heard. Those things are a significant part of healing, regardless of our age. If you have a loved one of any age who is trying to heal from sexual abuse, these are good things to remember, and you should read the whole thing!
My wife made me cry today with this post over on her blog. I hope that you and your loved ones are making joyous memories as often as possible!
I saw a replica sign that said “Irish Need Not Apply” at the Irish festival, and had some thoughts about that. I was reminded of those thoughts when I was listening to the Donegal X-Press CD I picked up over the weekend this morning. There’s a song on there called The Work Shanty that is…
Recently, many of the people in my life have been dealing with either a loss, or the possibility of a loss of a loved one. As I’ve heard them talk, or seen them share updates online, I’m reminded that none of us knows how many days we have to be on this earth. Nor do…
Thanks to everyone who submitted something to share with other survivors for this month’s carnival! This month, I decided to repeat a theme that the carnival has had before, change, for my own personal reasons. As it turns out, the very day that this edition goes “live” on my site, happens to also be the…
We talk a lot about encouraging people to get help when they are suffering from PTSD, depression or any other form of mental health problem, but then we turn right around and make these connections between those who might have mental health problems, and violence.
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