New link
A new entry to the blogroll, under the abuse survivor wing you’ll find Leah’s Survivor/Thriver weblog. As always, I’m open to other suggestions of blogs for the “Inpirational Blogs” wings!
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As I sit here on New Year’s Even writing this post, it occurs to me that 2016 was a year in which I had more opportunities than usual to spend time with family and old friends, which I am most appreciative for, but mostly that time spent in Ohio was due to my father passing…
I Didn’t Have a Plan For Turning 50, But Here I Am
As I approached my 50th birthday today, my wife asked me if this is the life I thought I’d have at age 50. It was funny, because I had actually thought about that very thing earlier that same day. The truth is, I don’t ever remember a time where I thought about what my life…
Society Doesn’t Learn – Survivors Aren’t Believed
It’s disheartening to think that I’ve spent over 20 years in the online survivor community advocating that we believe survivors and act on accusations of abuse only to wind up here. This feels like we’ve gone back to the days of sexual violence being unheard of because no one would dare talk about being a victim. It’s enough to make you want to quit. I felt that way last week. As I watched my wife’s hope for women across the country leave her body while also being overwhelmingly angry at people who voted for a criminal and a rapist, I wanted to walk away and shut myself off from the world.
Instead, I stepped away for a few days and reminded myself that there will be innumerable victims of sexual abuse who can’t talk about it and need to know that they are not alone. There are growing numbers of survivors who will be losing their families and friends and need to know that they are not alone. We will all be looking for community.Â
If anything, the importance of staying online and continuing to talk about child abuse, sexual violence, mental health, and supporting vulnerable people is higher now than it has been in the entire time I’ve been doing this. Now is not the time to walk away; it’s the time to fight for survivors.
