I finally got an acknowledgement of that donation I sent Prevent Child Abuse America. The letter I got from them last night thanks me for the donation they received on Feb. 17. I think maybe they should have a talk with the company who processes the online donations for them. I made that donation way back on Jan 1!
Still, it’s good to know they did get it!
Pin I want to follow up on something I shared on the News and Reviews blog yesterday. It involved comments on a blog article related to shame and a discussion with a therapist about how shame tells us we are broken and different and makes us see ourselves as outcasts, no matter how much we may…
I upgraded the Movable Type installation to 3.11 this evening. Assuming that this posts, everything seems to be working properly. The impetus for moving was comment spam, unfortunately. I came back from our last vacation with a dozen or so comments that had been posted to the site. Normally, spam comments are gone just about…
Pin In my reading this week, I came across an article that discussed the dangers of telling ourselves only one story about ourselves. The article wasn’t specifically about abuse survivors, but it is something I have found to be very accurate. What he meant was that people get too attached to the stories they tell about…
Pin Over at Psych Central they are gearing up for another Mental Health Day Blog Party. If you’ve never seen, or taken part, in the annual event before, it is a great way to gorge yourself in reading about mental health, and the various issues that many of us deal with and write about. It’s also…
Pin No matter what our leaders want to include or exclude from the official histories, we know these events happened. We may not be successful in getting large-scale claims of abuse into the history books of the future, though we should try, but we can all continue to talk about them. The mainstream may want us to be quiet about the abuse that happens within the family, the church, etc., but we can tell our stories. We have voices, our own online spaces, connections, and the freedom to speak.
Most of all, we can support the people telling those stories. They are preserving our history and reminding all of us that the survivors are out here, we know what was done, and we will not accept the lies. We can ensure the truth is out there for those who want to learn and do everything we can to ensure that history is shared.Â
Pin Since my work travel schedule had a brief break this month, it was time to take care of a few things. This week, I visited the dentist for a root canal and a crown. So yeah, if you want to know if I’m enjoying my time at home, not as much as you might imagine….
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