The Fifth Edition of the Blog Carnival Against Child Abuse is up over at Survivors can Thrive today. Once again it looks like there quite a bit of good writing going on, as usual.
Next month’s edition will be hosted right here, so start thinking about submissions!
Just had to link to this post about the warning signs of inappropriate adult behavior toward children. It is that important, and it’s something we need not make excuses for or look the other way. Child abuse is a serious problems that can only be prevented through serious efforts. Also, see their post about signs…
I’m borrowing some of this from my other blog, but if you’ve seen it, we use a different ending here. 😉 Last weekend, the wife and I set out to explore the area where we live in South Carolina. When we left the house, it was warm and mostly overcast. On the 25-minute journey up…
As we approach the end of another year, rather than making resolutions, I am much more prone to looking back and the last year, and measuring the success by comparing where I am in live to this time last year. Wow, the end of 2011 looks very different than then end of 2010 did! First…
One of the more prominent victims of sexual abuse by a priest, Patrick McSorley, has apparently killed himself this week. I think the best summary of this situation is what Andrew Sullivan had to say about it, “some scars never heal“. No, some never do, you either learn to live with them, or they kill…
Recently, I came across an article about how common happiness boosters might actually make you feel worse, and as I read it, I realized that, really, even though some of these can be mood boosters or stress relievers, for some people, they simply aren’t. It’s obvious from the article that the author is very aware of what works…
One further thought when it comes to talking about my story to friends. I mentioned that most of the time it’s not really about me, it’s about trying to determine the other person’s comfort level with the subject. I also talked about how writing here is completely different, because anyone who’s reading it, wants to…
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