I’ve been off-line for a couple of days, enjoying some vacation time with the wife. Tonight we’re in Boone, NC with free wi-fi so I’m spending just a little bit of time getting caught up on some things. One of those things is pointing out that the October Edition of the Carnival Against Child Abuse is up. Check it out for some interesting reads.
At least, that’ll give you plenty to read while you wait for me to have some more writing time. 🙂
Pin 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…
I saw this morning over at Pysch Central that Thursday, Oct. 5th is National Depression Screening Day. Follow the link and read more about it, and find out who should seriously consider being screened, whether on-line or in person. As a personal note, this is incredibly important. Depression is a serious problem, it can be…
Pin Never mind the fact that they might have tried to tell someone and got shut down.
Never mind the fact that they might have told someone who didn’t believe them
Never mind the fact that telling someone is going to create a massive conflict within their own family.
Never mind the fact that it’s extremely unlikely that any sort of conviction will occur if they tell the police.
Never mind the fact that they will now, and maybe forever, be seen as damaged goods by a large segment of society.
Never mind that no matter how heinous the crime, they’ll have to answer question after question about what they did to provoke it.
Marj, from the Survivors Can Thrive blog, left a comment and let me know about a new project she has started called Silence the Shame, which she describes as a secret-sharing space. I think it’s an interesting idea, creating a place for anyone to share their secrets and get support. Check it out for yourself.
I’ve been spending some time coming up with this, and I think it’s finally ready to be unveiled. I’ve created a Social Network just for Survivors, and the folks who are trying to support and love survivors. To quote the “why” from the site: You may be asking yourself why create another social networking site?…
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Hey, Mike, thanks for the link! I hope you’re having a wonderful trip. I sent you an e-mail today, but I can wait and talk to ya when you return. Safe travels.