May and June. Mother’s Day and Father’s Day. Ahhh, the roller coaster of emotions these two months evoke for victims of abuse and neglect by the two people they depended on for their survival. The greatest joys of my life have always been my husband, kids and grandkids. I know the love that I as Mom and Mamaw have shown them is appreciated and reciprocated. I also believe they realize that the man they call Dad and Papaw, the man…..
Here we go again!😡 This man’s lawyer says he should be allowed to walk free from prison after being convicted of molesting over 100 children because he is too old, and can no longer molest a child?!! “Wayne Chapman has admitted to molesting up to 100 boys over his lifetime, but now a jury will decide if he should be released.” Lawyer: Convicted sex offender is ‘too old’ to reoffend Oh yes he can!! Just last week, 79-year-old Lyle Burgess…..
“You sorry, Harvey?” According to USA Today, as Harvey Weinstein was being arrested for sexual misconduct with more than 80 women, he shook his head and replied, “No.” When I read that in yesterday’s paper, I remembered my last conversation with my father. Knowing the end might be near, I asked to be alone with him for a few minutes. Although he was now a frail, 81-year-old man laying under a hospital blanket, being alone with the monster who had…..
Yesterday, I came across an article online that disgusted me beyond words. The headline read: Calif. man pleads no contest to rape of 5-year-old, sentenced to 90 days of house arrest Say WHAT???? Naturally, one would expect a self-confessed child rapist to be locked far away from society for many years. But like my father and other sexual deviants recently headlined Harvey Weinstein and Bill Cosby, child predator 79-year-old Lyle Burgess was not permanently removed from a world where children and…..
While I do not pretend to be a scholarly expert on mental health, I am indeed an expert on what unhealthy mental issues look and feel like. I received my schooling first hand, having been raised in a home with two mentally disturbed adults, who subsequently affected every aspect of their children’s lives. According to MentalHealthAmerica.net,”Mental Health Awareness Month (also referred to as “Mental Health Month”) has been observed in May in the United States since 1949.” My mother would…..
Hello! I’m so glad you’ve come to my blog! I am grateful for this opportunity to share my story and my journey with you! Unlike some blogs, mine is not an easy, fun subject. Talking about child abuse can make all of us uncomfortable, but it’s time to talk about it, to bring it to the forefront. Child abuse DOES exist in your city, your community, your neighborhood, and God Forbid possibly even in your own home. This silent epidemic…..