There is something to be said for being a part of the middle class…without any of the demands expected of the rich and famous. Have you ever stopped to think about what your life would be like if you were one of those celebrity names in the tabloids? Every family has issues in their family tree with some relative or another. [...]
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Posted in adoption, baby, children, commitment, culture, economy, Education, emergency, emotions, failure, Faith, family, fathers, Fear, finances, foster parenting, Frustration, future, government, grandchildren, health, Heart, help, hospitals, Impact, kids, law enforcement, legal, life, loneliness, loss, love, media, mental and physical health, mom, MONEY, news, of connections, pain and misery, parenting, pregnancy, relationships, safety, stress, support, trauma on Sep 25th, 2008
Another family has made the news by dropping off their children, 9 of them from ages 1 to 17 at a hospital in Nebraska. It is in my mind, in cases of abandonment, almost as if the children are treated like a litter of unwanted puppies. In mid July, Nebraska made its own news headlines by instituting a “safe [...]
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Posted in abuse, anger, communication, courage, depression, divorce, emotions, encouragement, failure, family, Fear, future, Heart, Impact, life, loneliness, loss, marriage, mental and physical health, of connections, pain and misery, relationships, sadness, self doubt, stress, suicidal, trauma on Aug 11th, 2008
Have you ever known someone who is in a totally disfunctional relationship and just seems destined to repeat patterns of negative and destructive behaviors? I was thinking on this last night with a young teenaged couple that i know. They spend all of their time together…fighting…hurting…crying…begging…breaking up…for-giving….manipulating…emotional arm wrestling…isolating…and starting all over again. They [...]
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Posted in commitment, courage, crime, emotions, Faith, Family Time, Fear, health, Heart, help, inspiration, joy, life, loneliness, loss, medical, mental and physical health, mother, news, pain and misery, Remembering, resilient, sadness, safety, self doubt, sick and tired, stress, success, support, trauma, violence, well-being on May 15th, 2008
For those of you who have been depressed, despondent, abused, neglected, suicidal, victimized or just oppressed; know this, the human spirit is subject to change at any moment…it is resilient. The absolutely amazing thing about going through any of those difficulties in life, is that it has the potential of either destroying a person, [...]
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Posted in children, communication, emergency, family, foster parenting, home, hospital, Impact, law enforcement, legal, mental and physical health on Apr 28th, 2008
Here is a news item that will make your head spin. Think you are a good parent? What if you made a simple, honest mistake? Do you understand that a simple misunderstanding could cause you to loose the custody of your child to a government agency…even for just a few days? Child Protective [...]
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Posted in Advocating for special needs, baby, birthday, children, fetal alcohol spectrum disorders, health, help, Impact, instincts, kids, mental and physical health, mother, pain and misery, Passing Away, sadness, special needs, support, Teen Pregnancy, trauma on Apr 4th, 2008
This should make us all weep. It was reported in the last couple of days that 1 infant out of 50 has been abused/neglected before they reach the age of one. Out of that group, one third of them is less than a WEEK OLD! Where is the natural protective instinct that even animals have [...]
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Posted in children, death, loneliness, MONEY, sadness on Mar 6th, 2008
Choking on the silver spoon is the title i chose for this post after hearing for years about children born to weathy parents who continue to struggle in their lives. While those who are living in the category of a “have not” existence often wonder how different life would be if they were included in the [...]
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