Child sexual abuse is the last and most disgusting topic in this series. As a survivor of this tragedy, I thought I had heard and read it all and that I had recovered. But in collecting and verifying statistics and information, I am sickened anew. Children are constantly warned to be aware of stranger danger …
Category: Louise Behiel
Beauty of a Woman Blogfest 2012
I’m thrilled to participate in August McLaughlin’s blogfest – The Beauty of a Woman. Check out her blog here http://augustmclaughlin.wordpress.com. On Friday, February 10, August will have links to a variety of wonderful blogs about the Beauty of a Woman. In preparation for this blog, I googled ‘Beautiful Women’. I was not surprised by what …
9 Self-defeating Beliefs
If you’ve been following Monday’s blogs, you will have learned lots about various forms of child abuse. Part of my purpose in sharing this painful, stark information is to provide easy to read information about this disturbing topic. But no dialogue can be one sided. So I’ve decided to make Wednesdays the Day of Outcomes. …
Liebster Award
On January 16, I was honored to receive the Liebster Award from SJ Driscoll. The Liebster is designed to support and encourage small bloggers (less than 200 followers). Sally’s blog, Come Sit by My Fire includes a variety of topics. From Do you support slavery? Most people do. to I Want Her Car, Sally’s blog is always entertaining …
Physical Abuse, continued
Abuse can happen in any family and to any child. Socio-economic station, race, religion and culture are irrelevant when talking about the welfare of children. Sad isn’t it? A well-educated man or woman, professionally successful, can be an abuser. And their children can be at risk every moment of every day. Characteristics and behaviours commonly …