Caring Matters
Groping, touching, brushing, lewd comments, unwanted glances, and attention are not something women have to only deal with on the street, at school/college, at their jobs, or in the park. Sadly, for many of us, [Read More]
Being sexually abused is being violated in the most private part of our bodies and psyche. Something which is so personal and precious has been forcefully taken by a bully who knows he can get [Read More]
One is always shocked at the sudden death of a young person. More so, when a person chooses to end his/her own life. Why People Commit Suicide? Suicide is an extreme solution to seemingly insurmountable problems. [Read More]
Dying must have been difficult for my mother, the pain of cancer must have been less than the pain of leaving behind two young kids. As a mother, my constant thoughts are about what will [Read More]
I did not know what hate was when my mother was alive all I knew was love. Then she died and suddenly I was in HateLand where I was mistreated and became the receptacle for [Read More]
Growing up Catholic, the concept of forgiveness was deeply ingrained in my psyche. According to the Bible, if someone slaps you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also. And how many times shall [Read More]
Not even a month after my mother died, a cousin Creep 10 years older than me caught me unawares and tried to drag me to the bedroom while I was alone in my home, on [Read More]
I consider myself lucky to have had a mother who really loved me. She was not perfect, she had her shortcomings like every human being but never once did I seriously doubt that her kids [Read More]
Mistrust is a major issue in the life of a survivor of child abuse. We are unable to trust anyone. We just don’t feel we are truly worthy of being loved. Or that the person [Read More]
Today is Mother’s Day and I am trying not to feel sad. But inevitably the memories of what I missed when my mother died makes me want to cry. Cancer took my mother when I [Read More]