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Watch for Abuse in every season...and practice prevention (even in your mind)

on Tue, 05/12/2015 - 15:49

Every season brings its joys and sorrows...as more people take time to garden outdoors, maybe they can tend to the 
living situations people in their homes and communities face. The secrets can be hard to comprehend, the laws and courts
or programs to intervene or punish out of whack (often revictimizing women, moms and kids..and IF there are cases of 
adult males being abused, they also can lose out..but the majority of real harm and control of a family falls to the male
perpetrators in a state and country..and the reality of courts is that they allow for that in custody cases all too often.
 
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1st things 1st: PLANS for Abused Women, Advocates and Leaders: Battered Mothers Custody Conference in May in Secaucus NJ

on Sat, 03/07/2015 - 23:25

 

Take a deep breath and only read this if you are over 18 or get your parent's permission, okay? This is a difficult subject, well worth doing a school report on, but can bring up fear and concerns for most of America. I know I was shocked to learn such harm happens 'in all types of homes' (thankfully not all, but likely a large percent if sexual abuse of women holding at about 25% of all women having an assault of some kind in their life holds true to domestic abuse).

Review the info on the BMCC, www.batteredmotherscustodyconference.org and consider attending this even in mid May of 2015

Here's to the Olympic Endeavors in our Lives and Towns..a HoUSAtonic for US-All!

on Sat, 02/07/2015 - 04:15

 In case you've not heard of a rather amazing Ski Jump Competition in Salisbury CT, let me mention it so you can see it live or online (try  SWSA and www.catv6.com) each February!

I'm looking forward to seeing the ice sculpting Sat morning and if it's not too cold, will take in the excitement of the jumps in the afternoon.

Rats:Have you ever "pulled a reverse" (blamed someone for something you did when you hurt them?)

on Wed, 05/28/2014 - 15:32

A combo (make that a megacombo) of stories from various aspects of situations to highlight not only a complex 'pulling of a reverse' wherein one person insults another then blames them for bringing the situation on, and getting what they deserved. Ever had that happen to you or do that to someone else? That is Typical behavior or a strategy by many people with a drug or alcohol problem or mental illness or personality disorder such as bipolar or borderline or schizoaffective disorder.

Those are often linked but for now, we'll set the overall scene of what can happen to any parent for various

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