We had our weekly meeting through grandma’s homePhone which included grandma, mom, and dadFeeling things were now alright with DU and DCWe had one of the greatest visits that we had ever had We talked about the time baby brother brokeHis wrist jumping off the garageAnd how we all gathered around the wounded knuckleheadLike he […]
I felt amazing talking with him as I walked from schoolAfter getting understanding and guidance from my dadIt’s always that way after I talk with him, doing so relieves meOf questions, or any bad feelings that I had When I arrived home, I helped DC with hisHomework and was happy to do itLike dad said,
Growing up with your DU, I will say that heWas not mentally deficient or really smartBut as I look with my mind’s eye, it seemsTo me that he is taking this situation to heart Me, I got my lesson in class and could practically doMy homework on the bus ride home from schoolFrom here I
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Dad began by saying he couldn’t wait to talkTo us and we didn’t have much timeHow he was glad we had a few minutes leftAnd we were gonna make it prime To me, he said son there are things that wereCommunicated today that we have to addressHow everyone understands things aren’t as pleasantAs they could
DU continued; he understood how I wasDisturbed by our unfortunate turn of eventsBut things transpired the way they didAnd that’s not something he could preven As for him living here, one thing everybody knowsIs the boy has a good head on his shouldersI was very excited to have him here; I wanted allOf our boys
A Portrait of Norma Then came summer vacation before Jr High Long days of summer to interact with friends And let’s not forget uncles, aunts and cousins Parks, barbqs, road trips, and just because with kin Sleepovers with girlfriends while imitating singing groups Applying make-up, and talking about boys About what we would do once
Most websites agree that all sexual abuse reports are under-enumerated mainly because they are under-reported. When I read statistics on the matter, I sometimes at least double many of the given projections. The World I billion children across the world are exposed to violence in childhood each year. That’s over half of the world’s children
Sexual abuse is not necessarily about sex, although things of a sexual nature take place. It’s about power. It contains the jonesing, the addiction, the need for domination in taking something away from someone and watching the lack of ability of that person to reveal the theft. When someone is about to marry, they are
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I Don’t know. Maybe it’s been 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, or 40 years since that intrusion of sexual abuse into your life. And somehow, say with a time warp, or a divine manipulation and interference with time, you can go there and whisper into the ear of that younger you. Someone you’d trust. What
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For the most part abuse is deliberate. I can’t defend my actions. They too were deliberate. Still, I would like to think that I gave my children a lot of the things my mother gave me, as I remember them. Still I know my offerings were convoluted. For instance, as a child I was never
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