Emotional Neglect – Building Awareness
Neglect. That word doesn’t get the recognition that it should. How much does the general public really know? Abuse. There is one that we know. We all know a story about a little girl that gets beat so...
View ArticleBack to School: A Trauma Mamma’s Take
Back to School! HELL YA! I’m sorry if you are one of those parents who cry and get all emotional. If you are than we are not on the same page. If you home-school, bless you, but again we are not on the...
View ArticleIt’s Okay to Look Back
Goodbye. I am really starting to hate that word. After saying “Goodbye” to my mom forever and saying “Goodbye” to my oldest child as he enters a new chapter in his life away at school, my heart aches....
View ArticleI Didn’t Yell!
I figured it out! My kids get together and plan it out. They decide to behave like lunatics all at the same time. I imagine them sitting around saying “I’m going to make mom nuts by…” . Someone else...
View ArticleResurrection: Catch up & Carry on
Baby T not a baby anymore Warning this will be long and boring as I catch us up…The new exciting dirt comes in the next post which will be either tonight or tomorrow. The last time I tried to...
View ArticleDown the Rabbit Hole
Foster care and adoption are awesome right? Everyone deserves a loving family right? It is what I was meant to do. So, maybe just one more….. It is incredibly easy to get caught up in the fairy-tales...
View ArticleGood Intentions
I network. During my days as a bartender, my seats were filled. When in sales, my quotas were hit and my regulars called me for new memberships. So it just seemed natural that I would do the same as a...
View ArticleThere’s A Baby On The Way!
There’s a baby on the way! There’s a baby on the way! When anyone moves, there is chaos. There are boxes and bags, shifting of dining seats, expectations to be discussed and painting to occur. This is...
View ArticleWitnessing Hope
Adrenaline. I can’t describe it any better. Pure adrenaline. Sometimes, when I think about helping birth Miss A’s baby, it is like I am watching from the outside. Who is that woman who is stroking this...
View ArticleAnother “Get Through”
Good Bye. What is really good about Bye? Some cultures don’t even have that phrase in their language. Some cultures only say see you later and leave out all finality as they look to the afterlife....
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