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Category Archives: Silence/Collusion
Cosby and Quaaludes
I’m all over this one. I knew that women were telling the truth. There were too many of them for it to be a hoax. Bill Cosby is a molester. A rapist. A criminal – he should be put in … Continue reading
Posted in Observations, Outrage, Silence/Collusion, Trauma, violation
Tagged Bill Cosby, quaaludes, rape, speaking out
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Where is God? Any God?
Maybe I feel things too deeply. Maybe things cut into my heart in a way that they don’t for others. Maybe I need medication to dull the piercing pain I am experiencing these days. Tonight I went to a wonderful, … Continue reading
Sick at Heart – Soul-Searching
Today, my heart is sick. I ache for the up to 2,000 souls that were snuffed out by Boko Haram, one of the vicious extremist groups that are terrorizing the world. We don’t know how many – not for sure … Continue reading
Posted in Extremism, Healing, Silence/Collusion
Tagged a life is a life, Al Qaeda, Boko Haram, Buddhist, Christian, genocide, ISIL, ISIS, Jewish, massacre, Muslim, outrage, racism, religious leaders, Sick at heart, soul-searching, terrorism
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Silent Night
Keep the children silent. Don’t disrupt the football team. Don’t taint the iconic coach. Don’t threaten the endowment fund. Men and power have spoken. Keep the women silent. Don’t bother the presidential candidate with accusations. Don’t speak of his possible … Continue reading
I Have a Voice
Just like King George VI in “The King’s Speech,” I have a voice. And like George VI, it took me many years, and many false starts, to find it. Finding one’s voice, in the face of almost insurmountable odds, is … Continue reading
Posted in Silence/Collusion
Tagged Cactus, children, Ferron, finding your voice, i have a voice, incest survivor, silence, speaking, speaking out, survivor
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RAGE RAGE RAGE: I hate abusers
I am in a towering rage today. I have been since last Thursday morning. A dear friend of mine called and told me that his daughter had been molested by her stepfather. I know this child. I love this child. … Continue reading
Posted in Silence/Collusion
Tagged abusers, children, healing, incest, incest survivor, punishment, rage, silence, trauma
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Colluding With Silence
Do you ever ponder why two words get stuck together in your head? Conflated? Sometimes they’re tried and true ones (like that), fixed over time and by popular usage. Tried and true. Black and white (thinking). Ham and eggs. Zig … Continue reading
Posted in Silence/Collusion
Tagged collusion, healing, incest, incest survivor, parent-child abuse, silence, trauma
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