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The Mother’s Question
When I was a boy, and it chanced to rain, Mother would always watch for me; She used to stand by the window pane, Worried and troubled as she could be. And this was the question I used to hear, The very minute that I drew near; The words she used, I can’t forget: “Tell […]
Motherhood Wisdom
Two categories of ‘motherhood wisdom’ commonly exist on Internet Humor pages: Mother’s Sayings, and Murphy’s Laws for Mothers. Samples: This is going to hurt me worse than it hurts you. I’m doing this because I love you. Don’t talk with food in your mouth. Answer me! Never mind, I’ll do it myself. I’m not going […]
David Reimer Suicides
Man Raised As a Girl Commits Suicide Wed May 12, 1:27 PM ET TORONTO – David Reimer, a Canadian who was born as a boy but raised as a girl after a botched circumcision, has committed suicide after failed investments drove him into poverty. He was 38. Reimer died in Winnipeg, Manitoba on May 4, […]
The Good School
“Mark and Bev Tindall” wrote: have used the following checklist with parents thinking of being involved in Christian schooling and / or homeschooling. How does your schooling fare? ***************************************************************** Brian V Hill “Choosing The Right School” ( ATCF Books: Sydney:1987) APPENDIX: THE GOOD SCHOOL pp 147 – 153 [Page references and other parts snipped for […]
For Young People Relationships Are Not Enough
Relationships are not enough (Letters to The Age, April 6, 2004) I beg to differ with Lindsay Tanner when he suggests (Opinion, 5/4) that relationships are what is of primary significance when it comes to young people. As someone who has spent 15 years working with adolescents in state and private schools, I have found […]
Recovery from Abuse
I asked on a newsgroup: ‘Can someone who’s sensitive because they’re still working through past pain simply “get over it” ‘cos someone says “get over it”‘? One responded: NO!!! It is the worst thing to say to someone in that situation. They can’t “get over it” even if they want to. Let them talk and […]
The enneagram
The Enneagram is based on the assumption that each of us develops various compulsive, defensive approaches to life in our early years. One writer explains it this way: “A person retains the purity of essence for a short time. It is lost between four and six years of age when the child begins to imitate […]
RECOVERY FROM RELIGIOUS ABUSE
(From Mark Tindall) By Eric Merrill Budd What happens to individuals who have been psychologically abused and morally betrayed by fundamentalist cultic religious groups? how can they recover from the damage done? Physically leaving such a group is relatively easy, but the emotional and psychological departure can take months or even years. This is why […]
Recovery from Spiritual Abuse – How You Can Help
From http://www.caic.org.au/general/abuse.htm ############################################################# Recovery from Spiritual Abuse – How You Can Help By Sharon Hilderbrant, M.A. Recently, I have read two new books that describe in detail the abusive behavior of various churches and the effects of this abuse on church members. Churches That Abuse, by Ron Enroth, and Damaged Disciples (in press), by Ron […]
The First Breakfast
It had been a strange night and Anna hadn’t slept well. There were so many people in their house overnight, and sharing a bed with Ben on the floor meant spending the night fighting for the covers. There was not a breath of wind as she slipped outside, in time to see the first rays […]
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