Wednesday, April 9, 2003ControversyI've espoused my fair share of controversial topics and beliefs in this blog. Whim, in her review of this blog, made mention of this when she talked about the viewpoints that maybe not everyone agreed with. Although she rightfully didn't name exactly what I'd linked to that might be controversial -... Sign in to see full entry.posted by kidnykid at 11:32 AM Comments (0) (link) Joanne Jacobs' suggestion (and how it relates to abuse)Joanne Jacobs writes a powerful entry in her blog, Joanne Jacobs Special. I would strongly suggest going to her entry about this topic in this link, before you read my own views. Jacobs talks about what I consider a horrendous example of child abuse. Apparently, Saddam Hussein has been jailing those... Sign in to see full entry.posted by kidnykid at 9:48 AM Comments (2) (link) Tuesday, April 8, 2003Some more ideas about treatment (warning: long post)Emotional abuse can be considered a course of conduct, rather than a one-time behavior or action. (It can be contrasted with physical abuse, which can itself happen just once and cause devastating effects.) That's what makes it so difficult to treat - it's a course of conduct. I am also learning... Sign in to see full entry.posted by kidnykid at 8:13 AM Comments (1) (link) Emotional abuse revisitedHas anyone ever noticed that this is the one form of abuse that either gender can dish out equally? I don't know about anyplace else, but here in America, women still do the bulk of the childrearing. That means that we have most of the influence over the little ones, whether we like the idea or not.... Sign in to see full entry.posted by kidnykid at 6:07 AM Comments (3) (link) Monday, April 7, 20034/7/2003 Writing Prompt: JoyAs usual, everything from the headline on down is part of the writing prompt: Joy comes in the morning Sue wouldn't trade a day of this joy for anything - not after what she had been through. She was living on her own now, in a nice, clean apartment with inexpensive, tasteful drapes on the windows.... Sign in to see full entry.posted by kidnykid at 1:16 PM Comments (5) (link) 4/5/2003 Writing Prompt: Peanut ButterI have several days' worth of prompts to catch up on, so here goes. As usual, everything from the boldface headline on down is the writing prompt - Saturday's writing prompt. Peanut butter Never was Joanne more grateful for a peanut-butter sandwich. Joanne and her children were at a local... Sign in to see full entry.posted by kidnykid at 11:51 AM Comments (0) (link) Saturday, April 5, 2003If electricity comes from electrons, does morality come from morons?This is an absolutely brilliant list of doggerel-style puns put into a blog by Zephyr, a fellow Blogging Network blogger. One of those puns forms the basis for both today's title and the entire post today. That's because it reminded me of something I'd seen on one of my former partner's sites, about... Sign in to see full entry.posted by kidnykid at 6:35 PM Comments (0) (link) Friday, April 4, 2003What kind of treatment is there for emotional-abuse victims?Jemmie211 asked a very good question - how does one recover from emotional abuse? The short answer is that I haven't a clue. I'm still healing myself from massive doses of it. I can give a few ideas that have been helpful to me, though, and I hope they help others. First of all, sometimes it helps... Sign in to see full entry.posted by kidnykid at 12:34 PM Comments (2) (link) How can you tell someone is emotionally abused?The same Health Canada website gives people a very good idea of what to look for. Some of the "signals" are similar between adult and child victims of emotional abuse. Others differ. Because there is some difference between the way in which adult and child victims behave during abuse, I will focus... Sign in to see full entry.posted by kidnykid at 8:58 AM Comments (2) (link) Signs of emotional abuseI picked up the following information from the Health Canada website, and I thought it might be of interest to you. These are some of the ways people can abuse each other emotionally: 1. Rejection - not what you might think. This is a clear, consistent pattern of behavior in which the victim is made... Sign in to see full entry.posted by kidnykid at 4:01 AM Comments (0) (link) |
About this BlogThe name of the post is derived from a Francis Schaeffer book, and intended to rebut something I'd seen on the Internet. The blog itself is about what I've learned about relationships from the ones I've had, and the ones I've observed. It will not be pleasant to read, and might wander off-topic occasionally, but is intended to be a long-term blog reading like a public journal. Links |
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