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She wouldn’t accept my offer of a bracelet. She wouldn’t let me make a crown for her. She refused to come closer. She was one of the 200 or so students in one of the orphanages that my clown group visited. There I was sitting on a step, making crowns from pipe cleaners. The kids were… [Continue Reading]
I just heard an 18 year old on THE VOICE whose singing made me smile. What he said about is 8th grade teacher, however, made me cringe and weep. She told him he would never amount to anything! Blake Shelton said “SCREW HER!” Adam Levine asked “What’s her name?” The classy young man decided not to… [Continue Reading]
WORDS MATTER, CHOOSE YOURS CAREFULLY… Click here to learn more about how psychological abuse can scar children for life: http://abcnews.go.com/Health/Wellness/children-carry-invisible-scars-psychological-abuse/story?id=16872337#.UBfZJ477li4
I received this beautiful gift in my inbox. Many thanks to my friend Vincenzia for sharing this bit of loveliness. “There are two lasting bequests we can give our children. One is roots. The other is wings.” ~Hodding Carter, Jr.
Have you abandoned a child? Have you abandoned a child who has wide-eyed wonder? Have you abandoned a child that tugs at your sleeve while you are trying to work? Have you abandoned a child who wants you to take them out to play? Have you abandoned a child who needs warmth and security? Have… [Continue Reading]
It’s all in the nose that makes a child with down-syndrome run towards you with open arms for a hug. It’s all in the nose that makes children hide behind their mother’s skirt, and peek from behind it. It’s all in the nose that brings warm, kindness and love to the abandoned HIV positive child…. [Continue Reading]
Us stay-at-home moms often feel we work a payless job. Last Friday at about 5:30pm as my 6 year old and 3 year old were working on painting and drawing I was reading some of my Facebook friends’ posts about it being payday Friday and I was enviously thinking “I remember when…” Then out of the… [Continue Reading]
I was in a store the other day and overheard this: “Sit down and be quiet, you cannot disturb your mother while she shops” said a male voice. Then I saw that mom was about 8 months pregnant and sent her some silent blessings and good energy. It was hot, her belly was heavy and… [Continue Reading]
It was just yesterday that I was preparing to give birth, or so it seems. In reality, it was 21 years ago. How is it that my brain can hold so many memories of a sweet baby girl? First yawns First giggles First squeals of joy when she saw me First tiny fists grasping my… [Continue Reading]
I am visiting my child in Philly and went to see a beautiful ORCHID show at LONGWOOD GARDENS. As I was waiting for my car service to pick me up I saw a Mom SLAP her little girl ( age 5 or 6) because she threw a small snow ball and it landed on a… [Continue Reading]
When I was growing up in Trinidad, I was repeatedly told that I was "too emotional". I have struggled with that label for … [Read More...]
It was the size of a small marble for more than 10 years, the lipoma on my shoulder. I used to feel it right under … [Read More...]
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