tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5582721394362431419.post5638348999298294620..comments2023-06-01T00:32:52.991-07:00Comments on Journey: As A MotherRimlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04800381730067608251noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5582721394362431419.post-18602303821047979232013-09-23T10:21:46.952-07:002013-09-23T10:21:46.952-07:00I am sorry Heather I dont get your comment. What i...I am sorry Heather I dont get your comment. What is it of yours that I have quoted and not mentioned you as the author? Please clarify.Rimlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04800381730067608251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5582721394362431419.post-76646110824300336882013-09-23T10:17:37.806-07:002013-09-23T10:17:37.806-07:00Thank you Pamela. Your poem really touched me deep...Thank you Pamela. Your poem really touched me deeply. Rimlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04800381730067608251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5582721394362431419.post-28028097201584741002013-09-21T16:12:49.691-07:002013-09-21T16:12:49.691-07:00We must speak loudly & clearly on behalf of ab...We must speak loudly & clearly on behalf of abused children everywhere. Advocate & bring their abusers to justice. It can & must be done. Thank you for raising awareness. I feel my poem was well used & am honored that you chose it. ~Pamela Prentiss-Harrison<br /><br />Mspamela1220@yahoo.comMs Pamelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03764855994427166054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5582721394362431419.post-18879696445706991902013-04-10T15:38:22.903-07:002013-04-10T15:38:22.903-07:00Thanks for quoting me however, you should have use...Thanks for quoting me however, you should have used my name as author..."The only reason why child abuse is alive today, is because we as adults fail our children when we fail to listen to them. Listen to a child today! ~ Heather McClaneAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16017008576148301691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5582721394362431419.post-66289143732412793362011-08-29T06:19:00.876-07:002011-08-29T06:19:00.876-07:00Thank you so much for this. My husband was abused ...Thank you so much for this. My husband was abused by his mother's boyfriend, between the ages of 7 and 9, thirty years ago. He is now in his 40's and suffers long-term depression and anxiety. His mother is in total denial and in fact blames him for all the 'trouble' he's caused her. We have had to distance ourselves from her for his, an my, sanity. I would fight like a tigress to protect my children and cannot understand how she could not? Blessings.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5582721394362431419.post-50289163324241162282011-06-06T18:07:46.795-07:002011-06-06T18:07:46.795-07:00This was hard to read.... I am now (30 yrs later) ...This was hard to read.... I am now (30 yrs later) struggling with my own nightmare of abuse. <br />Where are the mothers? HA! <br /><br />I would tell you would I would do... but that would make me sound not so nice ...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16972739790941695481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5582721394362431419.post-70854558895425790762011-05-27T16:19:07.818-07:002011-05-27T16:19:07.818-07:00Ugh. Hearing the stories makes me sad, but I have...Ugh. Hearing the stories makes me sad, but I have LONG been aware it exists in the world. Thankfully my family tree stopped it from getting to me. I definitely feel the key is awareness, even though none of us really want to hear it. But, traditionally people have ignored the issue, so now is time to spread the word. We all have to help try to put an end to it... be the "good" mother or father to neighboring kids when needed.Rachel Hoythttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12565668664072704971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5582721394362431419.post-77042390487709577202011-05-26T13:09:20.094-07:002011-05-26T13:09:20.094-07:00This is rampant all over the world. You know i wro...This is rampant all over the world. You know i wrote about my own experience. its been years since then but i still remember it distinctly. it is a scar that will not erase~r<br /><br />http://sukanyabora.wordpress.com/sukanyahttp://sukanyabora.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5582721394362431419.post-84647284458131875342011-05-25T05:19:23.324-07:002011-05-25T05:19:23.324-07:00as a mother i am very protective and particular ab...as a mother i am very protective and particular about my baby girls movement. i teach her the bad touch and good touch from now. may be many mothers will be shocked to understand why i explain her so early but i do it in her own level of understanding. i must and i know i need to because the abusers never look at the age. they are just hungry wolves. so i need to be my daughters shield.fantasy in practicalityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15932867975865917633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5582721394362431419.post-4759665875747935632011-05-23T14:53:39.020-07:002011-05-23T14:53:39.020-07:00i remember while assisting some children, there ar...i remember while assisting some children, there are a couple or even more whom i suspected of being abused... many of them were... it's more appalling that some were beginning to enjoy it... i cry my heart out for these children rimly... for the innocence that could have been preserved... for the joy that that child has lost... the glimmer of hope and light... of a future...i pray to see in their eyes...<br /><br />i am not yet a mother but i wish to be a mother to these children.. it takes real strength and will to do so... to love them... to love them truly...Melissa Tandochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13747825707650125721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5582721394362431419.post-48481500608132367772011-05-23T05:57:46.289-07:002011-05-23T05:57:46.289-07:00Hello Rimly:
Yes, it is sad the cruelty we do to ...Hello Rimly:<br /><br />Yes, it is sad the cruelty we do to each other as well as little ones who depend on us for support and protection.<br /><br />All we can do is teach our children to protect themselves. We can't be there all the time for them.<br /><br />Unfortunautely, the world will not change for us so we must do the best we can and take care of the ones near and dear to us.<br /><br />Best wishes,<br />MikeStranger in a Strange Landhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11727412468418974848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5582721394362431419.post-71365959932236178422011-05-23T04:42:16.755-07:002011-05-23T04:42:16.755-07:00You have put in words the feelings of so many you ...You have put in words the feelings of so many you are a very wise women. People who abuse children ( it is not always men) are at the bottom of the ladder and I do not feel deserve any sympathy or our understanding just our retribution. If you take away the childhood of someone then you should not EVER get that opportunity again. I only know of one away to insure that.<br /><br />http://jpweddingphotograpy.blogspot.com/2011/05/sea-world-visit.htmlJIMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00989023921093283471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5582721394362431419.post-54193478320822403762011-05-23T01:39:48.341-07:002011-05-23T01:39:48.341-07:00It's horrible isn't it??? I worry all the ...It's horrible isn't it??? I worry all the time...I'd kill anyone who harmed my child. I would...the poem is beautiful!Swatihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16738935772751436796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5582721394362431419.post-34276809420516256302011-05-23T00:38:52.304-07:002011-05-23T00:38:52.304-07:00It's a remarkable post about a taboo topic and...It's a remarkable post about a taboo topic and I admire you for writing about it. Maybe some mother will raise her voice and make a difference in her child's life. Thanks a ton for sharing...sulekkhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06022718430683943561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5582721394362431419.post-67417887695324669672011-05-23T00:04:14.054-07:002011-05-23T00:04:14.054-07:00coming from an abusive childhood this was not only...coming from an abusive childhood this was not only hard to read ,,but hard to comment...I can tell you where some parents were...the ones that didn't protect... the ones that saw and did nothing.. I can tell you....I can tell you...As always...XOXOXOXOBongohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09476508632697640785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5582721394362431419.post-73829293332907206932011-05-22T23:44:59.529-07:002011-05-22T23:44:59.529-07:00Rimly,
We need to listen and see the signs of abus...Rimly,<br />We need to listen and see the signs of abuse in children and not turn a blind eye to it. We as parents across the world need to stand up for those who are afraid, scared and not able to do so for them selves... Child abuse as with any abuse is an atrocity against all man kind. Keep speaking out it is the only way things will ever change.<br />when you see something say something and don't stop until you are heard.Finding One's Wayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17081354983739087094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5582721394362431419.post-18508860447048250762011-05-22T23:25:10.180-07:002011-05-22T23:25:10.180-07:00Rimly - Having known and worked with victims of ch...Rimly - Having known and worked with victims of child abuse - I can only say the pain runs so deep, that it takes a lot of work (and sometimes a miracle) for them to be start healing. Thank you for sharing this. You always manage to touch the heart.Corinne Rodrigueshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00127426375705808776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5582721394362431419.post-69485136638138900092011-05-22T22:37:07.441-07:002011-05-22T22:37:07.441-07:00As difficult as it is to read about child abuse it...As difficult as it is to read about child abuse it is even harder to have lived it. My step mother chose to join in, I suppose it was because she loved my father. My mother, well that is a whole other story; I guess she was more concerned with having her own life away from my sister and father. I am a mother of 2 teens and I could never let anything happen to them. In my heart and soul I know I would kill someone including their father if they were ever harmed. Children look up to their parents, look at them to protect them but, when they don't we are scarred from it. It is a scar that never goes away and reopens time and time again. Unfortunately I do not believe as you do, there is more bad people in this world then good. Several adults knew I was abused and did nothing to help, they just made it worse or ignored it. I will never be a person to ignore abuse, I have stepped in many times and stopped a man from abusing his wife and I have threatened any parent who was overly aggressive with their child. I am sorry that you found out that a lot of parents are monsters but, the only way to stop child abuse is by speaking about it. You are doing the right thing as a parent by protecting your child and doing the right thing for child abuse awareness by blogging about it. Much love and respect.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5582721394362431419.post-35912821916790900392011-05-22T22:22:03.820-07:002011-05-22T22:22:03.820-07:00As a fellow mother,I am appalled as well. And yet...As a fellow mother,I am appalled as well. And yet, I can’t turn a blind eye to such horror. None of us can. So I thank you Rimly for bringing this to the fore and exposing the deeds of darkness as you have done here.Debrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02273349436461781371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5582721394362431419.post-13288698690941342532011-05-22T22:16:00.204-07:002011-05-22T22:16:00.204-07:00A lot of people in our community don't want to...A lot of people in our community don't want to believe that child abuse happens in their neighborhoods — but it does.I believe the best service to the child is the service closest to the child, and children who are victims of neglect, abuse, or abandonment must not also be victims of bureaucracy. They deserve our devoted attention, not our divided attention.The only reason why child abuse is alive today, is because we as adults fail our children when we fail to listen to them. Listen to a child today!....Well written,Rimly...Wish more people thought like you.Alpana Jaiswalhttp://www.motifsonthewall.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5582721394362431419.post-90205923366716474852011-05-22T21:57:28.169-07:002011-05-22T21:57:28.169-07:00Hi Rimly -
Child abuse stories are difficult for ...Hi Rimly -<br /><br />Child abuse stories are difficult for me to read. In fact, I often avoid reading them because how sick it makes me feel inside. I care also!<br /><br />I've too have wondered what is going on in the mother's head, since she must be aware something horrible is going on. What the heck is the abuser thinking as well? How sick it that? I pray Rimly. I wish to God it didn't happen. Who knows...it could be happening on the street I live on and I don't see it. But someone does I guarantee that. I pray!bjbohlshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16914100613962548323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5582721394362431419.post-35966680981787490582011-05-22T21:40:23.877-07:002011-05-22T21:40:23.877-07:00Like you I find myself in shock as to what adults ...Like you I find myself in shock as to what adults do to children.... I cant seem to understand their reasoning why and how.....Savira Guptahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17463773284421101573noreply@blogger.com