Many solid-appearing relationships (platonic, romantic, etc.) are sustained by different motivations that do not require any depth or real considerations of forgiveness when things go awry. Then there are those relationships where there are regular emotional check-ins with private and public acts of respect. In these relationships, people hold themselves and their “relationship partners” accountableContinue reading “The Dangers of Forgiveness”
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Shhh! This is PURE MATH.
The pandemic did many things that hurt, but it also provided access we wouldn’t normally have. For me, I was able to have intermittent fly-on-the-wall experiences with my daughter’s classroom shenanigans and serious discussions. Having to go to work and school from home gave many parents that type of access, regardless of how big orContinue reading “Shhh! This is PURE MATH.”
Unmasking the GBV Variant
The person who suffers psychological, financial and emotional abuse often feels lost and unaccounted for within a system that doesn’t give much room to speak about the trauma of this abuse variant. Within the context of Gender-Based Violence (GBV), what does a person have to complain about when they are not being physically harmed, right?Continue reading “Unmasking the GBV Variant”
Low blows: the mask of GBV/IPV[1]
He is relentless in his attacks. Day after day, month after month, year after year – his “blows” keep coming. He just does not stop. But where does she turn? To whom does she report this? Down-trodden, brow-beaten, belittled and disparaged all describe her wounds, so no one takes them seriously. They can’t see them,Continue reading “Low blows: the mask of GBV/IPV[1]”
PARENTING, ADVOCACY AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN 