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It's That Time of The Year Again


I know that most of my 5 or 6 readers have children. I know that you love your kids more than life itself (even on those bad days when you want to sell them to the highest bidder - that can't be just me that wants to do that sometimes). April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month. I know I've told the story on here about my son's namesake. I cannot stress enough how important it is for all of us to be aware. If you think something is wrong, go with your guy feeling. A mother's intuition is there for a reason. All children need to be loved and need to know that they are safe. Donovan (on the left) would be 15 this year. FIFTEEN. His precious life was cut short by a horrible monster. Please don't let this happen to another child. If you feel that you may hurt your child/children, please speak to someone! Some employees offer a confidential help line that you can call if you just need to talk to someone. A therapist can do wonders and it's not as weird as you may think to sit there talking to a total stranger. I've found it very beneficial and I'm not ashamed to admit that I go every week. As moms we need to take care of ourselves in order to take care of our kids. If you're overwhelmed at home, ask for help. SAHMs work just as hard (more often than not, HARDER) than the average 9-5er. Take the time to tell your kids you love them everyday. Hug them even if they try to squirm out of it! These are the things that kids will remember when they are older.

Ok, I'm stepping off my soapbox now. Thanks!

Sorry about being all over the place with my thoughts, I have a hard time thinking straight when thinking about the orginal Donovan's death

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Les Becker said…
...just when we get through one "stage", the next one begins. I lived in fear that I was a "bad mom", etc. There's a "Dr. Phill-ish" guy out there that made videos called "1-2-3 Magic" - try your local library. It made it easier to be consistent, which is where my failings as a mom tend to be (at least, according to MY therapist! LOL!).

Just keep swimming...
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Mama said…
I'll add that to my "Library List" that seems to be growing all the time. We've gotten into a pretty good routine over here, just the yelling on the boy's part. We're still working on getting that done but since I used to yell at him all the time I can see why it's hard for him to break that habit. But I smother him in hugs and love and he loves that so it's all good.
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