My story is about what I went through, trying and failing to protect her and the tragic inaction by police, social workers and the family court system that created a nightmare I never thought we’d escape.
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oi
I struggle to grasp how much awareness could actually be raised by changing my Twitter userpic to the Wishbone Day logo for 24 hours.
Lisa Egan in
Issues,
OI,
osteogenesis imperfecta,
Wishbone Day,
child abuse,
awareness campaigns,
twittivism,
disability
May 6, 2013 at 11:30am | 45 comments
kidnapping
Natascha Kampusch, Elizabeth Smart and Jaycee Lee Dugard all went through accusations and questions about why they didn't try to escape. But no one who has never been in that situation can possibly understand what it's like -- to genuinely feel like you will be killed if you leave a room.
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This anti-child abuse commercial will ruin your day. It is also brilliant.
child abuse
There’s a natural cognitive bias towards believing that someone who’s in your tribe, someone you identify with, can do no wrong. And that can allow a lot of wrong to get done.
camp
I was asked to leave camp and never come back for speaking out against a man who would later be convicted of raping a child.
49ers
Terrell Owens admits his grandmother beat him. However, he also gives her all of the credit for his success and, seemingly, none of the blame for his failures.
Daisy in
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child abuse,
death,
grandmothers,
hitting,
i don't have all of the answers,
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terrell owens
Jan 5, 2012 at 1:00pm | 0 comments
