Another’s view

  • Final Act of Abuse.

    I have permission from Rythea Lee, to use her article "Leaving the Family System" – An Honorable Choice" here on my blog.  There were so many things I wanted to unpack in this article. The first paragraph alone. By Rythea… Continue reading

  • The Churches Stance of Innocent.

    S.M.A.R.T.  Has another article, "False Allegations of Child Sexual Abuse are Rare" False allegations of child sexual abuse by children are rare I feel that in society, the numbers are flipped, that the overall sentiment, is that you can't trust… Continue reading

  • “Leaving the Family System – An Honorable Choice, by Rythea Lee

    On the link below is a wonderful article that affirms my journey…written by a therapist.  http://ritualabuse.us/research/leaving-the-family-system-an-honorable-choice/ I highly recommend reading if you are a victim of child abuse.   Continue reading

  • Causes Child Abuse

    "On top of the abuse and neglect, denial heaps more hurt upon the child by requiring the child to alienate herself from reality and her own experience. In troubled families, abuse and neglect are permitted; it's the talking about them… Continue reading

  • PTSD in Adult Survivors of Child Abuse.

    Below is a post from my brother's blog.  I highly recommend reading the article he found on PTSD in Adult Survivors of Child Abuse.  It is a clear, but a very long piece.  It helps to show why we end… Continue reading

  • One Less Suffering Soul.

    In reading the Extoots.blogspot.com post today, I felt the two sides of leaving a very strict religion and the joy outside of it, how it is twofold, for you have to reconcile the beliefs you were raised in, while integrating yourself… Continue reading

  • A broken heart is an Open Heart.

    I marvel at the synchronicity of my life…after writing about my Mothering Test, I turn on Sirius and I hear Iyanla Vanzant talking about three generations of women, who are working on relating to each other.  She has a new show called, "Fix… Continue reading

  • Robot Will Implode

    On the Extoots blog…http://extoots.blogspot.com was a comment that struck me  "Even though I can't, as an "ex," speak on behalf of Laestadians, let me say that I am so sorry for the pain the church has caused our gay sisters… Continue reading

  • Seek to Become more Aware.

    Jason Torola put it so clearly, " Beth, You'll get the last word. You always do. But know this; I've seen what you wrote. I've seen what you tried to do. A wise man told me, "You can fool the fans,… Continue reading

  • Love will never leave you Powerless.

    In the past seven years, my brother and I have been dialoguing and most often coming to the same point, but from two different directions.  But we have always honored and respected each other enough to only speak our truths,… Continue reading