Faithit

I promised I would never divorce him. I was an outstanding Evangelical Christian woman.

I’m no trauma expert. In fact, I’m not even close to scratching the surface of all there is to know. But I do know it’s messy, it’s hard, and it’s very unpredictable.

"Everyone wants to be there, all at once, at the beginning, and then they all leave – go and carry on with their own lives, all at once, as well. You wonder why nobody understands that this is such a terrible day and that you need all the support you can get."

The privacy your child thinks they deserve? Umm…nope. Your house, your bills, your rules. Privacy comes when our children are “off our payroll.”

Her kids loved their grandma but what do you do when it's grandma who doesn't listen?!?

"How do good parents miss child sexual abuse? It is simple. By not asking the right questions. Try to remember to make these 5 questions a consistent habit."

"We don’t tell our boyfriends and husbands and friends every time it happens. Because it is so frequent, so pervasive, that it has become something we just deal with."

I dread the day I’m not drained. I dread the day they won’t need me like this anymore.