tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3817728686717244104.post3415853056062825361..comments2023-12-31T08:35:24.549-08:00Comments on Living and Loving Every Minute of It!: Defining Sexual AbuseCorey~living and lovinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05719661119360487023noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3817728686717244104.post-50961664266177148752009-08-07T06:45:30.560-07:002009-08-07T06:45:30.560-07:00Thanks for taking the time to write about this dif...Thanks for taking the time to write about this difficult issue, Corey. Although I hope it's something that never touches me dirrectly, it's definitely good to be aware of it.Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00604713846429464708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3817728686717244104.post-75057154640946097342009-08-07T05:33:38.160-07:002009-08-07T05:33:38.160-07:00And even with family....I am extremely picky! The...And even with family....I am extremely picky! There are family members that will never have her overnight for many reasons!AnnDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15629045924136272980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3817728686717244104.post-66048000953433317592009-08-07T05:32:36.687-07:002009-08-07T05:32:36.687-07:00Thanks so much for doing this "series." ...Thanks so much for doing this "series." As a mental health therapist, most of my lower-functioning adult clients have been sexually abused at some point or another...always by a family member or family friend. <br /><br />I am consistently digusted by the effects it has on people, more specifically the poor personal boundaries that result in some of the children that have been abused and that those poor boundaries continue often into adulthood and only serve to further hurt them and put them into even more dangerous physical and emotional situations....<br /><br />It also consistently amazes me that parents continually let their children spend time and spend the night over at other people's house that they have little to no information about! I air on the side of caution and, at this time, can't imagine letting my children spend the night with anoyone other than family right now unless I know the child's parents VERY, VERY, VERY, well...and only after I feel they are properly educated and verbal enough to communicate with me if something were to happen to them.AnnDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15629045924136272980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3817728686717244104.post-17965531860533090162009-08-06T22:32:41.800-07:002009-08-06T22:32:41.800-07:00I love that you step out of the blogging comfort z...I love that you step out of the blogging comfort zone - so many people dont have the guts to come out of the whole "look at my favorite pictures today" realm and enter the realm of seriousness - child abuse is completely horrible and sadly overlooked - I am beyond paranoid with my child - I wont leave him alone with anyone other than me, his dad or his grandmother - thats it... I think the world is disgusting right now and people are so twisted - I wish more parents would BE CAREFUL with their kids - thats really where it starts - its unfortunate when its a family member that abuses a child because the abuse is within the home - but I think that a lot of it can be prevented if parents know where their child is always and who their child is with - its such a scary scary subject :(Denise Karishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04409974216477051896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3817728686717244104.post-23958290573526247642009-08-06T20:45:01.842-07:002009-08-06T20:45:01.842-07:00Thanks for providing education. If your sharing h...Thanks for providing education. If your sharing helps protect even one child, then it has done its job.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3817728686717244104.post-32739520755156055852009-08-06T14:35:04.204-07:002009-08-06T14:35:04.204-07:00GOOD FOR YOU! Both of these posts were excellent ...GOOD FOR YOU! Both of these posts were excellent and I'm so glad you are sharing this information. It is invaluable.Momo Falihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09735425888226178189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3817728686717244104.post-7312661039422652662009-08-06T12:37:58.752-07:002009-08-06T12:37:58.752-07:00The Let Go...Let Peace Come In Foundation is a new...The Let Go...Let Peace Come In Foundation is a newly formed nonprofit with a mission to help heal and support adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse worldwide. We are actively seeking adult survivors who would be willing to post a childhood photo and caption, their story, or their creative expressions to our website www.letgoletpeacecomein.org. We need to "show" the world that we will no longer be silenced and that there are enough of us to make a difference. By uniting survivors from across the globe we can help provide a stronger and more powerful voice to those survivors who have not yet found the courage to speak out. Together we can; together we should; together we NEED to stand up and be counted. Please visit our site for more details on how you can send us your submissions.<br /><br />Thank you for everything you do!<br /><br />Gretchen Paules<br />Administrative Director<br />Let Go...Let Peace Come In Foundation<br />111 Presidential Blvd., Suite 212<br />Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004Alhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15025482996077293747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3817728686717244104.post-19257475298683074812009-08-06T12:08:22.995-07:002009-08-06T12:08:22.995-07:00One word! Powerful! Congrats on your iheartfaces s...One word! Powerful! Congrats on your iheartfaces success.Bryce's mommahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10571947504431557060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3817728686717244104.post-19704159569734360062009-08-06T08:02:05.623-07:002009-08-06T08:02:05.623-07:00Wow, tough subject! But, your desire to bring abou...Wow, tough subject! But, your desire to bring about awareness is paramount! As a victim of this myself, there are no words to describe the grip around my throat when I read the title, but after much love and support over the years it is something I can discuss and help others through. As a former youth leader it was very rewarding to be able to lend some knowledge to kids about how and when they can be easily abused. Some younger teenagers truly believed that if they felt they consented to sexual acts with older ones that it wasn't 'bad' but the condemnation and emotional issues they were having were still the same as if they did not consent. As for as who commits this crime, I have ponders this for years. When I was four an adult took advantage of me and a couple of years later a young teen baby sister who was a boy thought it would be fun to play house.Of course there were not similarities in these two perpetrators that I can distinguish. I have noodled it often and wondered myself, but all I can imagine is that they themselves were also victimized in some way and their selfish pain needed an outlet. I have no idea how my rambling will serve this post, but please know: Anyone who is suffering the pain of this heinous abuse of power, you can heal, you can have a healthy sexual relationship with someone, there is hope.Gabriellehttp://www.shopwisebags.com/Welcome_to_Shop_Wise_Bags/Innovative_Gourmet/Innovative_Gourmet.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3817728686717244104.post-84643435337622736762009-08-06T07:51:32.599-07:002009-08-06T07:51:32.599-07:00Hi, Corey. I was sent over to you by iheartfaces....Hi, Corey. I was sent over to you by iheartfaces. I was expecting your post to be about photogrpahy. Nevertheless, I was meant to read this one. It is subject near and dear to my heart. <br /><br />Thank you for writing. As Autumn stated, it is a hard subject to cover. I will return when I have more time and can read former posts.<br /><br />The pictures you took in yesterday's post are amazing and exquisitely detailed. I love old things, and I'm fascinated with the particular histories of older dwellings.<br /><br />Both are great posts!noexcuseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14149834972952594159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3817728686717244104.post-35914033937136958052009-08-06T07:05:43.254-07:002009-08-06T07:05:43.254-07:00Another wonderful post Corey. I'm so proud of ...Another wonderful post Corey. I'm so proud of you for this, it's a hard subject to cover but it's so important.Autumnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08510723750496873429noreply@blogger.com