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My Blog. Generally Intended for Reading-Not Eating!. |
Rose-Tinted Ramblings ** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** A Little of What You Might Expect & A Lot of Everything Else that You Don't!. My writing style for my blog is invariably 'snarkastic'. This is because I am a nice, unassuming and quietly-spoken person IRL-and this blog is where my innermost moments and torments happen. Trust me, I am no exception to that delightful rule. Greetings! Welcome to my THIRD blog here on WDC. A re-incarnation of my earlier version of my Blog, here "Insanties and Sensibilities" this v.03 should prove to be equally...challenging and hopefully, entertaining. That said, life often weaves through our writing in mysterious ways, and this Blog will probably prove to be no exception to that. We are very likely all quite different, yet the same, us writers and our collective little whims, fascinations and insecurities. |
September 10, 2009. ![]() ![]() Meanwhile, a nice big bar of Cadbury's should do the trick!. |
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August 29, 2009. ![]() ![]() There is an emptiness, not to be fully felt, nor to be absorbed, yet. |
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August 21, 2009. Same blog/different name-time for a change, in more ways than one. ![]() |
August 18, 2009. ![]() In any case, my first part of that complete narrative is now in my port. It has been very difficult to write, but it is basically my first-hand, word-for-word recollection and re-telling of events. As a dear, writing friend, who looked at my initial drafts commented, “Getting it all down…will give you some power back.” It has. It contains and discloses material that I found so excruciatingly difficult to articulate, even to my professional, clinical psychologist, the delightful “J”, who mentored me through my life for years afterwards, and who got me living and writing again. Some days, she was desperately worried about my survivability, and I will always be amazed by the fact that she was continually, quietly present, and held my hand while I stood on that knife’s edge of insidious shame and blame that sexual assault can visit upon survivors – whether or not they tell what happened. I still experience days of deep anger and rage, at something and someone otherwise unseen. I struggle daily with my own perception of myself, and with how others see me. I still have days of immense sadness-sadness that someone like the convicted criminal in my case, could have such a dark, evil side to his personality, and how that may have eventuated within him. Sadness, too, for my family, who were also unwitting participants in its aftermath. I am still angered by the fact that HIS family got consolation and recognition in the media publicity about my criminal case. Some have suggested that they are equally victims, too. I don’t think so. He was a skilled predator. I still have days of extreme anxiety. Today happens to be one such day. I’ll get through it, and tomorrow is another day. Please don’t feel compelled to read what I’ve written. But, I would appreciate any and all feedback. That too, is like therapy to me. Even though the event itself is beyond rationalization. If one person reads it, and re-thinks about the vulnerability of their mother, sister or daughter-indeed-anyone-then it is worth it, to me. This item will be the first of three in a series. The second part will go up shortly, while the third and final part, is still "in the works". "Invalid Item" ![]() ![]() ![]() ~A. |
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August 15, 2009.![]() Fury over 'they shake me' baby T-shirt BABY HUMOUR: 'They shake me' t-shirts for babies are commonly found at online stores. A baby's T-shirt bearing the slogan "they shake me" has sparked an angry online response from parents. A complaint about the T-shirt was posted on the popular parenting blog Mamamia this morning, sparking an email and Twitter campaign against the company responsible, Cotton On Kids. "What the hell are you people thinking and how dare you try to turn children into the sickest kind of human billboards to advertise your smart arse and grossly insensitive slogans?" read the blog post on Mamamia. "What's next Cotton On? Kids t-shirts that say 'My Parents Sexually Abuse Me'?" The subsequent flood of comments on Twitter accused the popular children's clothing and accessories company of making jokes about child abuse and called for it to stop selling the T-shirts. "There's humour and then there are sick references to child abuse! You got it wrong," read one tweet. "Cotton On - how dare you. I will not be setting foot in any of your stores," read another. Another Twitter user wrote: "How amusing, to mock brain-damaged, blind babies." Cotton On's other slogans for babies include "I'm a tits man" and "I'm living proof my mum is easy". A spokeswoman for Cotton On Kids was not immediately available for comment. However, in an emailed response to a concerned parent, published by Mamamia, the company said it serviced "all personalities" and its products were "intentionally edgy and irreverent and are certainly not meant to be taken seriously". -AAP and smh.com Now, don't we all feel better, madder, badder?. |
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