Contributing to the betterment of our communities requires understanding experiences that are sometimes completely different from our own. In this regard, it is so important for people lucky enough to come from happy, stable homes, to know what it is like to come from abusive homes, and what a child from such a home can… Read More Book Review: Amelia’s Destiny, by D.G. Torrens
I will never, ever forget that day. I was 10 or 11, wearing a knee length black skirt with ruffles and a pretty white shirt. I had white tights with little squiggles on it, cute black shoes with bows on them, and my Mom had helped me with my hair, which was gathered at the… Read More The Dangers of Little Girls Playing Big Girl Games
The question of privacy – or lack thereof – seems to be a preoccupation only for those who are, erm, of a certain age (I’m learning to be politically correct). I have many younger friends who are in their early to mid-teens, and it always surprises me how they seem to put all aspects and… Read More Facebook & privacy: the seemingly eternal debate