Fear Is a Shitty Address
This tree with its twisted trunk stands where the Pacific Ocean meets the Strait of San Juan de Fuca, which divides the US and Canada. I wanted to visit Neah Bay because Sir Francis Drake had sailed there in his futile quest to find the Northwest Passage. Shortly after the man I loved deeply proved … Read more
WTF Award: Why the Hell Did Josh Powell Have Custody and Visitation Rights?
Powell Family Local Seattle news outlets are giving Pierce County (WA) DA Mark Lindquist air time to crow that he would have arrested Josh Powell based on evidence the cops in Utah had regarding Susan Cox Powell’s disappearance. What I want to know is why he failed to protect the Powell boys. Do not try to tell … Read more
Christie Brinkley on Divorcing a Narcissist (PAS): “I Just Want Peace”
I just want peace. And every time I have any joy or any kind of success in anything, he has to try to destroy it. – Christie Brinkley Christie Brinkley has courageously brought the arduous battles of protective mothers into the spotlight. She was on the Today Show this morning with Matt Lauer to talk … Read more
Resistance to Change: Gauntlets, Hurdles, Obstacles, and Sabotage
Shannon Wilson knows a lot about resistance to change. I remain devastated that her brilliant Rights for Mothers site was removed from the Internet. It had a wealth of information and resources for protective mothers. Sometimes allies sabotage our best efforts. They’ve got their own agendas and self-interests. I have been a champion for change … Read more
Zimmerman: Self-Defense or Blame the Victim? It’s a Dangerous Precedent
If an Orange County, Florida circuit court judge had been more savvy about domestic violence in 2005, Trayvon Martin might still be alive today. There has been a huge dust-up over Florida’s “stand your ground” statute without much judicial accountability for the judge who taught George Zimmerman that blaming the victim was a good way … Read more
Be There: Sacramento (CA) County Courthouse, March 5 @ 7:30 AM
Today is Lorraine Schaffer Haake’s birthday. Before she posted this hysterical photo on Facebook, she took time from her celebration to share an invitation to a protest on Monday morning, March 5 at the Sacramento (CA) County Courthouse (see below for details ~ Fox 40 reported the arraignment is on March 15 rather than March 5). … Read more
Josh Powell: Why the Courts and Press Need to Wake Up About PAS Fathers
What do parents at Carson Elementary School tell their children about the double-murder-suicide of Charlie (age 7) and Braden (age 5) Powell by their father Josh Powell? Charlie and Braden’s mother Susan Cox Powell has been missing since December 7, 2009. According to Cox family attorney Steve Downing, Charlie recently shared what he remembered about … Read more
Should We Trust Sky Metalwala’s Daddy?
Although the disappearance of Sky Metalwala is playing out in my backyard, I have intentionally remained silent because I was waiting to see whether there was a link between Sky’s father Solomon Metalwala and Glenn Sacks, the leader of the PAS movement. KIRO, the Seattle CBS affiliate, reported tonight that Glenn Sacks and his loyal … Read more
We Interrupt This Survivor Celebration to Protest Callous Indifference: Why 8 People are Dead in Seal Beach, CA
Eight people are dead. Another is clinging to life. It is National Domestic Awareness Month, but you wouldn’t know it because the media prefers the color pink. . .even though there are at least twice as many of us wearing the color purple. We flat out don’t matter until somebody ends up dead. … Read more
Bravo, Chuck Cox: Susan Cox Powell’s Father Finally Gets a Measure of Justice in Pierce County, WA
Very sad update: Although Chuck Cox did everything possible to try to protect his grandsons, the system ultimately betrayed him. Josh Powell brutally murdered his sons and himself in a house explosion in Graham, WA on February 5, 2012. Chuck Cox has achieved the impossible: he got the criminal “justice” folks in Pierce County, WA to take … Read more
