Oprah on Child Molesters
I was raped at 9 and molested from the ages of 9 through 14, and because of that, I’ve always wanted to be able to sit down and talk to […]
Tag Archives: child abuse
Rights for Mothers Blog Has a New Address
Rights for Mothers was a Top 100 blog. I cannot fathom why WordPress decided to “toss” it. The force behind the blog is extraordinarily well-informed on the issue of litigation abuse […]
PUSH/Precious: Nominated for Six Oscars!
2009 will be remembered as the year the walls came tumbling down. Rihanna’s story put cracks in the wall. Tyler Perry broke down the walls of silence surrounding child abuse, incest, […]
Bravo, RightsforMothers!
You want justice? Pack the court room with people wearing purple ribbons. Vernetta Cockerham and RitaAnita Linger proved this strategy worked in North Carolina. PETA proved it worked when a couple […]
Bravo: Wynona Ward, 2010 CNN Hero
Wynona Ward Wynona Ward is an unlikely hero. She grew up in poverty and abuse in rural West Fairlee, Vermont. Her alcoholic father first sexually assaulted her when she was […]
Review: Tyler Perry’s MADEA’S BIG HAPPY FAMILY in Seattle
Tyler Perry’s new play, Madea’s Big Happy Family, is a loving tribute to his mother Willie Maxine Perry, who passed away on December 8, 2009: A few months ago, I […]
My Mother Threw Me Under the Bus: I’ll Be Homeless Next Week
I thought I’d be celebrating the new year tonight. My humble and obscure little web site hit 12,000 visitors yesterday ~ 2,400 of you in December. Wow! Thank you! I […]
RIP: Deputy Walter “Kent” Mundell
Deborah Horne onKIRO7 has just reported that Pierce County deputy sheriff Walter “Kent” Mundell passed away this evening at 5:04 p.m. He had been on life support at Harborview Medical […]
Breaking Down the Wall of Silence: Mary J. Blige
I’m Mary J. Blige and I’m telling you you don’t have to be ashamed. – Mary J. Blige Mary J. Blige is empowering women with this message in her music, her […]
Leaving an Abusive Partner or Spouse: What All Women Need
“Why doesn’t she just leave?” There’s no question that will infuriate a survivor of domestic violence more than this one. Most domestic violence murders take place when she leaves. This […]
Anne Caroline Drake 