by Laurie | Oct 2, 2017 | Abused Children, Blog, Child's Experiences, Education, Public School, Trauma Recovery
In my second blog I told the true story about a gang of boys dragging me to the “pussy-bushes” in 3rd grade Then came 5th grade when a lone troubled boy stalked me in the hallways at recess, using the packed passageways as cover as he repeatedly...
by Laurie | Sep 18, 2017 | Blog, Child's Experiences, Trauma Recovery
(Link to Ken Burns Documentary on Vietnam) Periodically my brother sent photos home to assure my mother that he was alive. His selection of photos revealed a lot. This picture of him with prostitutes is the most normal thing he could come up with during his second...
by Laurie | Sep 12, 2017 | Blog, Child's Experiences, Death, Race Experience
My great uncles on my mother’s side were small time crooks who used guns to rob the local armory. My father adopted the attitude that guns were manly and virtuous, if used correctly (I grew up with a loaded gun in the house). So after adopting my brother, Larry,...
by Laurie | Sep 6, 2017 | Blog, Fun!
Yesterday’s post was heavy, so today I’m going to give my brain and your brain a spa day with some humor. Humor also helps the brain regulate…dopamine levels, reports a Stanford research team in the December 4, 2003, issue of the journal Neuron....
by Laurie | Sep 5, 2017 | Death, Public School, Trauma Recovery
I wasn’t sure for a moment whether to laugh or cry because I failed to save a draft before an “open-tab-over-load” forced me to reboot. Thanks (or maybe no thanks) to Google docs my brain now assumes everything is being backed up automatically, so my...
