I, and all the other writers here, typically write about children. We are "Mothers Fighting for Others," and that usually means that, as mothers, we are fighting for children all over the world. Today, however, I'd like to be a mother fighting for other mothers - for other women. On Friday, September 25, I spent the ...
My daughter, Alex, is 17 and recently gave birth to a healthy baby boy. She has been living with her boyfriend since her 6th month of pregnancy because I live too far from her doctor. I was against her living there. But in the state of Georgia, 17 is the legal age to move out. ...
Back in October I posted about the randomness and proximity of girlfriends being diagnosed with cancer. Today I am especially heavy. My girlfriend who was diagnosed with Burkitts Lymphoma in October, was told that she has weeks to live, that ...
I have been there and I have done it. I've been in an abusive relationship. I didn't know the signs, and I wish someone had told me. I want to share them with you. I hope that this will help someone. Whether you tell someone you think is being abused or if ...
I can remember it like it was yesterday. The abuse started at such a young age. Or at least I thought it was a young age, 15 to be exact. The first punch went smack dab across my nose. It sent me bleeding to the hospital with a fractured nose. I ...