Jody Allard
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It's hard to think of anything more synonymous with childhood than playing tag.
Read...My only regret is that I wasted nearly 40 years trying to bend my chronically ill body to an imaginary idea of perfection.
Read...A flight home from Disney World became a nightmare for an Oregon family after the flight crew
Read...Short hair is big news this week.
Read...ICYMI, there's a war against Christmas and nowhere is it fiercer than a Minnesota school that dared to include a Muslim hymn in its annual holiday concert. The rest of the program was dedicated to Christmas carols and Hanukkah songs, but many parents are up in arms that a lone Muslim song was included in the program.
Read...I don't know what your family has told you, but it isn't normal for a brother to fondle his sisters as they sleep or while he reads them a story.
Read...I didn't have a fairy-tale childhood, unless it was one of those dark and grim ones that really shouldn't be read to children.
Read...Donald Trump came under fire Thursday night for
Read...The thing about trauma is that it creates inherently unreliable witnesses. Victims tell as much as they can bear to tell, in that moment, and perhaps even as much as they can remember. Memories can be hazy and dim until the second that the curtain is lifted and the body is thrust back into the moment of abuse. There is no such thing as one way of processing trauma, and there is no perfectly linear path to recovery, either.
Read...Okay, I know that's not very Christian of me. Luckily, I'm an atheist. But, really, if we are being honest, who doesn't want to punch Kim Davis in the face by now?
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