One day, I attended a class for spouses and the instructor told us a story. Her story involved a friend of hers who became the victim of bullying among other military spouses. Her friend became isolated from the military community, and kept a distance for fear of judgement and ridicule once again. Later, her world came spiraling downward as she learned the news that her husband was severely injured. She felt like she couldn't reach out to anyone, although she had so many questions. She wondered, "When will they send him home? What will happen to his deployment benefits? What will happen to his military career? What if we need support financially?" There were many questions that flooded her mind as her husband was across the world and in critical condition. Although their situation could have taken a turn for the worst, this wife did not have the resources through other military spouses because of her terrible experience months before. Sometimes it's easy to isolate yourself, to … [Read more...]
Mom Alert! Identifying 6 Types of Bullying
Bullying has become a serious problem in our society. Unfortunately, it is not limited to getting beat up, either. It is SO much more than that. Children are being terrorized by OTHER children. We, as moms and parents, must do our part in identifying and helping end this horrible act of abuse. You see, I was a bullied child. I was the geek and the child that was beaten up after school and made fun of relentlessly -- every day. I hated school and never fit in. I lived in fear and never felt good enough since I was not accepted by my peers. My parents did little to aid in the situation... I assume because bullying was not yet considered a real problem. Unfortunately, the effects of childhood bullying still haunts my thought life. I can still hear that inner voice telling me that I will never be good enough, pretty enough, funny enough or popular enough to ever really be loved and accepted by my peers. Sad, but true. I tell you this so that you can see how the pain of it carries on … [Read more...]
Local Media Reads Bully Blog
And Your Prayers Are Answered! Not long ago, the nice folks at Moms of Faith responded to my inquiry about posting blog stories related to my personal and family faith challenges. As a “stay at home mom”, I’ll have to admit that I was unfamiliar with the term SAHM. And WAHM too, for that matter! (I know… I know, it’s embarrassing; so, please don’t tell anyone!) Believe me, I felt a little stupid wondering what “WAHM” was all about on what I felt was about the coolest online center for moms ever! I thought it was an onomatopoeia for a loud, crashing noise! It just didn’t make sense! But, oh well! There sure seemed to be a crowd of moms at Moms of Faith hanging out on their site and sharing God! This was a crazy new adventure coming from a mom who just figured out that after nearly 11 years, she was a SAHM! So, go figure! Next, imagine my excitement when Moms of Faith wrote back after reading my newly compiled blog entry and said they would “try me out”! So, “Woo … [Read more...]
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