What can you learn about yourself by coping with and understanding the first time you were told that to “be a man”?
A Letter From My Forgotten Father
I didn’t want to be your grandfather, but somehow I turned out to be just like him. ___ To my always son, You’re reading this because I am not there right now. It isn’t fair. I know it isn’t. I didn’t want to be your grandfather, but somehow I turned out to be just like…
How to Be a Man 101
Are you sure you’re a man? ___ This isn’t intended as an insult, though it could be considered as such. This is a thought-provoking concept most men don’t consider in our lives. We don’t go into the deeper thought of what being a man is, or even if “man” is a vocation or a science.…
I Am The Victim of Childhood Sexual Abuse
I am the victim of childhood sexual abuse. __ Trigger warning* – Sexual Abuse I am the victim of childhood sexual abuse. I write candidly about coping with the sexual abuse at the hands of my grandfather on my blog. My blog is about the isolation from my parents. It is about looking at the scary things…
I’m a Victim of Child Sexual Abuse – Am I Courageous?
Is admitting being a victim of child sexual abuse courageous? ___ There are times I doubt this power as I look at myself in the mirror. I am still remarkably human. The hair fades in color and quantity. The waist still expands as if my stomach had a mind of its own. I still have…