Comments on: Empowering a Child with Stories from Our Past

By: Smart Mouth Broad

Smart Mouth Broad — Wed, 13 May 2009 02:43:22 +0000

WOW! This one has (almost) left me speechless. And that's not an easy thing to do. Smart Mouth Broads last blog post..WHY DIDN’T YOU SAY SO IN THE FIRST PLACE

By: Midlife Slices

Midlife Slices — Sun, 10 May 2009 16:41:21 +0000

Tricia, I'm reading this post on Mother's Day and I see you have given your Mom and her sister's the best MD gift ever. You're giving them the gift of healing. Healing for their troubled souls. Your Mother is/was an extraordinary Mom to have endured what she did growing up and then rose up through that pain and raised a daughter such as yourself. HUGS and Happy Mother's Day to you. Midlife Slicess last blog post..Happy Mother’s Day

By: Monica

Monica — Fri, 08 May 2009 21:53:50 +0000

Oh I like your Aunt K!

Tricia…did their mother have any idea of what was happening?
It is sickening that a man would molest a child…even more so his own child. Makes you wonder if he abused any other children over the years…such as nieces, cousins, friends etc.
Your mom and her sisters are very brave to share this painful memory…but it also has to be a relief to unload bottled up feelings. I hope their story through your book will help other girls who have been subjected to this abuse!

Monicas last blog post..It’s All About Change

By: Shiela

Shiela — Fri, 08 May 2009 17:10:14 +0000

wow. what a journey you all are on together. keep it up and be proud of how far you have come and how strong you all are.

By: starshine

starshine — Fri, 08 May 2009 13:36:18 +0000

Oh, I have chills. I hope that in the sharing of these stories, your mother and her sisters are experiencing a healing process. It seems like they are. What courageous women to be willing to journey together and tell their stories!

By: Tricia

Tricia — Fri, 08 May 2009 11:24:03 +0000

Heather: there’s always that desire for an answer to the “why”, but we’ll never have one, and even if we did, it couldn’t erase or ease the implications of his monstrosity. His family certainly had it’s share of dysfunction as do most families, but he swore he’d not been sexually abused as a child, so who knows. I think in reality he was simply one of the evil ones.

By: Amy @ Five Flower Mom

Amy @ Five Flower Mom — Fri, 08 May 2009 08:48:56 +0000

Hugs to you Tricia and Donna, Aunt L and Aunt K. This is very powerful. I hope that by opening your voices that healing can continue. You ladies are beautiful and inspirational to say the very least. Amy @ Five Flower Moms last blog post..Wordless/Wordful Wednesday - Minerva Louise

By: MamaGeek

MamaGeek — Thu, 07 May 2009 19:41:10 +0000

That truly is an amazing story. Full of strength, the kind of strength that inspires us all.

By: HeatherPride

HeatherPride — Thu, 07 May 2009 17:39:46 +0000

What your young aunt did was so amazing. She found her power. Good for her, and her sisters! Has anyone explored your grandfather's childhood to see what could have turned him into this kind of person? I wonder if he was a victim at one time too. Not that it would be an excuse. HeatherPrides last blog post..Duck Salad

By: Hilary

Hilary — Thu, 07 May 2009 14:16:46 +0000

I wish I could give your family a great big hug. You are all courageous women, and Aaron and future generations will richly benefit from that. Hats off to all of you. Hilarys last blog post..A Raccoon Tale (Part Two)