tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10620874.post116000257212747857..comments2023-07-12T06:43:20.719-07:00Comments on Life With Heathens: Say "No" To Hitting And "YES" To Yelling!Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00392415064308526082noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10620874.post-1162248505877422132006-10-30T15:48:00.000-07:002006-10-30T15:48:00.000-07:00If I may...nudge ever so gently...are you gonna bl...If I may...nudge ever so gently...are you gonna blog again soon?AGKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12428007962065078885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10620874.post-1161558862872935602006-10-22T16:14:00.000-07:002006-10-22T16:14:00.000-07:00Thank you so much to all of you. I posted the poem...Thank you so much to all of you. I posted the poem not so people would care more about what happened to me but so they would care and understand more what happens to so many everyday. I honestly feel lucky even though this was just one small part of the abuse that has happened in my life. I feel lucky because there are so many out there who have gone through so much more. For me (or at least in Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00392415064308526082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10620874.post-1161520137193372202006-10-22T05:28:00.000-07:002006-10-22T05:28:00.000-07:00Thanks for the post Jo, I had been reading your bl...Thanks for the post Jo, I had been reading your blog for a while but only recently I got the whole picture. You definitely are a very special person and not only kick ass but also have a huge heart. <BR/>Abuse make you stronger, it's true, your husband is right about detachment from pain and emotional sufference.<BR/>As a person working on genetics I know what's an autosomal dominant disease but Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10620874.post-1161371360414530972006-10-20T12:09:00.000-07:002006-10-20T12:09:00.000-07:00Thanks for sharing, it's really important for many...Thanks for sharing, it's really important for many people.<BR/>I cant still yell myself.<BR/>Some of us never will.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10620874.post-1161132404515632932006-10-17T17:46:00.000-07:002006-10-17T17:46:00.000-07:00Love your pic of the kids behind bars. We go campi...Love your pic of the kids behind bars. We go camping and sometimes put our children in dog crates. We can fit 3 families worth of small children in one dog crate FYI. LOLOLOL. Just ask Brandy. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10620874.post-1161026273965054972006-10-16T12:17:00.000-07:002006-10-16T12:17:00.000-07:00Thank you.Thank you.colleen mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15651464993979768755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10620874.post-1160960389120387152006-10-15T17:59:00.000-07:002006-10-15T17:59:00.000-07:00thanks for leting people know about domestic viole...thanks for leting people know about domestic violence month - I didn't know that. Maybe that's why my town has a big banner saying we are a domestic violence-free town (but that sign irks me, like the drug free school zones).<BR/><BR/>Anyhow, wonderful poem - thank you so much for sharing!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10620874.post-1160652050129700942006-10-12T04:20:00.000-07:002006-10-12T04:20:00.000-07:00The thing about yelling out made me think of how, ...The thing about yelling out made me think of how, in my experience, domestic violence was about the fact that I was not quiet. When I look back on it I can see that it was true that I "never shut up"...so wierd that even though I know that in no way SHOULD I have kept quiet to try and avoid being 'shut up'..that somehow I wish that I hadn't got into a situation where I could not say something Elderfaeryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17156199892691737722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10620874.post-1160521995740651842006-10-10T16:13:00.000-07:002006-10-10T16:13:00.000-07:00Jo, -Please- send your poem in to my (new) womyn'...Jo, -Please- send your poem in to my (new) womyn's poetry blog. I would appreciate it so as an abuse survivor. <BR/><BR/>There are so many of us out there.<BR/><BR/>I haven't shared my abuse survivor herstory on my blog, but after reading your post I was inspired to create a survivor graphic for it.<BR/><BR/>Thank you for sharing this. Hugs and tears for better years.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10620874.post-1160489688619615952006-10-10T07:14:00.000-07:002006-10-10T07:14:00.000-07:00What a fabulous poem. I know what you mean about n...What a fabulous poem. I know what you mean about never again letting a man treating you wrong (in my case a father).<BR/><BR/>what a strong lady you are and I applaud your strength and YELLING!!!!!!!!!!!jafabrithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04490900607853203086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10620874.post-1160419870147323922006-10-09T11:51:00.000-07:002006-10-09T11:51:00.000-07:00Your poem brought tears to my eyes.I'm so grateful...Your poem brought tears to my eyes.<BR/>I'm so grateful I left when I did, never turned back and now found the happiness I finally believe I deserve.<BR/>Thanks Jo :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10620874.post-1160404198269150452006-10-09T07:29:00.000-07:002006-10-09T07:29:00.000-07:00Wow, you gave me goosebumps. I grew up watching my...Wow, you gave me goosebumps. I grew up watching my father beat my mother. It haunts me to this day. You are a very strong lady. Thanks for sharing and promoting this cause.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10620874.post-1160013629670667882006-10-04T19:00:00.000-07:002006-10-04T19:00:00.000-07:00What a beautiful poem. What a beautiful cause reas...What a beautiful poem. What a beautiful cause reason to Yell Out loud.<BR/><BR/>I'm so sorry you had to go through what you did. I am happy you are okay and strong enough to write about it. <BR/><BR/>hug.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com