(This R. Lundy Bancroft article was first posted at our sister blog Climbing Out Broken Windows, help end domestic violence) If you are involved in a custody battle with your abuser, this article is a must-read. I have included below only the topics and first paragraph of each, click on the topic to read...
Continue readingParental Alienation, the Courts, and Emotional Distress
What is Parental Alienation? The intentional alienation of a child’s affections with his or her parent without cause. The tactics used after methodical and calculated acts of child abuse which can result in severe consequences. The alienated child an targeted patterns can suffer irrepairable harm. Even if the child and the targeted parent once...
Continue readingSmith County: Newborn Baby Missing After Mother Ran From CPS
View the original article here SMITH COUNTY, Texas (KLTV) – The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services is asking for the public’s help in locating a one-month-old boy who was last seen in Smith County. According to DFPS, the state was granted custody Tuesday of Gatlyn Baker, who was born on July 8,...
Continue reading(Audio) Imagine THIS Conversation being one of the last times you spoke to your child
It was 4 days before Christmas, 2004, when I arrived at my scheduled visit with my 8 year old son. The visitation center was getting ready to be closed until after the new year. I waited, and waited. I had driven over two hours in sleet and snow with an arm full of presents...
Continue readingP.A.S.: What Grief Does to the Body & What it did to mine (warning: graphic picture)
What is Parental Alienation Syndrome or P.A.S. ? Parental alienation syndrome (PAS) is a term introduced by child psychiatrist Richard Gardner in 1985 to describe a distinctive suite of behaviors in children that includes showing extreme but unwarranted fear, disrespect or hostility towards a parent. Parental alienation is the intentional targeting of a parent by the other parent,...
Continue readingP.A.S.: What Grief Does to the Body & What it did to mine (warning: graphic picture)
What is Parental Alienation Syndrome or P.A.S. ? Parental alienation Syndrome (PAS) is a controversial term introduced by child psychiatrist Richard Gardner in 1985 to describe a distinctive suite of behaviors in children that includes – showing extreme, but unwarranted, fear, disrespect or hostility towards a parent. Parental alienation is the intentional targeting of a parent by the...
Continue readingA Child’s Life Matters
I want to say something to the people I’m the United States of America, and everywhere else, to Americans. We have been attacked with a virus and police brutality, and protests, more violence, and lockdowns and misinformation. Stop, please. Step back and take a breath and a good look around at the chaos, losses...
Continue readingParental Alienation Taints Relationships and is Abuse
When Ties to a Parent Are Cut by the Other Credit…Sylwia Kapuscinski for The New York TimesBy Michael WineripSept. 23, 2007 THIS is a nice moment in Joe Rabiega’s life. At 31, he has a good job as a research coordinator for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is happily married...
Continue readingBig news!! Trump signs executive order strengthening the CHILD welfare system
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, President Trump acted to strengthen America’s child welfare system by signing a historic Executive Order (EO) aimed at improving outcomes for children and families. This EO focuses on three key areas of action: improving partnerships, improving resources, and improving oversight. “President Trump’s executive order demonstrates how his administration has prioritized...
Continue readingFerris wheels
This is for my Daddy, who left me ten years ago today. RIP Daddy, I love you and need you more now than ever. You were a saint. ‘I see nothing in space as promising as the view from a Ferris wheel.’ EB White “I am homesick!”, I said.. to the Big Guy above. “Take me...
Continue readingCoronavirus and the U. S., Vaccinations and Foster Care
China is the epicenter, The second largest economy has essentially been shut down due to the Covid-19 virus. it’s not the first time. I’m 2003 they were hot with a Sars outbreak. What’s different today? Thanks to outsourcing, many U. S. companies who set up shop in China have now been shuttered due to...
Continue readingAppellate record shows Dallas County family law judge has long history of reversals
Thank you David Yates for this piece, click here to view original article. DALLAS – For nearly a decade, Judge Andrea Plumlee has presided over the 330th Judicial District Court in Dallas County. And in that time, the family court judge has racked up quite a few reversals at the appellate level, with justices...
Continue readingTwo California Guys Started a Moving Company And Ended Up Saving Lives..
and they do it for free!! this is an awesome feel good story you MUST READ AND SHARE! I ran across at The Good News Network.. There are still good people in the world. enjoy. This Moving Company Helps Women Leave Abusive Homes At No Cost Getting out of an abusive relationship isn’t easy—but...
Continue readingLOYALTY builds integrity
teach it and live it a house divided will not stand loyalty is missing from within todays society. do you think a nuclear bomb cares about political parties? death is just as final for the left as it is for the right. loyaty means unity. strength. a house divided will not stand. sometimes you...
Continue readingNew Years Day- The Nostalgia of Life
I remember, before CPS came into my life, how we spent the holidays with my son. I didn’t lose him until he was 8 years old, so as the years progressed from his birth until then, I wanted the holidays to become bigger than life the older he got. The last year I had...
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