After 100 years, an ancient ritual is finally getting some scrutiny.
For the past century, in a small Indian village, they've been hurling tiny babies from the 50-foot Sri Santeswar temple -- and catching the tiny tots below in a sheet -- all in the name of good luck . For the babies, we're guessing their good luck starts the second they hit the tautly held fabric. Thousands of people travel to visit Karnataka, a village in the district of Bijapur in southern India, where the... Read Full Story
By now, most people in the tri state are have heard about the death of a little 10 year old girl in the city of Philadelphia. "The girl had been the subject of a Department of Human Services investigation for possible abuse in 2007 and files are now being reviewed" Here is what I dont get. If S.S saw that she could have possibly been abused then why let her parents take her back. Social Services try to take kids that dont need to be taken but when they need to be taken, what do they do... Read Full Story
We have no greater charge than protecting the children. Dear Mrs. Figgins: I am a mother of 2. I was sexually molested when I was 11 years old by my brother who was 13. It continued until I was 13. While there was no outright rape, it was fondling. That fondling wasn’t just a moment that could be misinterpreted or taken as a child’s cruel dream. We are grown and each have our own small children. Since our first year in college my brother and I have lived in separate states. He and... Read Full Story
Don’t be stupid! THINK! Dear Mrs. Figgins: Can a person fall in love at first sight? I just met a great guy this past week and it was like instant between us. He is 32, and I am 20. He said he knew the minute I walked in that he was going to marry me. The only problem is he lives in another state. Yesterday before he left he asked me to move with him next month. I know it may be too soon for some people but I’m considering it! My parents have been away on vacation so I haven’t had a... Read Full Story
We have no greater charge than to protect the children.
Child Sexual Abuse Signs & Early Prevention
The majority of child sexual abuse occurs at the hands of a family member or friend. Abuse by strangers is far less common.
To protect all children it’s important to learn the facts. It is estimated that at least two out of every ten girls and one out of every ten boys are sexually abused by the end of their 13th year.
Family members have the most power of... Read Full Story
We have no greater charge than protecting the children.
Dear Mrs. Figgins:
I am a mother of 2. I was sexually molested when I was 11 years old by my brother who was 13. It continued until I was 13. While there was no outright rape, it was fondling. That fondling wasn’t just a moment that could be misinterpreted or taken as a child’s cruel dream.
We are grown and each have our own small children. Since our first year in college my brother and I have lived in... Read Full Story
Some of the facts are not in dispute. Tashawnea Hill, a 35 year-old army reservist, was taking her 7 year-old daughter to dinner at a Cracker Barrel restaurant in Poulan, Georgia on the evening of September 9. A White man was coming out of the door when Hill, who is African-American, and her daughter were about to go in, and Hill believed that he almost hit her daughter in the face with the door. She exchanged words with the man, and he beat her in full view of her daughter. The only facts... Read Full Story
No doubt about it - parents are more stressed than ever before, especially when it comes to the financial hardships that many have seen with the state of our economy. Reports of domestic abuse have increased along with the number of child abuse cases that doctors and social workers are seeing . Resources for parents, whether they're single moms or couples who have seen a substantial decrease in their paychecks are not always easy to locate. San Diego has an amazing group of Certified... Read Full Story
Came across another heartbreaking CNN story... ( read it here )... The especially cruel part -- not that killing your own child isn't cruel enough -- is that she suffocated him, changed her mind, performed CPR on him and brought him back to life, then decided to follow through with it and suffocated him again . Her excuse was that she didn't want him to grow up unloved like she did. Damn, woman! There were plenty of options before you got pregnant and plenty of options after. Did you have to... Read Full Story
There's something far worse than swine flu going around. It's this total disregard for life and the innocents (the true innocents, our kids) are getting the worst end of it. I read this story on the CNN website this morning (see the link at the end for the actual CNN story) and I'm at a total loss as to what could possess anyone to do such a thing and not be completely insane. This 21-year old dumbass (barely an adult himself) got into an argument with his ex-girlfriend at her apartment and... Read Full Story
