(For previous installments see: To hell & back, bullying at primary school and Bullying, the next installment ) My daughter’s experiences with bullying are probably the most difficult to tell. Not necessarily because they were worse, but because they really are not my stories to share. I can only give the viewpoint of the mother. … Read more
(*Read installment #1 here: To Hell & Back: Bullying at Primary School) Grade Seven was the worst experience of my childhood. When we moved to small-town, rural Nova Scotia we were looking forward to being closer to “home” so-to-speak. Being a “Forces’ kid”, there really was no one place we called home. Given that my … Read more
I recently posted about my desire to write about some of the tough experiences that have shaped my life. There will be several installments, including 4 different experiences with bullying. This is the first: When I was 8 years old I was a super-blond, fair, blue-eyed, tall & lanky girl. We moved to a small … Read more
For a long time I’ve been wanting to tackle some big issues with my writing. These are not easy discussions to be had, with others, or with myself. However, even while in the midst of them I tried to be open and share what I was going through for one simple reason: there is no … Read more