Originally published on Trigger Points Anthology on November 22, 2015 By Dawn Daum. Introducing Trigger Points Contributor Christina Baird, author of Breaking My Shell. 1. What was the most surprising thing about becoming a parent? I was surprised to find out that I could be responsible. That I could handle…
Originally published on the Huffington Post on November 23, 2015 By Dawn Daum. I worry that at times you are feeling the brunt of my childhood trauma, because you have now become my teacher; your love and existence my lessons. Is that normal for every parent? I don’t know, and…
Originally published on Wilson Writes on November 18, 2015 By Kelly Wilson. I am really happy to be a part of this community of survivors of childhood sexual abuse and writers who have grown up to be parents, and I am proud that one of my essays made it into…
Steve Kurkjian played by Gene Amoroso has a line in the movie which jolted my leg to a halt and shot my fist in the air with a silent “Amen!”, “It takes a village to raise a child, it takes a village to abuse one…” Chris and I saw the…
