10 Survivors Of Childhood Sexual Abuse Reveal How It Has Affected Their Lives
1. When I was 11 or 12ish, I was abused by this disgusting monster of a man who I saw as a role model I could trust. He was one of those people who would always be suspiciously, unnaturally polite to people, and being around kids, nobody batted an eye.
I was called into his office in response to me acting out in school and from there i don’t remember much, but the abuse that occured then shaped the rest of my life. (this man went to jail later for a few years for filming young boys in the shower naked at a local school where he volunteered as a basketball coach, but is now FREE… and no accusers have come forth about anything else)
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Broken Crayons: These Drawings Were Created By Children Who Were Being Abused
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You’re looking at a drawing by an eight-year-old girl. That’s her on the left. The smiling boy is her older brother, and the animal is how she drew her mommy. Nobody knew it at the time, but they were both abusing her. When the doctors found out, they looked back at this picture. That’s when they realized the girl was floating, with no arms and no mouth. They say this means she felt helpless and voiceless, a major clue of abuse in drawings.
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Why Does Frankie Pentangeli Immediately Change His Story When He Sees His Brother?
The finished film leaves unclear exactly what about his brother’s presence motivated Frank to change his story. The final film only states that Vincenzo is himself a Mafia chieftain in Sicily.
An early draft of the film explains that Vincenzo, shocked that Frankie is about to break his blood oath and betray the Corleones to government authorities, attends the hearing to remind Frankie that he must not break the Mafia’s code of silence, Omertà .
Picture Of The Day
World War 1 Trench Raider
During World War I, trench raiding emerged as a tactic in trench warfare. It involved small-scale surprise attacks on enemy positions under the cover of night.
Typically, raiding parties consisted of small teams of soldiers who would darken their faces with burnt cork before navigating through the barbed wire and debris of no man’s land to infiltrate enemy trench systems. The distance between friendly and enemy front lines varied, but was generally several hundred meters. Daylight raids were futile as enemy machine gunners and snipers had clear visibility of no man’s land and could easily target anyone revealing themselves above the trench parapet.
Embrace Discomfort And Move Toward Adversity
(photo: @giuliapugliese)
Today, our lives have become too comfortable.
We dwell in climate-controlled havens where discomfort and boredom are rare occurrences, not the norm.
We can order food at a click, seek instant gratification in fleeting pleasures, and indulge in endless streams of dopamine-triggering content.
Yet, this ease is gradually eroding our well-being.
We have grown fearful of taking risks, avoiding discomfort, and recoiling from minor setbacks.
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Linkage
18 Things My Now 80-Year-Old Dad Was Right About – Marc and Angel
Linda Park has been steadily making her mark in television since her debut over two decades ago – Ned Hardy
Scrape your tongue with a scraper and watch dark nasty shit come off of it. Your toothbrush is missing a huge amount of visible material, plus who knows what else at the microscopic level – Amazon
Man suspected of leaking secret US documents to appear in court – Reuters
11 Things Every Solo Traveler Should Take With Them – Apartment Therapy
Car payments hit the gas; drivers paying an average of $730 a month – Yahoo
What Happened When I Forced Myself To Wake Up At 5 A.M. Every Day For A Month – Fast Co
How to Remove Scratches From a Car – The Drive
How America Started to Fall Out of Love With College Degrees – TIME
No, AI won’t kill us – The Face
Thomas Bangalter on How the End of Daft Punk Led to His New Orchestral Album – Pitchfork
Inside Rupert Murdoch’s Succession Drama – Vanity Fair
The 7 Best Anime Movies of All-Time – Linkiest
5 Most Underrated Grocery Items at Trader Joe’s, According to Customers – Eat This, Not That
When To Ask For A Raise (& Tips To Make Sure You Get One!) – Teach You To Be Rich
How Long to Keep Every Important Financial Document – Life Hacker
A Guide to Barbershop Etiquette – The Art of Manliness
Mapped: How Much Should You Tip In Each Country? – Visual Capitalist
The Dumping Grounds
3 People Describe What It’s Like To Travel To Egypt
1. I just got home from a 2 week trip to Egypt where I went to Cairo/Luxor/Sharm El Sheikh with a group of friends.
Dear god, what a mistake. If this post can deter anybody from going and spending money in this country, it served its purpose.
I’ve never been anywhere where the general population was so misogynistic and disrespectful to women.
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Picture of the Day
U.S. soldiers examine a famous painting, “Wintergarden,” by French Impressionist Edouard Manet, part of a collection of Reichbank wealth, SS loot and paintings removed by the Nazis from Berlin to a salt mine vault.
The courageous individuals known as the Monuments Men put their lives on the line to protect invaluable works of art from falling into the hands of the Nazis during World War II. Through their unwavering commitment to the preservation of cultural heritage, they made an indelible impact on the world of art and culture, safeguarding precious masterpieces for future generations to appreciate and cherish.
