One Night Stands
I think the obvious reason why people have one night stands is the sex. Consider this scenario. A young lady is at a bar enjoying some drinks with her friends. The more she drinks the more her inhabitation’s decrease. In…
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Author Archive: Seldenia Harris
Death
I remember vividly the day my mother died. I was sitting at the table eating my dinner when I got the call. I was informed by a family friend that my mother was very ill and I needed to get…
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Domestic Violence
January 26, 2015 Crisis Support
It was late on a cold winter night when I heard a knock at the door. I slowly opened the door and to my surprise my mother and sister were standing there. My sister looked troubled. Her face was stained…
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Domestic Violence
January 25, 2015 Crisis Support
Close your eyes and imagine just for a moment that you are looking through the eyes of a frightened seven year old girl. You are crouched down in the corner of your bedroom shaking with fear. The tears roll down…
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Coping with Pain it Doesn’t take Guts it Takes Sheer Determination
November 7, 2014 Crisis Support
Dealing with pain has become second nature for me. By my early thirties I had to endure the death of my mother, sister and father. My mother and father both died of cancer and my sister died from injuries from…
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Effects of having an Alcoholic Parent
If you want to know what the effects of having an alcoholic parent are then I will tell you. It’s not easy. Actually it was very difficult being the child of an alcoholic. When I was a little girl, I…
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Domestic Violence Bruised Underneath the Skin
If you began to peel back the layers to my soul you would find the remnants of faded bruises and scars. Over time the bruises on my skin have faded and disappeared, but the marks they left underneath still remain…
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