Child sexual abuse

Update:  I published this during the summer months (2015). It spread across quite a few websites and I got a great deal of positive feedback. However, some parents & caretakers …

Updated for 2025 Updated from 2016: I was watching one of my favorite shows—Greenleaf on OWN. If you’ve ever watched it, you know it’s layered, dramatic, and often uncomfortably close …

Did you know that some victims of child sexual abuse prefer to confide in teachers rather than parents? Even those from “good” loving homes? No one knew Up until today, …

  Yes, it’s summer again. And while many of us are focused on camps, cookouts, rest, and routine changes—some people are focused on your children.I’m talking about predators—those who harm …

The Very Idea For years, people walked all over my boundaries. And I let them. Not because I didn’t care.Not because I wanted mistreatment. I let them because I didn’t …

*Updated for 2025 When a close relative—let’s call her Morgan—announced her pregnancy, our entire family was ecstatic. I wanted to hear everything. My own pregnancy had been over 15 years …

 Updated 8 21 2025  original March 2016 About sixteen years ago, I was sitting in service while Pastor Lance Watson preached a sermon on relationships. To be honest, I wasn’t …

Seems like all you have to do is make one simple statement: The problem of black men who prey upon black  girls/boys must be discussed and addressed. Just that statement …

Let Me Tell It I once worked as the sexual assault Outreach Advocate for the state of Virginia.  Here is what I learned.  What one thing that I learned is that …