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On Calling It What It Is

theft of innocence mislabeled ~ gift of self loathing MagiCicada13

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Mark Koplin

Date: 5/23/2020 10:55:00 AM

Big hug Mo!!

Maureen McGreavy The Insolent Rib
Date: 5/23/2020 11:34:00 AM

Ditto dear <3 btw, I did challenge myself to write one on topic years ago, an early post here called "Surviving Innocence" (but I think it's kinda crappy) and one on the resulting self abuse (less crappy) ;), xomo!

Lewis Raynes

Date: 5/22/2020 7:52:00 PM

This still happens today, as a former teacher it was disturbing the occurances and how well its hid by these kids. Lovely striking forceful write. X

Lewis Raynes
Date: 5/22/2020 11:38:00 PM

Theres a fairly good system in place now to identify and then report and notify the right ppl, i worked in some very different places, from rich to poor, and the percentage of kids raped seemed to stay the same, the last school was about 7% across the school.thanks mo :)

Maureen McGreavy The Insolent Rib
Date: 5/22/2020 10:51:00 PM

Thank you Lewis. "Former", how you doing with that? Big change. I look back at high school now and I can see how obvious it must have been to some teachers. A deeper appreciation I have now. Hugs you. Keep on truckin' and as we used to say in my former career, Rubber Side Down! xomo

Caren Krutsinger

Date: 5/21/2020 8:15:00 PM

You have expressed this horribleness well.

Maureen McGreavy The Insolent Rib
Date: 5/21/2020 8:26:00 PM

Thank you my friend. xomo

Gershon Wolf

Date: 5/21/2020 8:04:00 PM

Oy! Just remember that in Chicago you've got a friend! :) Eternally, gw

Maureen McGreavy The Insolent Rib
Date: 5/21/2020 8:06:00 PM

A dear one at that <3

Kieran Pavlick

Date: 5/21/2020 6:41:00 PM

It's interesting that for decades people have traveled to foreign lands with only mandatory vaccinations against naturally occurring diseases. Even anthrax, naturally occurring on sheep. Thus called, "Wool Sorters disease," seems to cause rare infections. So the situation seems that this pandemic cause was manufactured? Still, a lovely poem, concise without words ad nauseum.

Maureen McGreavy The Insolent Rib
Date: 5/21/2020 7:50:00 PM

...more than decades ago, there were blankets laden with smallpox, now that was a manufactured pandemic.

Maureen McGreavy The Insolent Rib
Date: 5/21/2020 7:47:00 PM

This poem is about child abuse, I'm sorry, while I am intrigued by your read, you have me at a disadvantage. This pandemic was entirely predictable, and is not a manufactured weapon. If you would like to read my similarly brief poem on the pandemic it is titled "Spanish Lesson". Intrigued if not bewildered ~ mo

Rico Leffanta

Date: 5/21/2020 1:52:00 PM

"gift" is the German word for "Poison" which certainly applies here! Aloha! Rico

Maureen McGreavy The Insolent Rib
Date: 5/21/2020 7:52:00 PM

Clink ~ cheers my friend. xomo

Michelle Faulkner

Date: 5/21/2020 1:27:00 PM

Well, I hope you exchange that 'gift' for self-esteem and self-care, because you deserve it - sending virtual hugs xo

Maureen McGreavy The Insolent Rib
Date: 5/21/2020 7:56:00 PM

Lovely thought. I've worked hard on my self esteem despite the efforts of less healthy family members whome I cannot blame for their shortcomings. It's just got such deep roots, deep in the hippocampus and that trigger happy amygdala doesn't help ;), Thank you so much my friend. Hugs back! xomo <3

Richard Lamoureux

Date: 5/21/2020 8:55:00 AM

Shame is the devils greatest accomplishment for it separates us from God and makes us believe that we are unlovable. Once we learn this is not true, we become transformed, much like your butterfly. Hugs Rick.

Maureen McGreavy The Insolent Rib
Date: 5/21/2020 8:58:00 AM

I am just drying my wings now <3 Hugs you, xomo

Anil Deo

Date: 5/21/2020 8:26:00 AM

This is what I preach against, as I may have said, Romans chapter 8:1 is the Magna Carta for all folks, especially women who made made to feel guilt, regret, self-loathing. But shrinls talk about going through stages of recovery: anger is justified... before acceptance. But, sure, I like the brevity of Jeanne McGee. I agree. brother from your Earth Mother! shalom shalOM

Maureen McGreavy The Insolent Rib
Date: 5/21/2020 8:53:00 AM

Indeed, the opposite of "innocence" being "guilt", and self consuming is the sentence. Thank you bro, xomo

Jeanne Mcgee

Date: 5/21/2020 7:50:00 AM

powerful!

Maureen McGreavy The Insolent Rib
Date: 5/21/2020 8:53:00 AM

Thank you Jeanne, xomo!