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... to get out and be who he is but he cant because, his mother is forcing him to lie to all of the teachers about what really goes on in his life. This really tought me a lot about abuse. So many people are affected by this and don't really know what to say.

Greeting Card: This Greeting Card is not really a "greeting" but a "good-bye" card. This is showing how David wants to get out of his life that he is in now and see the world. He ...

say "no" with a firm loud voice

call 9-1-1 without any hesitation

don't be afraid to ask someone for help

  call abuse hotline

look for help with a counselor or police
 
call your doctor 

 never be ashamed

 make a plan

 a new identity

don't let your guard down

 

... me in my chest
No food, No Water for weeks 
But you came up with the best medicine ever
According to you 
Ammonia would make me feel better
That sent I’ll never forget
I fell to the ground but you laughed 
I knew I had to win this fight
I bravely got up
At times I wanted to die but if I died that means you won
I had to keep on going
all I knew was at the end
I had won...

... with a knife. This began to change however, as Mother's behavior began to change. Mother began spending the majority of her day on the couch watching television when Father was not home drinking until she passed out.  When putting Dave in the corner no longer appeared to work mother started the mirror treatment. 


School became the only hope David had in his life. The fall after the burn incident ...

... pull off in Wauseon. ******, overpiced motel with rude Indian guy at check in, ****** take away food. I'm probably being unkind and the town *might* have something going for it, but I'm guessing its biggest trade comes from vistitors seeking refuge from the rain! Got to catch " Bedazzled" on TV though :)

... Yards. What a dismal place. Old factories belching all shades of smoke into the air, dilapidated buildings everywhere and homes that looked condemned providing habitation to the poorest looking people I have ever seen. All I could think of was that these poor people probably spent their days in those awful smelly factories and the rest of their time in what looks like a third ...

... a destination. Trying to allay a general feeling of restlessness which I suspect is insatiable. Sort of a vague notion on which to base a series of such impactful decisions. Especially so for a left-brained person who bases most decisions on logic rather than instinct or intuition.

So this has been quite a leap for me. I'll let you know what I find along the way. Thank you for ...

... it took her awhile to adjust after her other European trips. She was absolutely correct!

Either jet lag and/or the distance walked caught up with me! I felt like a rag doll, had very little energy and spent the majority of each day doing absolutely nothing... After the 6th day, I decided a plan of action was needed. I bought a new supply of multi vitamins, several cartons of cottage cheese (protein), lots of fruit, and made sure my ...

... We use to go to Baltimore when I was in high school because my father was in a hospital there for a long time. But we were told never to go out at night and if you did it was only 15 minutes before you were robbed. I had no idea how people living in cities survived, they must of spent alll their time inside their houses. So a lot of the cities I was going to it was to see something specific and get out. And ...

... I did this with my bathing suit on or naked depended on the surroundings-whether there were any other people likely to show up. It was late in the evening so I was pretty much alone. It was late enough for me to find a night spot and I stopped at the Michigan Info Center on I-75 for the night. Tomorrow I would be heading into Detroit to the Institute of Art.