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A is for Antoinette*
It’s six months since my friend Antoinette died, and I think it’s probably okay to ‘tell her story’ now. I mean it’s not likely that breaking confidentiality is relevant. The chances of someone who knew her discovering I’ve ‘told’ are … Continue reading
The People of the Kattawapiskak River
I sit here in my large, comfortable, well-heated home, almost trembling with reverberation from seeing Alanis Obomsawin’s film, “The People of the Kattawapiskak River” at the ImagineNative film festival in Toronto. Every Canadian needs to see it. It’s late, and … Continue reading
Posted in aboriginal, accountability, child abuse, consequences, exploitation, heritage, history, indigenous, loss, reflections, residential schools, Restitution, social justice, suffering, trauma, values
Tagged amends, Canadian history, consequences, human-rights, indigenous, residential schools, Restitution, social commentary
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My “pedophile” experience
My ‘pedophile experience’ began with a cute little nine month old baby called David. And it began in the park. I was ten and living in LaSalle, Quebec. In those days most kids had the freedom to roam about the … Continue reading
Posted in awareness, child abuse, consciousness, ignorance, Insight, modern life, parenting, pedophiles, Reflection, reflections, trauma
Tagged community, dirty old man, education, ignorance, modern life, reflections, social commentary
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Thinking and Dreaming 
Desperate need…
Like most moms, I love my children enough that I would probably die for them. I also enjoy their cousins and their friends, especially now that my kids are in their thirties, and the others have been coming around for … Continue reading →