Someone on TikTok recently commented,“Be a better parent.”Just three words. Simple. Sharp. Careless. And I wish it were that simple. I won’t sit here and deny my mistakes.I won’t pretend I didn’t fall apart.When my mental health collapsed, I made choices I wish I could undo. I caused pain—real pain—and I carry the weight of… Continue reading Be a Better Parent
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When a Child Is Taken, a Whole Family Breaks
When social services take a child from their parents,they aren’t just removing one person from one home.They are ripping a thread from an entire tapestry.A living, breathing, tangled web of love, connection, and history. It is not just a child taken.It is their grandmother’s lullabies, their sibling’s late-night whispers, their uncle’s jokes, their cousin’s hugs.It… Continue reading When a Child Is Taken, a Whole Family Breaks
Collateral Damage
They say family court is about justice.But justice doesn’t feel like this. It doesn’t feel like being silenced while strangers dissect your life behind closed doors.It doesn’t feel like begging to be heard and being met with paperwork and procedure. Family court is about power.Theirs, not yours.It's about profit—paid experts, legal fees, private reports, all… Continue reading Collateral Damage
They Say They Know Best—But They Never Ask What I Need
I want to go home.But they won’t let me. My voice feels too small for them to hear. My words, my wishes, my truth—it all gets brushed aside like it never mattered. Like I don’t matter. They say they know what’s best for me.They make decisions in boardrooms, in courtrooms, behind closed doors—while I’m left… Continue reading They Say They Know Best—But They Never Ask What I Need
The System Failed Me First
As a child, I suffered in silence. No one came to save me. No one looked closely enough. No one listened when I needed them to. I carried bruises you couldn’t see and wounds that never had the chance to heal. I did what so many children do—I survived the best I could with what… Continue reading The System Failed Me First
The Girl Speaks – Breaking the Silence
When I came into this world many years ago, I wasn’t born into love.Not into safety, not into warmth.I was born to a woman whose priorities lay elsewhere. By the time I was barely a year old, I was already on the radar of social services, marked down under neglect, poor parenting. A file opened.… Continue reading The Girl Speaks – Breaking the Silence
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