Needs
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The Invisibility of Male Victims..and Mens emotional needs.
‘Have you ever even bothered to think about men for a change? I’d like you to understand men better’ Theres a moment at the end of one of my favourite books Paulo Coelho’s ‘Eleven Minutes’ where the main character, ‘the… Continue reading
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True Courage
Im learning courage Not the courage to climb, to fight or to be successful Not the courage to be disliked, or happy But the courage to listen to the frightened parts of me The courage to love those parts The… Continue reading
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Surviving Psychopathic Parenting (Part 24) Stealing and Hiding what I needed
Theres something interesting that happens when you are told as a child messages like: ‘Were not going to spoil you’ ‘He’s asking too much ______ (insert my Dads name)’ ‘No’ ‘You dont need that’ ‘You’re not allowed to ask for… Continue reading
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Boys and their Abused Dads
As a youth worker you get to hear alot of stories and moral panics about abusive or absent Dads, and the effect this has on children. It is often in regard to the behaviour of those children, especially in education… Continue reading
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Saving an exhausted bumble bee
Lying motionless, almost on my small balcony lay a bumble bee in the morning heat today Exhausted Barely clinging on to the edge of the wood, nearly about to drop down a 30ft gap close, to death So I googled… Continue reading
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Surviving Psychopathic Parenting (Part 13) Accepting the accusations of selfishness
Don’t you be so selfish You were such a spoiled child, I had to get that out of you Don’t you even dare even ask for that You need to think about things from my point of view Ultimately there… Continue reading
James Ballantyne 