Novelist, Author of SOMETHING TO BE BRAVE FOR
Dear Priscilla Bennett Friends, I read this article on breaking the cycle of domestic violence in children’s lives and wanted to share some of it with you. Here are 4 falsehoods that children learn in domestic violence homes and how to counteract them: “I AM FEARFUL. BAD THINGS ARE GOING…
Dear Priscilla Bennett Friends, I hope you had a restful weekend. Now it’s the start of a new week, and I wanted to share more on the effects of domestic violence on children. They are the innocent victims that don’t understand what is happening—filled with fear, helplessness and self-blame—they try…
Dear Priscilla Bennett Friends, To honor Domestic Violence Awareness month and to expose this epidemic, I wanted to include more statistics from an article that I read. Every 9 seconds a woman is battered in the United States. AMA, 1998, Georgia Department of Human Resources, 1999 Nearly 5.3 million intimate…
Dear Priscilla Bennett Friends, It’s Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and here’s an excerpt from an article I read on emotional abuse. “Emotional abuse can escalate to violence, but doesn’t always. Abusers instead control their partners with words. The abuse, sometimes called coercive control, can be difficult to spot, both inside…
Dear Priscilla Bennett Friends, It looks like we have a beautiful summer weekend ahead, and I hope you’ll be able to rest and relax a bit. Harry and I just came from the vet, and Reilly is doing better. The injections are working, and we’re so grateful. I’m preparing for…
Dear Priscilla Bennett Friends, Harry and I took Reilly back to the vet for his shot and examination. His walking is a bit better, and he’s not lifting his hind leg as much. It’s going to take time and several shots over time, but the vet was pleased with the…
Dear Priscilla Bennett Friends, This morning Harry and I went to his hand therapy place to strengthen his hands. They’re painful, and due to arthritis he’s lost a lot of strength. He was working with a blob of green silly putty—pulling, twisting and then snapping it into little balls —two…
Dear Priscilla Bennett Friends, I hope all of you had a good week and are looking forward to another summer weekend. Harry and I took Reilly, our ten-year-old dog, to a new vet to get a second opinion. As a nurse, I learned how important it is to get two…
Dear Priscilla Bennett Friends, Here we are mid-week and the day after the 4th of July. Fortunately, the weather was beautiful, and we had a wonderful family celebration except for poor Reilly who went crazy with the fireworks. My Grandmother had passed down information to my mother, and she…
Dear Priscilla Bennett Friends, Harry and I save change, and we’ve been filling up penny, nickel, dime and quarter rolls to take to the bank to contribute to our grandson John’s college fund that we just opened. He’s only four months old, and we’ve found that starting early…
Dear Priscilla Bennett Friends, It’s Friday and the beginning of another weekend—except now it’s summer—more time for gardening, barbequing and exercising outside in the warm weather. After this past weekend, we’re taking it easy. My geraniums need pruning and watering, and Harry will cook something out on the grill. We’ve…
Happy Friday, Priscilla Bennett Friends, The weather has cooled down, and we’re getting ready for the weekend. I bought a couple of Father’s Day cards for Harry from myself and Reilly—separate cards—Reilly wants his own and so do I. The two of us are having our own Father’s Day celebration…
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