On December 11, 1995 a mother with high blood pressure is told her blood pressure has sky-rocketed and will not come down. She is sent to a bigger hospital where the doctors perform an emergency cesearean. Baby AJ was born two months premature and weighed only 2 lbs. Because of his size he is not capable of crying like a normal-sized baby. The mother is unable to touch or hold him. Read More »
Child Neglect

Happy 13th Birthday AJ
By emogirl - Posted on December 11th, 2008
Tagged: Alcoholics Anonymous
• alcoholism
• Child Neglect
• DCYF
• death
• divorce
• domestic violence
• drug abuse
• law enforcement
• prematurity
• Shared responsibility
• Effective government
• Better future

What is one expected to do to recover from a crappy childhood?
By bungeecord - Posted on March 25th, 2008
I know a lot of people out there have stories about rough times when they were kids. I feel for those who have been abused. I used to tell myself all the time, "At least my parents don't beat me." However, I've come to see more subtle forms of scarring as potentially just as bad. Read More »


