So, there's a post up that's caused a bit of back channel fuss on my blog called 'the Fear'. If you haven't read it already, and want the cliff notes, it's about what happened to me in school as a child. Contextually, it's about bullying - it's about self-image and why nothing that people can or could say will change my opinion of myself. There's a but coming. 'The Fear' … [Read more...] about Overcoming…the fear
Violence and Abuse
The fear
When I was very small, I discovered first hand what people did to those that they considered different. I have vivid memories of being beaten right through primary school from the age of four, till I got to high school. Some of my worst beatings left me barely able to walk, or talk - I'd come away with black eyes, sore kidneys and worse. But worse than that, I'd be bullied … [Read more...] about The fear