A few days ago in Porter Ranch, CA a man so desperate financially killed his entire family. The shame he must have felt of not being able to tell his loved ones that they were in dire straights. My heart goes out to them. I blogged about how to help your children cope through these tough times. I only wish some one reached out to him to let him know it was okay and that life was still worth living.
With today being the toughest in our encomony, family and friends are so important. Instead feeling of feeling hopeless, reach out to your friends and family. It’s okay to feel bad about what is going on. Talking about your problems, no matter how small or big they may feel, will help you cope better. I know, I have felt so desperate and so trapped that I didn’t think I could get out of the deep dark hole. Reach out for a hug, reach out to lean on one another. I’m sad that those children who were thriving in school will never know what could have been. There is no shame in asking for help. There is no shame in failing or loosing, this is how we become winners.
Reach out to your friends, ask your family, “are you okay, is there something you need?” We all need to know, “It will be okay”.
-Womenslegal
Tags: child abuse, Child Neglect, DEPRESSION, Economy, family, hope, Porter Ranch Murders, shame
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I am a divorced single mother who faced the brutal battle fields of the family law court system for eight years and I am a survivor of Domestic Violence. As a result of my experience; I founded Women’s Legal Resource in 2006. Women’s Legal Resource originally designed as a tool I used to vent my frustrations with having to deal with bureaucratic red tape of child custody and child support, other women who were experiencing the same ordeal, started emailing me for advice. Today, I advocate and empower other women to take charge of their legal challenges and encourage others to take a stand to be proactive. Knowledge is a powerful resource.
Unfortunately, the legal system is failing women and their children who are victims of domestic violence and often the courts give custody to the fathers who are perpetrators of violence and abuse. Women's Legal resource plays an active role in advocating for Domestic Violence Reform, as well as, Family Law Reform and supports several assembly bills currently is legislation with Assembly woman, Fiona Ma.
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