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The Ant Hill Story

By: redtentwomen August 7, 2017August 31, 2017

Day to Day, relationshipsChildhood, Fire Ants, Jennifer Stamness, Neglect, Sibling with birth defects5 Comments

It happened at the odd house on Greenthumb Drive. That house had the ugliest fireplace in the middle of the living room with a large pipe that hung from the ceiling, suspended by chains.

Crossing the Bridge

By: redtentwomen June 30, 2017June 29, 2017

Day to Day, relationshipsAttunement, Building Friendship, Female Friendships, Neglect, Tracy Johnson23 Comments

I could barely understand her in between the heaving sobs and the words tumbling out quickly, but I did catch enough to know she was alone and feeling unseen and unwanted.

Be Brave

By: redtentwomen July 25, 2016July 24, 2016

WarriorAbuse, Beauty, Belief, Death, Faith, God, Neglect, Sex Trafficking, Sex Trafficking in America, trauma13 Comments

My grandmother reaches up from her hospital bed and cups my cheek with her shaky hand.

Healer

By: redtentwomen June 16, 2016June 15, 2016

Day to DayBystander children, Calvin Miller, Childhood, Childhood Trauma, Christine Browning, God, Healing, Hope, Neglect, Peer Victimization10 Comments

“Loser. Creep. Stupid.” The words stung as much as the icy wind that whipped at my face.

Maybe it’s just the wind

By: redtentwomen March 18, 2016March 15, 2016

relationships, UncategorizedAbuse, Childhood Trauma, forgiveness, Healing, Heritage, Neglect, Parenting, Valerie Avery14 Comments

I remember the day my mother shared with me a little bit of her story as a young girl.

Thanksgiving Stuffing

By: redtentwomen November 26, 2015November 25, 2015

Day to Dayauthor, Childhood, Childhood Trauma, Christine Browning, God, Hope, Loss, Marriage, Neglect, Thanksgiving8 Comments

I have stuffed so much of me down into me; I sometimes choke on the regurgitation of me.

Dangerous Words.

By: redtentwomen October 1, 2015September 30, 2015

Day to Day, Literature, The Homeauthor, Childhood, Christine Browning, Loss, Neglect, Writing15 Comments

I grew up in a war zone. My bunker was my bedroom where I dug deep into the recesses of my inner being searching for safety.

For Avolyn

By: redtentwomen July 18, 2014August 25, 2015

LiteratureGenerations, Hope, Melanye Wrighton, Motherhood, needs of a child, Neglect, Poetry3 Comments

T’is a mother in my life who feels all alone waiting for something completely unknown

Our Same Cry

By: redtentwomen June 18, 2014August 25, 2015

Warrior, WholeheartedMothering, Neglect, Restore One, Sex Trafficking, Sexual Abuse, Sexual exploitation, Sexually Trafficked Boys, The Anchor House9 Comments

When I was a little girl, I dreamed about becoming a mother.