Good Things Friday (143) and Link Love
November 19, 2021
1. I was able to send PiC out to do outdoor stuff with his friends for a second weekend in a row and that felt really good. I was happy for him and happy that I physically was capable of managing both kids alone while he was gone. My fatigue before now had been too overwhelming, even if it was across one of Smol’s naps.
Challenges this week: A friend asked me to help them as they help a friend and her two babies escape their abuser. It’s been a huge challenge to find any resources that will help her. I think she’s going to need some direct aid. She can be helped through Venmo: mikansuki (last 4 digits of phone: 7803), or Zelle: mikanorangesuki@gmail.com. I don’t think there’s a better use for money than helping babies get to safety, is there?
Marilyn Manson: The Monster Hiding in Plain Sight. As a parent whose own mom was very concerned about teaching me to spot abuse and distance myself from potential abusers, because she couldn’t always be there to protect me and she grew up in a time and place where sexual assault was breathtakingly common, I read this stuff and it chills me to the bone as a human and then my parental worries kick in and I’m terrified that I won’t be up to the job of teaching them to do what it takes to get away and/or stay away from monsters like this. They don’t always have an obvious persona or tell and clearly even when they do have an outrageously dark persona, that very thing protected Manson, not his targets. Ugh.
