The Road To Nowhere I’m looking forward to reading more ....... cheers, Sylvia

Lewis Blayse was a stolen child. The State took him from his home, along with his siblings, in 1951. He was thereafter a Ward of the State of Queensland until adulthood. That wouldn’t be the only time the State inserted itself into his life. In 1989 two officers from Social Security (now Centrelink) arrived at … Continue reading A stolen child →

Glass beaded roses, made by a trauma ‘survivor’ cheers, Sylvia

The children of care leavers can suffer mental illness. But like the children of Holocaust survivors, they are often very high achievers, both academically and artistically. cheers Sylvia

“He who makes a beast of himself, gets rid of the pain of being a man”, Samuel Johnson I understand, I think, what created the monster who abused me at 17. What I’ll never understand is how I’ve been viewed since, by the Church who treated me with contempt, by the media who have ignored … Continue reading Time for an awakening →

Whatever you do, steer clear of large, cavernous churches, especially cathedrals with organ lofts in the heights. Be careful not to attend one-on-one lessons for any subject during university hours. Take especial care in the case of keyboard instruments. If you are attractive, try to minimise this somehow. You could adopt some disguise, perhaps. If … Continue reading Watch out, young, attractive students! →

From a girl who, like so many other Australian girls, seemed destined for stardom Cheers Sylvia

I’m so glad. Maybe now my abuser’s many other victims might come forward. It would be hard to believe there were not other victims; even if I hadn’t heard all the anecdotal evidence from other girls. It certainly hasn’t done me any good, telling my story. Here’s hoping those who do come forward receive support. … Continue reading A tsunami of sex abuse allegations, according to the media →

I couldn’t believe the depths of scepticism in reviews of this production. I watched it with my daughter; we were both comforted by it, especially the reincarnation stories. Not that I’ll be applying for another Earthly incarnation in the future, the way things are going! I love any astronomy shows on tv. Neptune is my … Continue reading Watch the Netflix Documentary: Surviving Death. It’s stunning →

I read an article in today’s The New Daily about poverty in Australia. I submitted several comments about the immiseration of Forgotten Australian Families. I mentioned that today is the 7th anniversary of my husband’s death. I added that he’d spent his whole life battling the legacy of childhood institutional abuse, mostly unsuccessfully. Our family … Continue reading Disadvantage in Australia: The New Daily has only half the story →