Child abuse

Were your adoptive/foster parents or grandparents alcoholics?

Kerry — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 14:13:32 -0700

* Yes\n* No\n* I believe they were\n

Message in a bottle

As a child, were you a victim of bullying?

Kerry — Mon, 26 May 2008 12:06:45 -0600

* All the time\n* Many times, but I kept it secret\n* Yes, but I was helped and protected by my parents\n* I can't remember being badly bullied by anyone\n* \n

RADical thinking

Growing up, did your mother ever give you The Silent Treatment?

Kerry — Thu, 15 May 2008 14:00:00 -0600

* All the time\n* Once in a while\n* Never\n* \n* \n

Child abuse

Growing-up, did any of the following abuses take place in your house/family?

Kerry — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 12:15:54 -0700

* Alcohol-abuse\n* Sexual-abuse\n* Physical-abuse\n* Neglect/abandonment\n* None of these\n* More than one of these\n

Child abuse

Do you trust yourself to make wise/healthy decisions for yourself?

Kerry — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 10:59:33 -0600

* Yes\n* No\n* Sometimes\n* \n* \n

Child abuse

As a child, were you exposed to porn?

Kerry — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 12:03:28 -0600

* Yes\n* No\n* \n* \n* \n

Child abuse

Can Behavior Modification help reform sexual predators?

Kerry — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 10:15:35 -0600

* Yes\n* No\n* I don't know\n

Child abuse

Do you think most people believe you are lucky to be loved by an adoptive family?

Kerry — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 10:44:12 -0600

* There is no question, I AM very lucky to have the family that I have through adoption\n* I often think people mistake the image of having money as being an escape from cold reality\n* If only others could see what I have seen. No one with an ounce of sanity would think I was "lucky"\n* \n* \n

Child abuse

Do you consider yourself shy and quiet or loud and outspoken?

Kerry — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 07:26:40 -0700

* Depending on the situation, and who is present, I can be either shy or loud\n* I am usually more shy and quiet all the time\n* I am usually more loud and outspoken all the time\n

RADical thinking

Do you go through periods of flashbacks, nighmares or night-terrors?

Kerry — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 04:56:21 -0600

* Yes\n* No\n

Child abuse

Are you a pack-rat and hoard things?

neophyte — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 11:07:45 -0600

* Yes\n* No\n* Secretly, I do\n* I used to, but I don't anymore\n

Child abuse

Is "child placement" a risk-taking business that needs standardized care and long-term investigation?

Kerry — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 05:27:45 -0700

* Yes\n* No\n* I never thought about it before\n

Child abuse

Were you ever approached, sexually, by either a foster, adoptive or natural family member?

Kerry — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 08:59:41 -0700

* Yes\n* No\n

Child abuse

My foster/adoptive family

Kerry — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 19:28:07 -0600

* helped me, by making me a stronger happier person by showing me love and protection that I never knew before.\n* hurt me, by hitting me, abusing me, and neglecting my need for safe love that I could trust.\n

Child abuse

Was one or both of your parents a victim of the following:

Kerry — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 04:03:15 -0600

* Adoption?\n* Abuse?\n* Neglect/Abandonment?\n* Institutional care [Children's Home/Orphanage/Foster system]?\n* Child Migration?\n

Abuse within child placement cases

Have you ever been diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder?

Kerry — Sun, 17 Jun 2007 15:49:41 -0600

* Yes\n* No\n* Not officially, but I believe I fit the diagnostic criteria\n* I don't know what that is\n

Child abuse

Do you think, feel or believe you were sexually violated by an adoptive family member?

Kerry — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 13:12:21 -0600

* Yes\n* No\n* I'm not sure\n

Child placement