MamaGrizzly

Well, have I got a surprise for you!  There are MORE Thomas the Train recalls being announced.  Yes… that’s right more bad products Made in China. 

I’m 40.  There.  I said it.  Funny - I don’t “feel 40″ but everywhere I look I am reminded that I AM getting older!  I take really good care of myself, I try to exercise when I can, eat right, all those good things.  But, I’m still aging.  ugh!  And EVERYONE has to remind me of that simple fact.

I had both children after I turned 35.  They make you feel ancient because they place you in the “ADVANCED MATERNAL AGE” category!!!  

I also realized sometime before I turned 40 that I was having to hold things farther away to read them than normal.  I can’t read small print as well as I used to.  Then I found out that once you turn 40, you’re supposed to have a mammogram EVERY year.   

But, today was the REAL kicker.  I’ve been having problems with my eyes being very dry - it’s been going on all summer.  So, I googled it on the Internet to see what some of the “causes” might be.  There are a number of things that can cause dry eyes.   But you know what was listed among them?   AGING.   

 I just finished crying my way through a true story about domestic violence and abuse and teen pregnancy (and marriage).  When I was 13, by Angela Giles Klocke, is her personal true story of her teen pregnancies, marriage, and her survival of domestic violence.   I am in awe of her and everything that she has personally survived.  I am especially thankful to her for telling her story. 

She is now the coordinator for Young Mothers Empowerment and Bright Beginnings.  And, I am sure that she has made and will continue to make a positive impact on the lives of young mothers as well as women in domestic violence situations. 

I’ve spent some time on her blog and I especially like her post titled “13 Things People Say to Domestic Violence Victims“.   I think that list is a must read for everyone.

Angela’s book has and will continue to make a difference.  My husband and I have been clearing out many “baby things” from our home and just last night we were trying to come up with what we would do with all of the baby stuff.  Well, we’ve clearly decided that we will donate all of our baby stuff to My Sisters House which is an organization that “provides services, programs and resources to empower domestic violence victims and their children to live free from abuse.” 

No one should have to live the way Angela lived but many do and I’m glad she has written this book to help others understand what it means to be a victim of domestic violence.  Thanks Angela for writing what must have been a very painful story to write!