a babe's eye view

how you view the world is from a long time ago

a babe's eye view --

imagine mama

with dark glasses

and daddy's beard --

imprinted memories ...

mama swaddles you,

keeps you warm,

daddy loves you

hugs you tight.

flash forward a few years.

women with glasses,

and men with beards.

mama shakes you,

does you harm,

daddy touches you

in the night.

flash forward a few years.

women with glasses

and men with beards.

perception,

is everything.

from cradle

to the grave.

Author's Note

I apologize for the video ahead of time. It isn't graphic but it is disturbing.

Reviews

[redzone]

some people should not have children...

[Lyn Anderson]

How we view the world has so much to do with those early years. This is as much about my own regrets of bringing my kids up in an unhealthy environment as it is about others.

[redzone]

no KL, not true... he is responsible.. and you found the courage to leave.. I don't mean to overstate this, but no guilt here KL, please...

I do understand better your use of this video now... yes, our youth is influenced by early years, but also by many other experiences as we learn and adapt and understand... not everyone who grew up in an abusive atmosphere, becomes abusive later in life.

sorry KL, but I just don't believe you are at fault here...

redzone

[Lyn Anderson]

Thank you for being so sweet. I own my mistakes, as well as my victories. Holding your child with tears streaming down your face, while your "husband" rages, is not courageous. I didn't protect my kids the way I should have as early as I should have. That part is on me.

[redzone]

I think it is good that you take responsibility for things KL, honest I do, but this is courageous, I wish you could see this... it may have kept both of you safe while he "raged"... I was not there so I do not know, but it is not your fault he raged and everything... and you protected your child the best you could.. and even more now... having these regrets sometimes also doesn't allow for us to see clear what we did do right, how we overcame and not just survived, but grew and became better... this to me over shadows the fear and not knowing what to do right away...

[Lyn Anderson]

That's what my counsellor says.:)

[Matching Socks]

Those small details can turn into big triggers.

[Lyn Anderson]

I know. And I have spent a lot of time both lamenting and attempting to reverse the damage of my kids listening to, and seeing things, they should not have seen.