Christeenianity - March/April, 2011

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Book Review James Garbarino, Ph.D and Ellen she wasn’t to be allowed at toeasy to him talk and to him and decided that I wasn’t her thather shethat wasn’t going togoing be allowed at easy talk to decided that I wasn’t deLara, Ph.D, ofup “And Words home, that is so messed not even goinghis leave the duration home, that she is she so authors messed up not even going leave sidehis forside the for duration of my of my she couldHer help. Herfelt mom felt only I did stay. that. I followed him everywhere she could help. mom thathave thethat onlythe stay. justI did that.just I followed him everywhere CAN Hurt Forever”; compiled right to do was to send her to of House ofbecome and become quitetoclose to him. had some right thing tothing do was to send her to House and quite close him. We hadWe some aHope book interviews stuto get the on proper treatment. She from was good very good conversations. he became toHope getbased the proper treatment. She was very conversations. In fact, In hefact, became in and 2 days she day tomy tellcounselor my counselor and introduced me one to the one leaving leaving in 2teachers days sheand had onehad dayone to tell and introduced me to the dents, and administrators everyone at school, and pack her stuff. man that man that I found I loved eventhan more than him, everyone at school, and pack her stuff. I found loved even more him, from around country. They The next daythe at the school girl charged intofound God. The relationship and God The next day at school girl the charged into God. The relationship betweenbetween me andme God Mrs. Paisley room so at her onethat thing that me strong. Mrs. Paisley room so angry atangry her for whatfor becamebecame the onethe thing kept mekept strong. that bullying has become a what growing had She done.realized She realized it wasn’t spentindays in athat book that was completely she hadshe done. it wasn’t Mrs. Mrs. I spent Idays a book was completely epidemic. just about lost. God, aboutand God, andmany spentnights many talking nights to talking to Paisley Paisley fault butfault shebut feltshe shefelt hadshe justhad lost. spent

Mrs. Paisley explained her intention was HeHim. my and Savior and I found Mrs. Paisley explained that herthat intention was Him. wasHe mywas Dad,my myDad, Savior I found

Garbarino and deLara have the girls’better mom better have discov- that although that although I couldn’t to havetothe girls’ mom I couldn’t quite quite understand the quit cutting, I could understand herevery so her thatso thethat millions I could fall backfall onback on ered that day, of teen- quit cutting, girl hopefully could hopefully stop her Hebe would girl could stop her my Godmy andGod He and would therebe there agers suffer some destructive cutting and get form of bully- to catchtome. catch me. Before destructive cuttingfrom and get Before I knew Iit,knew it, help. I was smiling more and found help. Bullying more and found ing. is not limited to physical I was smiling little meaning more meaning Friday Friday came came sooner sooner than than a little amore in life. in life. violence but emotional violence as The well, such as; stalking, expected and The yeara and half came expected and she wasshe on was her on her year and half acame to athat place she would and wentquickly very quickly I way to way a place shethat would and went very and I and to intimidation and humiliation. As a parent it was disturbing callfor home next year and She a half. was She surprised was surprised to nd my cutting call home the for nextthe year and a half. to nd that mythat cutting was at was at find that many cases of go unreported; therefore arrived at the home around 8:00 p.m.bullying where its all time low. Graduation day came arrived at the so home around 8:00 p.m. where its all time low. Graduation day came and I and I was greeted bygentlemen a tall gentlemen named feared thatI left, when I left, Ilose would the Father wasshe greeted by a tall namedthan fearedwe that when I would thelose Father itshe is happening more often think. Mr. Faust. He showed her and her mom that I had gotten to know so well. On my last Mr. Faust. He showed her and her mom

that I had gotten to know so well. On my last

where she would be staying and thesession girl session Mr. I Faust this betworry wherebook she would be staying and then thethen girl with Mr.with Faust brought this worry The offers ideas and recommendations onI brought how to said goodbye to herand mom and watched herto him, up to him, he assured said goodbye to her mom watched her up and he and assured me thatme thethat onethe one ter create asee safer for our children. pullItaway. Itbe would be the she would seeenvironment man thatnever wouldleave never leave mebe would pull protect away. wouldand the last shelast would man that would me would God be God of her until she was nearly 14. and even when I was out of the program it of her until she was nearly 14. and even when I was out of the program it The “What You Can Do”hissection at the end of could each chapter, Mr. brought Faust brought ofce would and be would God that Icount count on. During Mr. Faust her intoher hisinto ofce and Godbe that I could on. During outlines ideas as: to supervise troubled registered her such papers whichvolunteering read: Name: Graduation, I looked to the opposite of registered her papers which read: Name: Graduation, I looked to the opposite side of sidearNicole 12 ½ Fdate: Birth5/25/94 date: 5/25/94 themost stage and I saw myAmy Mom, Amy and Mrs. Nicoleof Age: 12Age: ½ Sex: F Sex: Birth the stage and I saw my Mom, and Mrs. eas the school; recognizing that students want adults Problem: Self Harmer (Cutting). He me lookedPaisley me Paisley there. Mr.read Faust Problem: Self Harmer (Cutting). He looked standingstanding there. Mr. Faust offread my off my to intervene; right school in the eyes told meuptotogomy uproom, toyour my room, name andcontact I to began walkyour across the stage. in the eyes and toldand meexercising to go name and I to began walk to across the stage. stuff he be would be up shortly The onlyI that thing I remember hearing unpack unpack mypresident stuffmy and he and would up understanding shortly The only thing remember hearing was himwas him board and if improvements look through thefor room for unsafe say “Nicole, Congratulations! May you now to look to through the room unsafe objects.objects. say “Nicole, Congratulations! May you now aren’t made you need totheconsider legal action. Forty minutes later Mr. Faust walked intosee theclearly seetaking clearly through Gods eyes no longer Forty minutes later Mr. Faust walked into through Gods eyes and no and longer room and looking began looking be blinded by the fogged glass window.” room and began throughthrough my stuff,my hestuff,beheblinded by the fogged glass window.”

This was easy read, and very helpful. talked to me and surprisingly Iitfound very talkedbook to me and surprisingly I to found very itinformative

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