Hello all! I am absolutely THRILLED to have the opportunity here to talk to so many wondrful people at this site. I hope that there are some guests and members who can really add to this forum here, about abuse, and help me make this a safe, informative and loving forum! I will start out with a bit about myself then, and I do hope you, YES YOU, reading this, will write here and let me know about yourself!
My name is Dara, by the way! I am 26 and I live in New York. I am a special educationm teacher for pre schoolers with disabilities. I come form an abusive family, and I have suffered all forms of abuse in my life. I am now working to piece myself to gether, and help myself heal, help others heal. I have learned alot ablong the way, and I realy wish to share myself with others, to love and support other abuse survivors...
I will write more specifics in a bit. I do hope to hear form you soon!
Love, Dara

Dara,
You are wonderful! I applaud what you are doing with this forum it is taking off nicely! I applaud what you are doing to help heal and others and in turn help to heal yourself that is also my philosophy! I am so glad you take time out of your life to work with disabled children maybe when I get my forum going I am trying to thik of positive way to begin sorry it is taking so long! but I loved the way you started out your forum! I hope to make others as proud as I am of you! Maybe you can post some stuff about the disabled kids you work with? what types of disabilities they have etc in my forum I fell it would fit great but give me a few to take off on my own Thanks!
                                                                 Love so much,
                                                              Chrissy

Chrissy,
You are such a thoughtful person, and a wonderful friend. I know you have suffered abuse as well, and are living with a disability that adds to your life struggles. I know it has mead you a better person, a girl with so much love to share, so much acceptance in her heart!
Thank you Chrissy, for yur support and friendship.
You really add to this forum, to this whole site!
All  my love to you, Dara

Dara,

I just came back from New York.  I spent some time in the big city and a few days upstate.  Not that it was exactly a vacation, but I did get to do a little bit of sight-seeing in the city.  I was born and raised in New York State and had never been to NYC.  It was really quite an adventure.  I give you a lot of credit.  I definitely couldn't live there.  Give me the wide open spaces of the midwest - the heartland of America.

By the way, I'm glad I found you all here.  Thanks for helping to make this feel like home.

Much love,
Becky

Welcome Becky

I hope you did enjoy your trip New York has so much to offer but I respect you giving it a try but hey the Midwest sounds good! any type of vaction sounds wonderful at the momemt! we love you and are so glad you are here with us again! The second time is going to be a charm!
                                                           Love always,
                                                               Chrissy
                                                                         

Becky! SO thrilled to have you here again! I did miss you, and so many others missed you as well. So , here we are, at our wonderful home on the web, lets get some good conversations going here, ok? I know I can sure use the advice and help form others, as I am  a real mess right now! BUT, I hope to be of help to someone, throughout all this.
Take care, and welcome home!
Love,Dara

Peta, I am 26 as well, and I have been married for almost 2 years...coincidence!

I hope to hear much more from you in the future! You are wondrful, and you have helped make this site a complete family!
All my love to you, Dara

Oh, I am so happy that you are done with that scarey appointment! Thank you for telling me about it. I iwas wondering, but I wasn't sure if I should bring it up, incase you didn't go yet! How nice that your husband went with you for support, and he held your hand! Awww...he loves you!
My husband always tells me he will go on appointments with me, and I thank him, but refuse. I need to b alone at times like that, I don't knwo why, but I feel more stressed with someone there.
When I was pregnant last year, I had my husband and my friend in the room for an internal sonogram. Of course, I am covored up, but STILL, I was SO nervous, so out of it, becuase they were in there with me. Well, at least that was a good sonogram, I got to get a picture of the baby, and see the heart beat...for the last time. The next sono was the one I will never forget, the one where i found out the heart stopped beating. My life changed that day, and I have NEVER been the same since that loss, nor do I think I ever will be...
WOW, where did that come from? We were talking about YOUR appointment! I am sorry to change the topic. Anyhow, I am happy for you that it is behind you!
All my love to you, Dara