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A PTSD mom raising a PTSD child

O othermotherMember
Hi all,
A while back I posted about a blog I had started about raising my son, who had been severely traumatized by child abuse before coming to me as a foster child at 3. The blog has now turned into a book! It's called RAISING ABEL by Caroline Nash (pen name) and it covers 18 years in our lives as we both struggled to deal with the lasting affects of child abuse. We were lucky; we love each other and we both got extraordinary therapists. The book is very honest and therefore sometimes brutal. I felt it was really important not to sugar-coat in any way what happens to kids at the hands of abusers. According to the reviews I'm getting on Amazon, it's a good read, so, if you have a chance, check it out.

Thanks!
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Attachment GirlAttachment GirlAdmin
Othermother,
Thank you for letting us know about your new book and congratulations on its publication. It sounds like it would be very powerful to read. It can be so hellishly difficult to heal from these kinds of problems and it was very courageous of both you and your son to face what happened to you and carry through to a place where you can love and support each other. I am sure that it will be an inspiration to other people trying to heal from these injuries. I hope that the book proves to be very successful.

AG
O othermotherMember
Wow, thank you all of you for the feedback. I truly hope that my book can help others in my and my son's situation.

Sorry about the late thanks. I forgot to turn notifications on. Frowner Oh well, now I know. Smiler

If you get something out of the book, please spread the word. No one makes money writing a book, but I do think it's really important to get the word out about child abuse and its long-term effects.

Thanks again for the positive feedback. It warms my heart.
O othermotherMember
Thanks for taking the time to leave a note. I think there are more of us out there than people know. A lot of us who were traumatized as children grow up and try to help a child not be hurt the way we were. When you adopt a traumatized child it will trigger your own issues. BUT, it can be a blessing for both of you if you're willing to work your way through it all.

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