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Category Archives: Embarrassed by Parents In honor of our upcoming Gala, (It’s tonight! There’s still time to get a ticket!) We are counting down our most popular Lovely Like Me stories of all time that highlight some of the work we do here at TLP. These are real stories of real girls we’ve helped at The Lovely Project. Here’s #1… “Did you […]  As we grow up, we learn that fathers are the head of the family, the protectors, the over-protectors, and often times the short-tempered parent. We also are told that mothers are soft-spoken, nurturing, patient, understanding, and usually the parent you go crying to when daddy gives you a hard consequence. So, when I was little, […]  Manic laughter, slurred singing, shrill voices. Breaking bottles, slammed doors, muffled sobs. Screaming, cursing, fighting. This was the soundtrack of my life with alcoholic parents. When they cracked open their first bottle of Heineken, everything seemed just peachy. They would wrap their arms around each other, swaying and singing ‘Pink’ by Aerosmith at the top […]  — One year ago, Orlando local girl Stephanie, a minor, highlighted her personal trauma in a segment on HuffPost Live entitled “How The Families Of Sex Offenders Cope”.— This segment was talking with families of convicted sex offenders, and the effects that the conviction has had upon them. Many times the families of the offenders […]  Most kids can’t wait to get out of school on Friday afternoon. For them, it meant the weekend had finally arrived – time for sleeping in, Saturday morning cartoons and having fun. But not me. For me, the weekend was all about survival. It meant that when the bell rang and I walked out of […]  As soon as I knew how, I began using my body as a means to get attention. All I wanted was for someone to notice me! The phone rings in the middle of the night. The voice on the other line says, “Ma’am, this is the police. I need you to come meet us; there’s […] |
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