The First Paragraph of My Life Story… – by Laura Starbird My life didn’t begin when I was delivered by emergency C-section after my mother hemorrhaged while scrubbing floors. It didn’t begin when I started kindergarten and had my first full-blown panic episode when my mother tried to leave me there. My school years were… Continue Reading
Mother’s Day Ritual of Remembrance
Many of the women at the center as a child were taken into state custody and grieve the loss of the mother daughter relationship, or as mothers, they grieve the loss of their own children to the state. Those losses took place many years ago, sometimes as far back as 30 years ago – to… Continue Reading
Haircuts
What a difference a day makes, and a haircut. As new year activity, we arranged for 12 free haircuts or manicures at the local beauty school. Six women could go one afternoon, six more a week later. Amber has straight dyed blond hair, which with time shows dark roots. She doesn’t trust anyone messing with… Continue Reading
The Tooth Fairy Visits!
Yes, there IS a tooth fairy! It is Cindy Leavitt, a local dental hygienist who had an idea to start a non-profit business called Healthy Smile 4 ME! During the school year as Tooth Fairy Inc. she visits schools and provides basic dental care to local school children who do not have access to a… Continue Reading
Getting Haircuts
What a difference a day makes, and a haircut. As new year activity, we arranged for 12 free haircuts or manicures at the local beauty school. Six women could go one afternoon, six more a week later. Amber has straight dyed blond hair, which with time shows dark roots. She doesn’t trust anyone messing with… Continue Reading
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