It has been brought to my attention that my disparaging comments about The Man in my post about loving Kirtsy may be perceived as general man-bashing, so I'd like to set things right.

Thanks to the post put up yesterday by Tara at If Mom Says Okay, I put aside the thinky post I was working on for today, in order to work to write this instead. It's a painful story that leads to a horribly difficult but, I think, important topic. I write this in the hopes that awareness may prevent some other little girl from falling victim to silence.

Do you have as much trouble following through on New Year's Resolutions as I do? Here are some tips on how to make those pesky goals more attainable...and how to stay light-hearted while making a list of all the things you need to improve on this year.