: About Me

A busy mother of five, and freelance writer in her spare time, Christol tackles the challenges of stay-at-home parenting with the same passion and bureaucratic business sense that CEO's use when managing large companies.

When briefed about her occupation:

"Being a mommy, this IS my job!" she loudlly proclaims, and follows with an extended laugh.

"Friends and family often ask if I am ever going to get a real job, but they have no idea what I do in a day. I am lucky that I have a supportive husband who affords me the opportunity to be home with our kids."

When asked of her writing:

"This is what I love to do, and what I need to do in order to keep my sanity. I write in those wee hours when everyone else is asleep. I have a lot on my mind, and it's impossible to discuss the meanings of life, spirituality, and quests of healing with a toddler. My teenagers listen sometimes...but they just think I'm crazy."

As do most teenagers when asked of their parents.

"I'm a student also...and not just a student of life. I returned to college in 2005 in pursuance of a degree in Psychology....and....I'm really psyched about that." She smiles.

She obviously thinks she's funny....hhmmppht. And the jury is still out on her sanity, as it's pretty apparent that she talks to herself too much.

My passion is ...

first my children...then writing

I know too much about ...

diapers

My parents always told me ...

you talk too much

My childhood ambition ...

to be a mother, a writer, and a psychologist

My favorite memory ...

My first daughter's second Christmas

Why I write ...

the give my emotional scars a life of their own

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

I'm reading four different books right now...can you say ADHD?

My first job ...

babysitter

My inspiration ...

the human mind...

Relationships & Family > Family Dysfunction Breaking the cycle of abuse

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Breaking the cycle of abuse doesn't come as easily as acknowledging our role as it's victim, nor is it any easier than facing the perpetrators of our abuse. The scars of abuse can dig so deep that they can permeate and effectively ruin our relationships, if not, at least, those parts of a relationship that come so easily for some, like trust, intimacy and real love. Granted there are a lucky few that rise above the internal conflicts that childhood abuse creates, and move on to live exceptional lives, most of us have to work for it. It's rarely enough to say 'I was a victim', because the t...

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