Day 12: Favorite Childhood Book (Day 12 of 30 Day Blogging Challenge)

Most of us have childhood memories of being cuddled and read to, and then memories of when we were an older child cuddled up with a good book. Many of us still enjoy cuddling up with a good book. Unfortunately, books on child sexual assault aren’t easy reading, but it should still be done. Below are some links to PDFs appropriate for adults and children regarding childhood sexual abuse.

For Adults:

• Protecting Children Against Sexual Abuse
• Child Sexual Abuse: It’s Your Business
• Childhood Sexual Abuse Info Packet
• Prevent Childhood Sexual Abuse
• Yes You Can!

For Children:

As of initial blog publication, I have not been able to find any online PDFs written for children regarding sexual abuse. If you find one, please leave a link to it in the comments so I can add it to the blog. Thanks!

(30 Day Blogging Challenge)

There are several days of the 30 Day Blogging Challenge that can’t be translated from personal to Cassie’s Law easily, and this is one of them. I’m planning on skipping those entries instead of taking the time to post silly content.

Days I’m skipping:

Day 9: What’s In My Wallet

Day 10: Best Trip of My Life

Day 11: 10 Favorite Foods

Day 13: What’s Inside Your Fridge

Day 27: What’s In Your Closet

Day 8: My 5 Current Goals (Day 8 of 30 Day Blogging Challenge)

1. To find a politician willing to write this law and present it for legislation.
2.  To see Cassie’s Law passed in NJ.
3. To see Cassie’s Law passed in the other 49 states.
4. To protect my daughter and children in situations like hers from their sexually abusive parents.
5.  To find others to support me in this venture.

Day 7: My 5 Favorite Songs (Day 7 of 30 Day Blogging Challenge)

I’ll only post one song about actual child abuse, and I’ll post the others about overcoming and winning. Because to me, Cassie’s Law is about the triumph of the children, not the sickness of the predators.

1. Janie Got a Gun
2. Greatest Love of All
3. We Will Rock You
4. Eye of The Tiger
5. I Need A Hero

And just to personalize this blog a little, I’ll add my personal all time favorite song: Looking For Superman

Day 6: What I’m Most Afraid Of (Day 6 of 30 Day Blogging Challenge)

My absolute worst fear is my not being able to protect Cassie, and the judges deciding to flip everything and allow Cassie’s father to see her. And if he saw her unsupervised, I know Cassie would receive the same sexual abuse her older sister received. I fear Cassie’s Law won’t become a law, and more and more children will live that same fate. It’s so hard to have one’s world shatter and have to continue living in it, especially when you can’t reach or find all of the pieces to go back together.

Day 5: My Proudest Moment (Day 5 of 30 Day Blogging Challenge)

My proudest moment is two-fold and hasn’t come yet, but it will happen. One day Cassie’s Law will be written into law, and children will no longer be at the mercy of their sexually abusive parents; that will be the first part of my proudest moment. I’ll hug my daughter, my Cassie, and try not to cry as I’ll know my biggest fear concerning her will never come to pass. I’ll have fought long enough and hard enough for the safety of my daughter and children just like her, and the children will have won. And some day beyond that, way in the future when Cassie is an adult, she’ll learn the facts regarding what her biological father did to her older sister, and she’ll learn all about my efforts to make Cassie’s Law a reality. That right there will be the second part of my proudest moment, being able to tell Cassie that I moved Heaven and Earth to protect her, and her being old enough to understand and comprehend my love and efforts.

But for now, I move forward trying to find a politician who will join me in this fight, who will take their political power and help me through the channels and help this law grow from an idea to actual legislation. It doesn’t matter how long it takes, as long as I live I will work on making Cassie’s Law a reality and protecting my daughter and children just like her.