Thank you for tuning in once again on my life stories! I have big news in this episode that you won't want to miss!

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Once again, yes I have been completely missing in action. A lot has been going on that I can't wait to fill you all in on.

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It's been a while. I'm just checking in.. Nothing new here.

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I have some similarities to Paris Hilton WHAT?!? Paris was placed in a boarding school where they beat, raped, and abused her, both verbally and emotionally.

I have been through the same, not in a boarding school, but by people I thought I loved and was going to share happy moments with.

It's hard for me to overcome my trauma as I still have to live with it day by day. I cannot escape as Paris has been able to do, slowly.

Watching This is Paris (https://youtu.be/wOg0TY1jG3w) really opened my eyes to both abuse inflicted on me and also parenting a defiant child, not knowing what to do and making a rash decision for the stress to end.

Also listening to her memoir (https://www.audible.com/pd/Paris-Audiobook/B0BCHBZDPX?action_code=ASSGB149080119000H&share_location=pdp) and how well it was written and put together made me deep into my soul about my past and why I am the way that I am.

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It's been a few weeks of not being here for you. My apologies. I have been in a rut.

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Dating in my 40s is TERRIBLE! Listen for yourself on all my dating failures.

Listen along to our commentary about our vacation to the Bahamas. With my special guest Tyler, my son. We go into the day by day of fun we had, the food we ate and more special surprises we saw.

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Suicide is not a joke. It's not a something to joke around with. I couldn't even finish this episode because it was too hard. I have known people who have taken their lives, and to hear that a young person was not 100% and was only thinking of it, makes me so sad. There are way to many pressures that our kids have and they are only beginning to learn how to handle their rapidly growing minds and bodies.

There were approximately 100,000 teen (15-19 year-olds) suicide deaths over the 40 year period between 1975 through 2015, the most recent year covered by the study.

Boys take their lives at 3-4 times the rate of girls. The suicide rate for teen boys saw a rise that peaked in the late ‘80s and early ‘90s, then lowered in the late ‘90s and early 2000’s. This may be attributed to pediatricians increasingly taking on the role of treating depression. However, the rate has unfortunately been rising again since 2006.

The suicide rate for teen girls had a similar but less dramatic pattern. There has been an increase for girls over the last 10-12 years.

It’s worth noting there are fluctuations in suicide rates of all age groups over time. Youth rates remain significantly lower compared to every older age group. (https://afsp.org/teens-and-suicide-what-parents-should-know)