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Chris and Anna Smith, who are poised to open the first safe house in the United States for sex trafficked boys, didn’t set out to be trailblazers. They founded their Christian ministry, Restore One, in 2012, hoping to open a facility for girls in ...

First Home in the U.S. specifically for sex-trafficked boys is set to open in late 2016. Of course neighbors pulled a stink and tried to get the house shut down before it even opened.

The founders are still trying to take donations to help cover maintenance costs. You can find more information about this ministry and donate here.

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OOOOH THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR MANY REASONS

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Excellent

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I CANNOT believe how much resistance they’re facing.

People are worried about their property values when these young boys have literally been sold as sex slaves and raped and abused in who knows how many other ways. They just need a safe place to heal and protection while they testify against their abusers so we can put the actual criminals in prison.

And people are worried about them “taking their medicine” like we’re trying to cure them of something. These are trafficking victims. But apparently people are more worried about these boys than they are about making sure the people who abused them go to prison.

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Oh man, as soon as I get a little extra money I’ll be donating to this fine cause because this is just fucking great. I hate all the shit they’re getting for it, but shit or no shit I want to support these people.

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This is very important

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I love that every few months this post gets another surge of notes, and now is good a time as any to give an update.

In late Fall last year, the area of North Carolina where this house is set to be opened experienced a lot of very bad flooding. This has set them back. They wanted to be open by now, but they have finished restoring the house and are now working on furnishing it so they can open soon.

The link above is broken, so here is an updated one. You can see they now have a registry for Target and Walmart open. If you want to donate by buying items they need to furnish it, you can do so this way.

You can also make a donation or become a monthly partner here.

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I am so unbelievably happy that this exists!

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REBLOG THIS SO HARD!!!

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!!!!!

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Please reblog and help these people

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would you guys like to see the most unique rare and blessed picture i’ve ever taken?

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his day now

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I don’t think people realize how much strength it takes to pull your own self out of an anxiety attack or a panic attack. So if you’ve done that today or any day, I’m proud of you.

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i hate the trope of kids giving their favorite stuffed animal to a younger child as a sign of compassion and coming of age, as if this is something that should be expected of kids as they grow up

im 22 and i dont care who you are you’ll have to pry my ikea shark out of my cold dead hands

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I can’t remember the name of the study, but there was a theory, supported by pretty good evidence, that if you have your comforter, be it blanket, plush, pacifier, whatever, taken away when you’re not ready to give it up, even if you’re a dinky little kid, it can have really long lasting effects. People who kept their comforters into adulthood were less likely to smoke, drink or do drugs, tended to have better family relations and home lives etc, while those that saw their comforter removed or destroyed were more likely to be drawn to more serious “comforts” elsewhere. The more extreme the removal, the more extreme the result. Typically.

We learn at our own pace to make and break connections and emotional ties, and the situation is forced upon us, we seek comfort. But whoa wait, you can’t possibly have comfort anymore, you’re five. You’re a big kid now.

So when parents are forcing you to “grow up” by tearing the only comfort in the world from you, they could actually be messing you up big time.

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In psychology they’re called “transitional objects” and they help the neurobiological process of helping children learn to internalize the experience of being loved and cared for, which is an essential part of learning to regulate your emotions. They are REALLY important.

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I wonder what it means psychologically that I’ve started getting a few more for myself?

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Well, there’s a process we call “re-parenting yourself” where you give yourself the love you missed out on in childhood, and thereby start to heal the pain you’ve carried since then. And using childhood comfort objects can be part of that.

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Oh..

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Oh my god…

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In the year of the lord 2018 our grown asses start healing.

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This makes me feel less bad for being an adult that still sleeps with a teddy bear. My parents tease me about it but they never took any comfort items away from me.

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HUGGINZ

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“Kindness begins with understanding we all struggle.”

— Charles Glassman (via purplebuddhaquotes)

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Today’s Classic: Humanity Against Evil by Gaetano Cellini (1908)

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1900 as a whole century is so wild to me like it started off without people having sliced bread and it ended with seinfeld on TV

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I dont see a lot of people talk about Sky High, but man was it a fun movie.

Who could forget such favorites as…

Wonder Bread Boy

Non-Poison Ivy

Guinea-Goth 3000

White Zuko

Me At Family Reunions

Shine Bright Like A Diamond.mp3

Practical Female Armor

All Aboard The Magic Hell-Bus

and everyone’s favorite:

Megamind as performed by Pleakley

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I love days when it feels easy to find beauty in everything

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To Anyone Who is Friends With Someone Who Experienced Emotional Abuse

We do need reassurance.

We need to know that you want to talk to us. We need to know you want to see us. We need to know you don’t hate us. We need to know we aren’t annoying you. We need to know we aren’t making you unhappy. We need to know it’s okay to trust you with our emotions. We need to know you aren’t leaving. We need to know you still care. We need to know that you want to be here.

We grew up learning that the things we thought were wrong. We learned to stay quiet. We learned to be “low-maintenance”. We learned to put everyone else first. We learned not to make eye contact. We learned to wait and see if we’d be screamed at or treated kindly this time. We learned to shrink down. We learned our opinions weren’t valuable. We learned that talking about our feelings was bad. We learned that if we weren’t good enough we would be left or hurt.

Please be patient. We know we’re being inconvenient when we ask you for the millionth time if you still like us, or if every little thing we do is okay, but please remember we are struggling too.

It doesn’t take long to say, “No, don’t worry you’re okay.” “I care about you.” “I want to see you.” “It’s okay.” “I’m here.” “You’re safe.”

Please don’t come into our lives and make promises of not being bothered if you can’t handle constantly reassuring us. Please don’t tell us to trust you and then leave.

Be honest with us and yourself about your limits and capabilities.