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Prison Love: Hanging on or letting go Well, this seems to be a pretty sensitive subject to talk about today. First off, my thanks to those who have been emailing me recently about my blogs, and those who have asked how to support it. I actually should be writing more on these issues, but those of you that know me KNOW I love sports, and college and
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There is much that can be said here, and to be sure there are lots of factors, many not so encouraging, but I say to you that sometimes when things look grim, we have to find something encouraging to hold on to. Lots of times when things look their worst, we are told by others to prepare for the worst, and act on that. We've all been there and we
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You are so right about that. Lots of times just hearing about the world outside of prison can really help a guy when all he sees every day is prison this and prison that. I will admit, weekends were kinda helpful to me when I was in prison because as a sports fan, I could always talk to one of my two brothers about it when I called home. I can't
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I am so glad that you shared that, because it is important that people let others know that they are doing their best to encourage their loved ones. And you make an excellent point about even sharing negative news. Sometimes you have to tell your loved ones in prison about the problems you are having or the problems "outside the prison". Or
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Prison Adjustment pt3 So let’s see if we can finish this discussion on how to adjust your life with a loved one in prison. If you missed the first two parts, you will want to jump back and check those out. In the first part I identified three different modes of though that many of us may fall in. When a loved one gets sent to prison, or put in
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Prison Adjustment pt 2 Originally the title of this piece was much longer, but I shortened it to “Prison Adjustment”. I think I originally called it “Adjusting with a loved one in prison”, so if you read that one, this is the second part to that. What I want to try to do is touch on some things that might help you adjust to situations
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Help me, my son is in prison! Tonight I want to do something I have done a few times, and tonight I want to try to talk you through a problem. This blog is for anyone who has recently (or at any time) lost a loved one to the prison system. While the title says “son”, it can mean anybody you love that has gone behind the walls of prison.
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How can you keep him positive? There are a number of things I want to chat with you about today, and I may have to break it into a few different blogs, for a subject issue from a particular reader who emailed me. It is my intent to do my best to share what I can on particular prison issues so I can be of some help. As I say that, I encourage some of
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Do Inmates celebrate Halloween? At first I wondered if this was a stupid question but when I really thought about it, it is only foolish if nobody answered it. So with a day or two from Halloween, let me answer that: Do inmates celebrate Halloween? Well, the simple answer is the most direct… NO. But that isn’t the most accurate either,
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Adjusting with a loved one in prison It’s just after 11am here as I sit here blogging… Oh by the way, I feel much better, thanks for the emails. For those that read a couple of my past blogs, you know I was feeling pretty beat-up a few days ago, with a neck ache, headache and kinda down on my faith. Today is a new day, so let’s try