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Don't You Dare Blame This on My Mother

5/14/2018

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Generational trauma is rarely addressed when working with commercially sexually exploited youth and their families. Yet, it is essential to understanding the larger context of exploitation. The trauma of parents can easily be overlooked and judgment placed on them for their lack of understanding of exploitation and interactions with their youth.  Below is a poem by Nola Brantley.

Don’t you dare blame my mother, she entered the foster care system at the tender age of three
Don’t you dare blame my mother, she was the best that she could be 
Don’t you dare blame my mother, she is the strongest woman I know 
Don’t you dare blame my mother, I love her so 
Don’t you dare blame my mother she struggled and she strived 
Don’t you dare blame my mother, it is because of her that I am alive 
Don’t you dare blame my mother, so full of pain she cut herself and laid in a puddle of her own blood before the age of thirteen
Don’t you dare blame my mother, when having a healthy family was her only dream
Don’t you dare blame my mother, because she did the best that she could 
Don’t you dare blame my mother , keeping it real she was ONE of the best in the hood
Don’t you dare blame my mother, when it goes so much deeper then her and then me 
Don’t you dare blame this on my mother and don’t you dear blame this on ME! 
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9/5/2019 11:26:42 pm

No matter who you are, you can never go and disrespect your mother. Sure, we all have different mothers, but all of them are still mothers. Have you ever thought about the hardships that our mothers had to go through? We are really selfish beings if we cannot even think about what they feel. I really hope that you do not go around and disrespect your mother, it will probably upset her so much and end up making her feel bad about herself.

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Pamela Mchombo
7/13/2021 05:23:38 am

This is so powerful, Nola. Thanks for sharing. How does mama stop blaming herself, and live today???

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  • Home
  • About NBS
    • Who is Nola Brantley?
    • NBS in the Media
  • Training
    • CSEC 101
    • CSEC 102
    • CSEC 103
    • CSEC + Harm Reduction
    • CSEC Advocacy
    • CSE of Males
    • Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Gay Cis Males & Transgender Females
    • CSE of Native Americans
    • CSEC Engagement Strategies for Out -of-Home Care Providers
    • Child Labor Trafficking
    • Consent vs. Coercion
    • Generational Trauma
    • Healing Shame with CSEC
    • Organizational Strategies
    • "The Empowerment Project" Facilitator Training
    • The Impact of Poverty
    • The Intersection of Human Trafficking and Ethnicity
    • The Intersection of CSEC + Technology
    • "Raising Awareness" Facilitator Training
    • Strategies to Address Vicarious Trauma
    • "Word on the Street"
    • Working with Trauma Survivors in Professional Settings
  • #Care4selfcare4others
  • Curriculum Development
  • Event Coordination
  • Resources
    • WHY ARE YOUTH INVOLVED IN CSEC?
    • WHAT IS CSEC?
    • NBS Blog