Thanks for writing! I finished the transcription for your post. I found your post rather shocking, it seems so cruel to punish through food, as someone who has suffered with eating disorders for a long time, letting people have correct nutrition and access to good food is very important to me. I am happy to say that this practice does not exist in British jails and I hope that soon it will not be practised in the US either.
Thanks for writing! I finished the transcription for your post. I have a very strained relationship with my father, he has been neglectful, hurtful and uncaring, but he had no reason not to visit me unlike you do. He moved further away and I haven't seen him in a long time. It makes me sad that I don't have a relationship with him and I will always be there to welcome him back into my life with open arms if he ever makes the choice to get his priorities right. However, I have not always felt like this, I got very angry and frustrated with him. I know that your daughter, if you keep telling her that you love her and care for her as much as you do (I can tell this much from reading your post), she will come around eventually. Being a young person in today's world is hard, even harder when you don't have a strong family figure in your life. I hope that the relationship improves soon, I am sure it will. Sorry for the long post, but as a young person I can really feel for both you and your daughter's situation.
Hello Luke, I am an artist myself and when I saw your collage of photo + pencil, I thought I would leave a comment for you. I really like your composition and the use of two forms of art (drawing & photography). Art has always been a gratifying and also a healing thing for me, for emotional ups and downs over the years, and a really great way to express myself. Sometimes others wonder about a certain art piece I create, but that's what's so cool about it all - it doesn't need to make sense to anyone but yourself, the artist. I encourage you to continue to explore using your mixed media technique and if possible, to even read up on it. (I can suggest artists names if you are ever interested). The possibilities are endless! Currently I'm working on combining old photos with actual letters from WW2 soldiers to home that I've collected over the years, I then use glues, stains and hot waxes, with colored pencils/paint to give it my own spin, and also with the addition of found objects added into the wax. It's a very personal expression for me, you may want to give it a try! Keep up the art work and positive thoughts, humans evolve and grow and you never know where you will find yourself in the future - physically or emotionally. Best of luck, Julie P.s. possibly you would consider allowing me to incorporate some of your blog posts into my art some time? I wouldn't do it without your permission.
I read this post with such shame for the way this man has been treated for so many years. It's a shame for fellow human beings who've chosen to treat him with less respect than they would give to an animal. I'm only one person, but I will speak out to anyone who will listen and will write on behalf of the unfairness he's been subjected to for so many years, (regardless of whether there is belief in his guilt). The most critical fact to understand about capital punishment is that we, the USA, have placed ourselves in the company of Iraq, North Korea, Saudi Arabia and China as countries that execute the most inmates. That is nothing - ABSOLUTELY NOTHING - to be proud of and should make all Americans shamed and devastated with the association. I send my personal wishes for peace and sincere hope to Mr. Rose and would like him to know he is not forgotten.
I have just finished transcribing your blog, and I find it really interesting. It's really nice from you to not only appreciate Taylor Momsen's appearance but her ideas. Nice job :)
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Best of luck, Julie
P.s. possibly you would consider allowing me to incorporate some of your blog posts into my art some time? I wouldn't do it without your permission.