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Hey Daddy,

just wanted to say hi and I love you very much it has always been easy for me to type I'm not much of a writer however you already know that sorry that I have been so selfish lately and not writing you please know that I think of you every day and pray for you I am just going through a very hard time in my life but I know that God has a plan and will walk me through it I just got your letter and will put money on your phone I am sure that grandma would love to hear your voice please pray for my step dad Eli and my mom we just found out that he has small-cell cancer and it has spread through out his body without chemotherapy he has 3-6 months to live and with it he has 6 months to a year so they really need prayers I am trying my hardest to speak about Jesus to him but its hard but I know that the lord will put the words there when its time well the girls are doing great and so is Eric he says hi and he loves you I am going to cut it short for now but I will start typing to you on this I love you and miss you very much daddy xoxox

Sammy

One of the most traumatic and stressful situations a person can experience is incarceration. Even if you don’t get beaten or raped, the constant stress of dealing with hostile people, whether inmates or guards, will build up to a breaking point over the years. This can be manifested by a nervous breakdown or the development of a personality disorder.

During incarceration, there are no breaks, no days off, and there is no time given to recuperate your sanity. Even if you go to solitary confinement, that is typically the loudest area in the prison. In many instances people are doing 10, 20, 30 years at a crack. It is no wonder that when some people get out of prison they literally snap...

from Phillip Torsrud at Waupun Wi Correctional Institution.
To read the rest of the blog, go to: Prison PTSD

http://healthmad.com/mental-health/prison-ptsd/

I am fifteen year old.I agree with you in many aspects.You areright about the homeschooling thing.Some kids are meant to be home schooled and others are not.ParentsI believe should make that choice depending onthe childs personalities and circumstances, aswellas the parents.I believe everything starts with education.And wherever they are going to receive the best education, that is where they should be.You addressed was religion.Idisagree with a couple of things.I do agree with you in the aspect that Children should not be FORCED to pray,read the bible go tochurch,etc.Since I was little, my parents brought me to a Christian church.I was taught the stories of the bible, we prayed,went to church,etc.I took it as something I had to do for my parents.Istarted to not wanting to go to church and not wanting to go to church camps or praying or reading the bibleI even doubted that God existed.One day,I was went a church camp and I listened to the message.I finally felt in my heart the true meaning in it and it gave me chills and brought me to tears.someone loves me despite who I am and what Ive done.I have established a relationship with God and He is my best friend.My parents lead me through this path and although they could NEVER force me to be a Christian or love Jesus I ended up doing so with my own will.Childrens brains develop and they eventually make their own decisions on who to worship but while they are young, parents should educate them on the love of God, which is far more important than religion. In fact I resent religion its stupid and it mocks what Jesus did for us.About sex I think kids and young adults aren't ready for that. I believe that God created sex for us to enjoy with one person when we are married. He created it and he should know how it works best only people go against that thinking it is absurd and why would God want to limit such a great feeling until we marry?Just look at how many problems there have been because of premarital sex. Lives ruined,dreams crushed,lives lost,miserable ways of living,feelings hurt,suicides,rapes.
I agree with you about how schools run education. Schools make the wonderful experience of learning into an agonizing and ugly experience.I agree with you because I am so very much how you were.I have a thirst for learning. While my friends talk about clothes and look up makeup videos on their free timeI spend my Friday nights and my free time learning new facts, reading, wanting to be amazed, looking up how D-Day was planned, how Rome prospered, what makes the northern lights shine so beautifully in the sky,etc.However schools dont make this process enjoyable.They tell us to memorize all this information so we end up hating it.Teachers are mean and they makeushate wonderful classes.They make us get up early and dread going to schoolmake us dread the process of learning. And this is making children uneducated and ignorant.It is truly sad.
Governments,should also help poor children get an education.

Glad you're feeling better, too. The white tiger is beautiful.

The detail on the raccoon is amazing. You're very talented.

Your painting is stunningly beautiful. Your art brought so much peace to my life today. Thanks.

Great expression on Rosie's face. I wish I could paint animals as well as you do.

This is amazing work. I really enjoyed it.

I can say I do knew Sean Riker. No Casual meeting, I considered Sean a friend who was there for me in some very difficult times. He has always been a man of his word and a man of good intentions. What has happened to him is a travesty of justice.

Thank you for your message. My son's name is Phillip Torsrud. One of his most popular blogs is Prison PTSD
www.healthmad.com/mental-health/prison-PTSD.106218
Hope you find it interesting. He will be very happy to receive any comments from you. Let me know if you would be interested in corresponding with him.