Coming to understand that for me, words can permanently change how safe a relationship feels. I believe that there are lines that should never be crossed, even in the middle of an argument.
there was a period when my wife and i argued a lot over something very personal
i mentioned it to a friend cos i needed someone to talk to. months later, we had already resolved the issue but the friend was still bringing it up whenever we talked and that was when it hit me that sometimes u don’t realize how much power you give people when you tell them about ur problems.
they remember the worst version of your relationship long after you’ve moved past it. since then, i’ve learnt to be very careful about what leaves our house.
NEW: 13-year-old Australian boy swims for four hours in cold and dangerous waters to save his mom and siblings who were swept into the ocean, says God is who got him to shore.
The family was on kayaks & paddleboards when they were swept about 2.5 miles out to sea.
After a conversation with his mother, Austin Appelbee decided he would swim back to shore to find help.
Appelbee says he prayed throughout the four-hour swim and told God he would get baptized if he made it out alive.
"I don't think it was actually me [swimming]... It was God the whole time. I kept on praying, kept on praying. I said to God, 'I'll get baptized.'"
"The waves are massive, and I have no life jacket on… I just kept thinking 'just keep swimming, just keep swimming,'" he said.
"And then I finally made it to shore, and I hit the bottom of the beach, and I just collapsed."
Appelbee says when he got to shore, he had to sprint for about a mile to find help.
According to AP, the family drifted 9 miles from Quindalup and spent 10 hours in the water.
When he reached the shore, Appelbee alerted authorities, who then sent out a helicopter to find his mom, 12-year-old brother, and 8-year-old sister.
Austin's mother, Joanne Appelbee, said one of the hardest decisions of her life was sending her son to shore.
"One of the hardest decisions I ever had to make was to say to Austin: 'Try and get to shore and get some help. This could get really serious really quickly,'" she said.
What a remarkable kid.
Video: 7 News.
🇺🇸🇮🇱 Remember when 76-year-old Hollywood Jewish producer Herschel Weingrod was caught having lunch with a random 15-year-old child, and nothing ever happened?
I don’t think you guys know Hamamat, she’s ALWAYS been overbooked o, from Tamale to Accra😂 I have been trying to get an appointment with her since 2019
I wish more parents would create an atmosphere for their children to freely open up about abuse. The fear of embarrassment or stigmatization is not worth the trauma or the loss of a life.
If you can:
Send a street kid to school
Feed an orphanage for a month
Clear hospital bills
Support a local NGO
“Adopt” a widow
Volunteer your time
Do it.
Do something for someone who can never repay you.
Your life must be more than bread and butter.
Your life must be beyond you.