I’m going to see my son When this is all over I’m never going to complain about the school run again. Or moan about the morning argument’s over hair and tights, the smell of French toast and the mad rush to find that bloody shoe. I can’t wait to see my little girl run to…
Author: outoftheshadows18
My name is Kendra Houseman. I have been involved with Gangs, Exploitation and CSE for over 26 years on many different levels. I am originally from South West London. A complicated background, living in an inner-city estate, and a lack of communication between adults are just some of the factors that lead to me having to make some life changing choices starting at the age of 11. These choices led to many consequences and created “Blondy” the name and person I was known as on the streets of SW London.
Hey Jude…. unresolved trauma now we have time to think….
I can’t write. I have so much to say yet I can’t write. I can feel it coming back but I have been flooded with so many different feelings I don’t even know what to do with. Will I write any time soon? I don’t know. But today’s guest blogger may just get me going…
Thomas has COVID-19…..His Story
I’m struggling to wright at the moment. I’m struggling to do most things. But that’s another blog. Today’s guest blog is a little bit closer to hoe than I would like. It makes all this more real. have a friend named Sharon Wills. Anyone who knows her will say exactly what I am saying now…the…
Mothers Day Cake….Made With Tears
I have wanted to write for days. I have had so many things I wanted to say but each day things got worse. I actually decided yesterday that I would be closing my blog down tomorrow. I just felt like it was all pointless to be fair. Like….who cares what I think or say when…
COVID-19 and Domestic abuse
COVID-19 and Domestic abuse Just like many people I am worried about this Corona virus. I know that personally, I would probably be OK if I caught it, but I worry for my little girl and friends around me. I worry that if we go into lockdown, that I have food and yes…even toilet roll….
Is your relationship healthy? A checklist for girls and women
Today guest blogger is someone who I stand in awe of. She is a woman who fixes others crowns without saying a word, who fights the fight many are afraid to. I met Rachel properly at the FILIA conference where I not only discovered I was a feminist, I also discovered women who I never…
Unprofessional professionals
Unprofessional professionals I have been thinking about writing this blog for a while. But I keep thinking…no…. It’s just going to cause a rift. But I can’t hold it in anymore. Will it get me in trouble…? almost definitely….do I care….not even one tiny bit. Because I am sick of it. If you know me,…
Be kind…even on your darkest day
This is not a planned blog. This is happening right here and now. I’m away from home for a couple of days and I am staying in an Air B&B. Today is not a good day for me. The 16th and 17th of February are maybe the hardest days of the year for me. Anyway…….
#ICU2020 silent prayer….Thank you x
I will start as I do every year…the girl who has opened my eyes to a world that I didn’t know even existed…who has shown me that it’s ok to be different….who faces battles I wouldn’t even know how to face….my daughter…#ICU2020 For #ICU2020 we recognise the work of the many women fighting to end…
