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apaiktos @apaiktos (158) • Greece 15 Mar 08

How can i start writing an article under a subject of my choice? Can i?

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Hadassah28 Hi again, My name is Sheree Zielke. I steward both the Photography and the Camera channels on Helium. But I help anyone who needs assistance. Look me up, and good luck with your own articles. By the way, it is always better to write to an existing...

29 Mar 08

apaiktos @apaiktos (158) • Greece 14 Mar 08

Today, i notice that Helium gave me my first writing star. As i read many articles via their website i saw writers with 2-3 or more stars either for writing or/and reading. What is the importance of the Helium stars and what is...

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Hadassah28 Hi, Helium's "writing" stars can be very mystifying, even to those of us who have been there since Helium first hit the WWW. But I will try to explain. 1) Helium's writing stars take a bit of time to appear; it is not an instant thing. Keep writing, and...

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mrtimharry @mrtimharry (1180) 6 Mar 08

i have just been really annoyed by an author on helium. I was looking through my articles when I noticed one of my best had been pushed off the top spot. I looked to see who the competition was and read their article. They...

plagarism

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Hadassah28 Glad to hear it. Keep on writing - don't let this one nasty experience spoil your time on Helium. H28

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nishdan01 @nishdan01 (3051) • Singapore 25 Feb 08

I have one rating star at Helium. That keeps disappearing and appearing often in the past one month. Not able to get one more rating star. As you all know, I need 2 more rating stars to be eligible for reward athon. Any tips to...

helium

rating star

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Hadassah28 Hi, I have five rating stars -- and I can tell you it's all about setting aside time every day to rate. I sometimes rate five sets, and then close my screen; sometimes 10 sets; sometimes 30 sets. But I rate every day, and I rate as carefully as I...

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Hadassah28 @Hadassah28 (38) • Canada 28 Jun 07

Do you have a pedophile within your circle of friends and family? Many of us do and don't realize it, not until after our child has been harmed. In fact, some parents will never know their child has been abused by a pedophile...

surviving sexual abuse

warning signs

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Hadassah28 Great point! How many times were we as children told to "Go and talk to the nice man" or "Don't be shy, he's Daddy's friend." You are dead right; if a child acts shyly around a person, they have a good reason for it. And great parental instincts like...

6 Jul 07

Hadassah28 @Hadassah28 (38) • Canada 28 Jun 07

Do you have a pedophile within your circle of friends and family? Many of us do and don't realize it, not until after our child has been harmed. In fact, some parents will never know their child has been abused by a pedophile...

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Hadassah28 In a word, "No." Pedophiles are quite different from you; they seek out one special child and romance him or her just as an adult would romance another adult. A pedophile is after an intimate relationship; they act much differently than a person like...

3 Jul 07

Hadassah28 @Hadassah28 (38) • Canada 28 Jun 07

Do you have a pedophile within your circle of friends and family? Many of us do and don't realize it, not until after our child has been harmed. In fact, some parents will never know their child has been abused by a pedophile...

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Hadassah28 Oh, my, yes! "Children should be seen and not heard." Thank goodness, that foolish belief is no longer a child-rearing strategy today. Unfortunately, today, the problem is that the parent may be so tired or so busy or so pre-occupied, that the child can speak,...

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Hadassah28 @Hadassah28 (38) • Canada 28 Jun 07

Do you have a pedophile within your circle of friends and family? Many of us do and don't realize it, not until after our child has been harmed. In fact, some parents will never know their child has been abused by a pedophile...

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Hadassah28 You have indicated one of the most tell-tale signs about pedophilia: pedophiles really are affectionate, and very likeable. They do not come off as creeps. They appear normal and loving. Pedophiles really do like children and they are very attractive to...

29 Jun 07

Hadassah28 @Hadassah28 (38) • Canada 28 Jun 07

Do you have a pedophile within your circle of friends and family? Many of us do and don't realize it, not until after our child has been harmed. In fact, some parents will never know their child has been abused by a pedophile...

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Hadassah28 Obviously, you have never experienced abuse as a child, by a pedophile. Let me tell you, there is nothing more revolting than the oily feeling that comes with the pawing of your body by a pedophile. A child does not need a criminology degree to know this is...

29 Jun 07

Hadassah28 @Hadassah28 (38) • Canada 28 Jun 07

Do you have a pedophile within your circle of friends and family? Many of us do and don't realize it, not until after our child has been harmed. In fact, some parents will never know their child has been abused by a pedophile...

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Hadassah28 My heart goes out to you, Sharon. It is amazing that even after all that abuse, you still tried to reach out to your abuser. I hate to say it, but I am glad he is gone. I can't imagine the number of children he harmed while alive. I know he didn't say he...

29 Jun 07

Hadassah28 @Hadassah28 (38) • Canada 28 Jun 07

Do you have a pedophile within your circle of friends and family? Many of us do and don't realize it, not until after our child has been harmed. In fact, some parents will never know their child has been abused by a pedophile...

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Hadassah28 You are not alone. Too many of us are simply not believed when we tell our story. As a child, I knew no one would believe me, so I kept my secrets. Unfortunately, as a 50 year old, I was proven right. I finally told my father about his best friend to which...

29 Jun 07

Hadassah28 @Hadassah28 (38) • Canada 28 Jun 07

Do you have a pedophile within your circle of friends and family? Many of us do and don't realize it, not until after our child has been harmed. In fact, some parents will never know their child has been abused by a pedophile...

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Hadassah28 Bravo! You are to be commended because obviously the bond with your son provided the safe environment for him to come back to you and share. But for many children, that bond, that safe environment doesn't exist. Especially when the parent or caregiver...

29 Jun 07

Hadassah28 @Hadassah28 (38) • Canada 28 Jun 07

Do you have a pedophile within your circle of friends and family? Many of us do and don't realize it, not until after our child has been harmed. In fact, some parents will never know their child has been abused by a pedophile...

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Hadassah28 I have 8: 7 biological granchildren and 1 stepgrandchild. You make an excellent point; it is very hard for a child to know who they are to be careful of when it comes to a family member or family friend. My abusers were accepted by my family; one of them...

29 Jun 07

Hadassah28 @Hadassah28 (38) • Canada 28 Jun 07

Do you have a pedophile within your circle of friends and family? Many of us do and don't realize it, not until after our child has been harmed. In fact, some parents will never know their child has been abused by a pedophile...

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Hadassah28 Not at all. It's just that your comment is important enough to have its own thread. Even as the survivor of child abuse, I hope that pedophiles have the opportunity to get the help they need.

28 Jun 07

Hadassah28 @Hadassah28 (38) • Canada 28 Jun 07

Do you have a pedophile within your circle of friends and family? Many of us do and don't realize it, not until after our child has been harmed. In fact, some parents will never know their child has been abused by a pedophile...

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Hadassah28 You hit the nail solidly on the head with your advice to "not make light of it." How many children (myself included) were told that the abuse wasn't really abuse, or that it wasn't really happening, or worse, that they were making it up. My father told me that...

28 Jun 07

Hadassah28 @Hadassah28 (38) • Canada 28 Jun 07

Do you have a pedophile within your circle of friends and family? Many of us do and don't realize it, not until after our child has been harmed. In fact, some parents will never know their child has been abused by a pedophile...

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Hadassah28 Thank you for your response. You are right - pedophilia is a mental illness needing psychiatric intervention. But this blog is to help mothers recognize the signs of pedophilia, in order to first protect their children. Once the pedophile has been caught...

28 Jun 07

Hadassah28 @Hadassah28 (38) • Canada 28 Jun 07

Do you have a pedophile within your circle of friends and family? Many of us do and don't realize it, not until after our child has been harmed. In fact, some parents will never know their child has been abused by a pedophile...

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Hadassah28 Thank you for sharing your experience. You are right in not trusting those who comment on your 6-month old child in a way that makes you feel uncomfortable. Some pedophiles are attracted to babies, too. Our maternal instincts are sometimes our best...

28 Jun 07

Hadassah28 @Hadassah28 (38) • Canada 28 Jun 07

Do you have a pedophile within your circle of friends and family? Many of us do and don't realize it, not until after our child has been harmed. In fact, some parents will never know their child has been abused by a pedophile...

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Hadassah28 Thank you for your heartfelt response. I am hoping to see many people respond to this thread, especially those whose children may be in danger of being abused by a pedophile, directly within their family circle. My heart goes out to those parents...

28 Jun 07

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