What is support?
Support is not offering advice. It is offering a Kleenex,
We are here to help women discover what they are feeling . . .
We are here to help a woman identify her options . . .
We are here to discuss steps with a woman . . .
We are here to help a woman discover her own strength . . .
We are here to help a woman discover she can help herself . . .
We are here to help a woman learn to choose . . .
----Anonymous
Support is unconditional. It is listening, not judging,
not telling your own story.
a touch, a hug . . . caring.
not make the feelings go away.
not to tell her which options to choose.
not to take the steps for her.
not to rescue her and leave her still vulnerable.
not to take responsibility for her.
not to make it unnecessary for her to make difficult choices.
©Karen N. Kilson