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btrflywngs

Butterfly Wings Survivor Space

About Me

Hi! My name is Kylee, and I am excited that you have taken the time to drop by my space! Please feel free to pull up a chair, get comfy, and enjoy the images, quotes, and music that I have collected for you...
About me....hmmm...that's the title of this section, and since I can't seem to get rid of the dog~gone thing, I guess that means I have to tell you a little about myself.
Where to start?
I've never really been good at talking about myself ~ maybe because I was always taught to be seen and not heard. But then again, I have never really been one who liked to be seen either. Maybe that is because life was always a little easier if I simply blended into the background. It has only been in the last few years that I have truly made great strides in overcoming the person that I was taught to be in order to become the person that I am.
I am a very creative, emotive, kind, compassionate, and loving person. I have been hurt deeply by life, but I know that I would not understand true meaning of joy if I had never experienced pain. Although I have been shaped by my past, I refuse to be defined by it.
Everything that I have done in my life has led me to this moment.
The reason that I am on MySpace is to help victims of abuse find a voice....
If you want to know more about me, you can visit my website at btrflywngs.org by clicking the banner below:
Latest News:
MSN Article
MySpace Won't Give Names of Sex Offenders
Grrr....I am so ticked off at MySpace right now!! I tried to send this message as a bulletin few minutes ago, but apparently this type of message is considered "phishing" by MySpace. They blocked my account twice because I tried to send this out. Now we really know what their filters are for....
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I was reading MSN News just now and saw this article:
MySpace won't give names of sex offenders
It seems that they think that helping sex offenders violate the terms of their release is ok, as long as they protect their right to privacy under the Electronic Privacy Act. Who cares about the thousands of innocent children, women, and men who could become prey to these individuals!!!
It is a crime that the government requires these individuals to be publicly identified for our safety, but MySpace can make it's own rules because it is "electronic."
I am very grateful for the Attorney Generals who have taken this fight on. Hopefully, they will not stop, and many more will get involved. If you live in a state that is listed in this article, please send a note of support to your Attorney General and thank them for standing up for your right to safety. If your state is not listed, please send the article to your Attorney General and ask them to please join the fight to protect our children & teens from people who are violating the laws that have been set to protect us from them.
Read Darkness to Light: 7 Steps to Protecting Our Children for more information about child sexual abuse and how to help prevent it!
My Philosophy:
Everything in life happens for a reason - how I chose to deal with my circumstances is what makes the difference.
What Gives Me Hope:
Knowing that life is about change...
My Survivor Songs:
My favorite quotes:
"...that treasure is your heart...No doubt it has been misunderstood. Surely, it has been assaulted. But it is there, your true heart, and it is worth recovering. You are captivating.
~ from Captivating by John & Staci Eldredge
"...so long as the soul keeps this firmness of purpose which sanctifies even the body, the violence done by another's lust makes no impression on this bodily sanctity, which is preserved by one's own persistant countinence..."
~St Augustine
My favorite places:


Raise Your Voice Store
Honoring Survivors of Childhood Abuse:
Do you know someone who has demonstrated courage, strength, and determination as a survivor of child abuse? Nominate him/her for an Honor Ribbon Award from btrflywngs.org by clicking on the banner below!

My Interests



From the darkness inside, something beautiful began...

I learned that, although they tried to take something precious, they could not rob me of the things that belong to my soul...

And now that I have been given wings to fly and a voice to change the world...

I will not let them break me again!

I'd like to meet:

People who deeply desire to be a force for positive change!
Butterfly Wings Banners:
Please remember, the images below are copyrighted materials that have been created by and for btrflywngs.org. If you chose to use the images on your site, please do not remove the link back to my space. These images, or their content, may not be changed or used, in part or whole, for commercial purposes.

Music:

Because of You:
Kelly Clarkson

My song to my father ~ For so many years I was trapped by his limited view of the world...

Perfect:
Simple Plan

One of the most difficult parts of the healing process was learning to accept that I would never be "good enough"...

Breath:
Breaking Benjamin

Somewhere along the way we finally see the truth. The ones we loved become the ones we hate ~ and thus the battle begins...

Until the End:
Breaking Benjamin

Beautiful, yet deadly ~ This is my "Fight Song"

It Ends Tonight:
All American Rejects

The moment of truth and the peace that came from walking away from the brokeness...

Disappear:
Jars of Clay

If one is careful, for one rare moment, they may catch a small glimpse of Princess Amy (Kylee's alter-ego) before she disappears again...

Beautiful:
Bethany Dillon

For many years, I felt tainted, broken, and ugly. When I heard this song, all I could do was cry because it was all I had ever longed to be ~ captivating...

Movies:

Convicted Sex Offenders on MySpace?!?!
Click below to watch the
ABC7 News
Investigative Report
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Can you see the signs?
Once upon a time, I was the little girl who did not want to get off the bus...

Books:


Healing Sites:

Heroes:

My friends!! They stuck by me when I didn't think I would ever be sane again...

My Blog

Broken Silence....

My silence has been broken...my secret is undone.  Funny how scary that thought once was to me, but now it is actually comforting.... Recently, through a casual conversation, a family member lear...
Posted by btrflywngs on Sat, 11 Aug 2007 08:51:00 PST

Message regarding my family...

From a message I sent this morning, regarding the pain my parent's (father & step-mother) feel over losing me... I know it hurts mom that I can't be there, and I hate that because she is a wonderf...
Posted by btrflywngs on Thu, 05 Jul 2007 09:49:00 PST

This might take a while....

Several months ago, I posted that I was going to begin writing again and pick back up on the book that I had started.  So far I have made very little progress, but in the past few days I hav...
Posted by btrflywngs on Fri, 22 Jun 2007 10:09:00 PST

It's Father's Day?

Wow!  I completely forgot that today was Father's Day.  Some people would gasp at that statement, because to them, it would mean that either I was a terrible daughter, or that they should fe...
Posted by btrflywngs on Sun, 17 Jun 2007 09:26:00 PST

Snapshots

The first twelve years of my life are remembered in a series of snapshots.  The first snapshots I remember are of my mom.  I remember seeing her feet while I was sitting in the floor, we wer...
Posted by btrflywngs on Sun, 13 May 2007 05:13:00 PST

the voices in my head....

Close the door, Shut out the world.Ignore the phone -Enter a space in timeThat is mine alone. Stillness, silence -No one speaks.I set the world apartSo I can learn to live,And become myself again...
Posted by btrflywngs on Sun, 08 Apr 2007 08:42:00 PST

Neurosis...

Today I thought about how one day, if I have children, the time will come when they will want to spend the night with their grandparents.  While I know that nothing would happen to them in my mot...
Posted by btrflywngs on Sun, 08 Apr 2007 05:58:00 PST

18 years...

Today marks the anniversary of the day I chose life over my father - abandoning my dreams in order to leave the pain behind. I know it's not a big deal to most people, but my mom and I celebrate this ...
Posted by btrflywngs on Tue, 27 Mar 2007 08:59:00 PST

Hiding Myself....

I had a dream last night that reminded me of my greatest struggle in life - to be the person I am inside. That sounds a little insane, I know, but it is true.  There is a part of me that no ...
Posted by btrflywngs on Fri, 16 Feb 2007 04:34:00 PST

Sharing - Pt. 2

Originally, my previous blog was set to "Friends" because I was feeling that old familiar fear of loss setting in.  After reading posts from several of you, I decided to let go of some of the anx...
Posted by btrflywngs on Tue, 16 Jan 2007 08:36:00 PST