Janine S White
Janine thrives on bringing into awareness the inequalities and misconceptions of society. Janine hopes of a more tolerant and understanding future for the world. Giving a voice to those less privileged, ignored and forgotten about.
Love knows no age
Remember the teasing when you were a teenager, that the boy or girl you had a crush on was older than you? The bigging up by male friends for being a toy boy?
Janine S WhitePublished 7 days ago in Families
Why 44% of households have a pet
Within the UK there is an estimated 12 million households with pets. That is 44%. These 12 million homes have around 51 million pets in total. According to news reports the COVID-19 pandemic has led to more people getting the dogs that they have wanted but been putting off. What makes owning a hyper, hungry pooping machine that appealing?
Janine S WhitePublished 4 months ago in Petlife
Finding love in a pandemic
Romantic love is a phenomena that has been witnessed in 147 out of 166 cultures but what is it, why do people strive to find it and is it possible while the Covid-19 pandemic is crossing the globe? My partner decided to give me her views on this.
Janine S WhitePublished 5 months ago in Humans
If you tell me to
To be alone can be a lonely time. It can also be an opportunity. With lockdowns, firebreaks and circuit breakers becoming a potential outlook for the future of the world it has raised significant worries for mental health professionals and the human need to be part of a group. Many mental health campaigns are fighting for those who are struggling while being on their own and who are feeling lonely. These campaigns can be seen on most social media platforms, news outlets and posters.
Janine S WhitePublished 7 months ago in Humans
On behalf of my son
My son is now ten years old. He has written this and asked me to share it with the world. He is an amazing, brave child who wants to share knowledge, experiences and feelings in the hopes that they might help others. The following words are his.
Janine S WhitePublished 8 months ago in Families
Internal Trafficking Within the UK
Everyone has heard of human trafficking; everyone knows that children are trafficked from city to city within the UK for sexual exploitation, right? Where did you get your understanding from? The news? A poster? A colleague or friend? So, what is trafficking? Who is a victim? Who is an offender? Is the media a cause of moral panics around trafficking?
Janine S WhitePublished 9 months ago in Criminal
Hold close what is dear to you
Life is a book full of lines, paragraphs and chapters. With each line is a different event, a different experience, a different part of me. There are lines that take up whole pages and chapters that explain a different part of my story. With each biography, novel, memoir, there is a beginning, a middle and an end. With each turn of the page the next fragment of a tale.
Janine S WhitePublished 9 months ago in Families
A moment of clarity
People say that there are moments in your life when everything becomes clear. I have heard it called 'a light bulb moment', 'a moment of clarity' 'a sudden realisation. They say that these moments are what drive you forwards. Give you direction and slingshot you into the future.
Janine S WhitePublished 10 months ago in Humans
