• STORIES

    DD, Aged 17

    When people would talk they didn't know what to say which was understandable.  more...

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    Mimi - 15 years old

    I lost myself doing stupid things, angry and sad and depressed at everything. I ended up failing my classes, not caring about school, and getting into fights.  more...

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    Chelsea - 14 years old

    I stuck my head round the door in the room mum was in, and she looked really ill. I couldn't understand what was happening - one minute my mum was fine and the next she was ill.  more...

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    Clair - aged 14

    Something I wish is I could just have one more day with my dad! - to tell him how much I love him and how sorry I am for all the bad things I have said and done to him!  more...

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    Nicole - 17 years old

    This time the doctors are unable to operate. He has already had 6 sessions of chemo and is having another 6 sessions. I cannot help feeling I may lose him.  more...

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    Rirrif - 15 years old

    I have been staying with my dad because my mom doesn't want me around when she is sick, which is all the time. My dad works at night so I spend a lot of time alone since I'm not with my mom. I'm afraid she is going to die and I'll blame myself for not being there more. more...

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    HT - 13 years old

    She has been so strong about this and is keen to put it all behind her.  more...


Creative Corner

In this section you can be creative and share what's on your mind in the form of poems, images or just free-flowing thoughts...

Thoughts and feelings can be expressed in many different ways. This is a new section and we hope that you will make it a creative hub for expressing yourself whichever way you’re feeling. At the moment you can use the form called ‘submit your story’ to send us your contributions. You can write text in that form but you can't attach an image so we will need to get back to you and arrange via email if you have a drawing, painting or photo that you want to share on the riprap site. Due to confidentiality issues we cannot publish recognisable photos of yourself or any other people in your life but you can share other pictures / images as long as there's no Copyright issues (meaning the picture has to be yours or you have to own the right to use the image).

Page updated 10 May 2017