The Help Sheryl Speak Loud and Far Movement

     In “The Skerrit,” little Sheryl thinks she is going to die in a house in the ocean. She thinks she deserves such cruel punishment for her truancy. She also believes that no one, not even her mother, can rescue her from the tragedy that awaits her. So she stands alone, scared, powerless and silent before a powerful adult her culture has led her to believe has the absolute right to hurt her.

     Like Sheryl, thousands of girls around the world are led to believe that they deserve to be ill treated, dream-deprived, uneducated and silenced. Let us reverse that legacy for the silenced girls of the world by helping Sheryl speak loud and far. Make her voice reach at least one million people. We can do it. Together. With your help, Sheryl will no longer face the world alone. With your support, Sheryl’s voice will be heard.

You help broadcast Sheryl’s voice when you tell 5 people or more to get The Talking Palm at 

http://www.amzn.to/175EzBh

      Then tell each of the five or more to tell 5 others and so on.

     On behalf of the once silenced Sheryls of the world, I thank you.

     Esther Jno-Charles

Invited or not Invited to the Wedding

     In The Talking Palm, nineteen-year old Sheryl is preparing to get married, but she does not invite her closest friends and relatives. Sheryl lives in a small village where everyone knows who your friends are and who are not.       

     Therefore, not inviting close associates whom people expect to be invited will elicit vicious gossip and ill-will toward Sheryl. Sheryl knows that, and that bothers her. Yet, she does it anyway.

     Ladies, should your close friends and relatives be expected to be invited to your wedding? Which friends or relatives would you not or did you not invite to your wedding?

     Share your thoughts and or experiences.

     By Esther Jno-Charles

Book: The Talking Palm:How the childhood storms of a young woman’s life remained hidden until a palm fruit started talking: http://www.amzn.to/175EzB

Is Sheryl Psychologically Ready to Get Married?

     In The Talking Palm, nineteen-year old Sheryl is planning to get married, but she is very frustrated. Neither she nor her family can invite their relatives or friends to her wedding. According to Sheryl's fiancé, Marvin, Sheryl's associates are not religious folks (130-138).

      Yet, Sheryl or her family do not resist Marvin's demand or ask him to reciprocate. Instead, they grudgingly comply but complain behind his back.

      When Sheryl blindly obeys Marvin's demand without holding a serious discussion or calling for mutual compromise, is she setting up the stage for a disastrous relationship? Has she created an unhealthy template of how her husband should treat her in the future?

      Does Sheryl's misery about her decision to comply while simultaneously feeling powerless to direct her path show a fundamental flaw in Sheryl's character? Isn't she morally obligated to nurture her soul, which in turn will enhance the quality of her relationships? Is Sheryl mature enough to make right decisions for her good?

     What do you think? 
     By Esther Jno-Charles 

Read about Sheryl in The Talking Palm:How the childhood storms of a young woman’s life remained hidden until a palm fruit started talking http://www.amzn.to/175EzBh