***Disclaimer: unfiltered sharing ~ ~ ~ have a problem with graphics and F-bombs? Maybe this isn’t for you. I don’t disclose this information in hopes of receiving sympathy… instead it is my hope that by sharing authentically with others, they will find aspects that mirror parts of their own experience or a loved one’s story, and through that, feel connected and less isolated. Our stories are powerful and they are ready to be shared with…
What a journey this last year has been…. 3 or 4 months ago I truly didn’t think there would ever come a time when I’d be sitting upright and able to tell my story, let alone help others who are suffering similar horrendous circumstances with their health. I thought I was a goner. Looking back, I can hardly believe that I made it through everything that happened in these last 12 months. So much transpired.…
It’s 5 a.m. as I lay wide awake in darkness. There is a permeating sense of loneliness as my daughter is not in bed next to me. Her grandmother offered to care for her so that I could catch up on some much needed rest. This week my therapist has been helping guide me into the subconscious layers of my psyche. It hasn’t been an easy process. We are in the process of digging up…
I’ve written you a lot of letters over the years. Tender love letters and exalted poetry… but none quite like this one. You once told me you didn’t want me to write you anymore letters anyway, because “they meant nothing to you.” Here’s a final letter to you. I’ll skip the pleasantries of prefacing this letter with a ‘Hello’ or ‘Hi’ and get right to the heart of it. Afterall, being nice didn’t augment any…
Our culture does such a disservice to single mothers and perhaps parents in general, yet I can only speak from my perspective, observations, and personal experience. I get the sense that parents, when seen a ‘couple’ and unified family unit, receive an abundance of support on many levels, both from each other and their communities. The pressure single mothers feel that is inflicted by a society that has its priorities entirely bass-ackward is harmful not…