FIGHTING BACK

I have some mad respect for this dude.  Seriously!  This post rips me up… it also increased my determination to be more aware of those around me. Not every kid has an adult in their life who loves them.  Let that sink in.   I read the stories and I watch the horror of headline news and yet… it…

THREE CONNECTIONS

I would like to thank my Relationships Are Hard guest today Robert Wertzler. Three Connections By Robert Wertzler This is a story of three people with three relationships.  I was one of them.  I will call the other two Mary and Jane.  Those were not their names.  They were clients of the county mental health…

DESPERATELY WANTING

A poem By Briton Underwood 🙂 I yearn to find a home in your thoughts Let me nestle cozily next to your subconscious Like a dream you can’t remember But leaves a smile on your face all day I don’t want you to quite figure me out Like the words to a song you never…

TWO BEDS AND A COUCH

My #BeReal guest today is semi-anonymous. My heart is heavy after reading this mom’s story.  Life is tough.  Being a parent is tough.  Sometimes we have limited choices and the only thing giving us hope is that people we love are depending on us. It is difficult to understand how limited and unhelpful social resources can…

DECONSTRUCTING SELF-DESTRUCTION

I logged onto Facebook this morning and was shown this memory from the past. It is a picture of an old friend and my daughter.  I love this picture.  I don’t hold onto memories very well anymore.  My short term is horrible and I have lost many older memories too.  Sometimes pictures will snap the past…

UGLY ME

My guest today is Jain. Jain is anonymous.  Do I know her?  Maybe I do and maybe I don’t. I will tell you I relate to many of the things she writes about. Am I normal?  Are other people like me?  Does anyone else… Jain has some things to say and she would love if you…

The Enchantress

My RELATIONSHIPS ARE HARD guest today is Nicole Lyons. It would be an understatement to say she means a lot to me.  She means a lot to many people.  She has had many kind words for me when I needed them most. This piece is all too common.  These situations are traumatic.  I know.  I…