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It Wasn’t the Experience, It Was My Reaction to it That Helped Me Grow
Trigger Warning: talk of abuse from parents, including Narcissistic abuse, weapons, SA, and animal cruelty. That’s a heck of a trigger warning, eh? But I needed to add it, because I don’t want to make anyone’s reading experience an unpleasant one. I want everyone to know what they’re going to read in the next few…
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Perpetuating a Cycle That I Would Break
I’m not sharing this to put down my parents, but rather to show that hope and love can break harmful generational cycles. At my age (over 40), my parents were not doing well. My biological father had abandoned me as a baby. He was right at age 40 when I was born, and he left…
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Insomnia Returned Now That My Stepfather is Dying
… I was starting to sleep well, now I find myself with that foggy, groggy feeling today. I didn’t get much sleep last night. My mom texted me that my stepfather is not doing well. The situation is not as simple as traveling to visit, sending flowers, or giving them a call. I have lived…
Dear Quiet 