Altruistic Donor is the term for a living donor who chooses to part with an organ for an unknown and unspecified recipient. Totally fascinated by…
While Sweet Greg and I were out for his birthday lunch last Saturday, I went to the restroom to wash my hands and saw a…
I once did pretty much all of the same shit I now will not tolerate. In recovery, I am unlearning and growing, not pretending as…
Emotionally stunted people fail to learn to accept, process, or even tolerate a full range of emotion, leaving them emotionally primitive—limited only to recognizing pleasure…
Because Sweet Greg did not flinch, pout, or punish me for declaring myself absolutely physically and emotionally unavailable for the weekend, I feel beyond humbled…
I struggled mightily, since my earliest days. My formative experience strongly suggested my defectiveness as the cause, willfully imposing, as only an asshole would, on those…
I never tire of this reading and continue hoping that it may become a more common practice– reaching for The Third Way– in times of…
Last week as I relished a much-needed break from being used, taken advantage of, I was able to feel a smidge of compassion for the…
Shame is confirmation of emotional and spiritual unwellness. I know of no other thing which will so swiftly turn a person to unkindness, dishonesty, and…
I am feeling agitated over how our new before and after school arrangement is no good for my sons. It is the consequence of my decision…