Emotionally Barbaric
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 and displeasure. “Me like” (waves…
Healing is Excruciating
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 and blessed. There was no…
To Struggle Is Human
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 whom I counted on to…
Either Or
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 conflict . Doing so requires…
The Bare Minimum
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 BF(boys' father). Mercy and compassion are…
I Will Change The Things I Can
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 fraud: desperate to do and…
Who Even Does That?
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 to no longer inconvenience my…
Bold and Sensitive
This past Sunday, rather than attending the regular service, I sat in on the Middle School Group of girls at a new church, with a larger Youth Program than the…
First Class
So odd to return to a campus in which I attended undergrad. Literally, it felt mostly unfamiliar, possibly because I am now in a different program of study and building. OR…
Raising a Modern-Day Knight
I left our last wrestling match feeling discouraged by my boys' attitudes and conduct, recognizing OUR need for guidance on how to be solid citizens, teammates, and contributors. I am…
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