The Matthew Effect
“For to everyone who has, more will be given, and he will have an abundance.But from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away.” This…
A relationship where your reality slowly requires a permission slip.
“But What Did She Do?”
Friend: So you’re not in contact with your daughter anymore? Family Member: No, she’s just too much. Always some issue with her. Always making everything harder than it has to…
Serves Her Right
In the family system/code that believes and says, "Serves you right," my boys seem to have been programmed to interpret my chaos, struggle, difficulty, and misfortune as proof of my…
When Kindness Hurts Because It’s New
"Are you seriously still talking about it?” I came to view punishment and shame as logical, natural consequences of being different or displeasing. A great and collective effort was dedicated…