Stop Gaslighting Me
My emotions were never the problem. Your actions and words were the problems. You used my thoughts and feelings against me and shaped me into someone I couldn’t recognize. What did you really gain...
Category: Narcissist Mother
Narcissistic mother
Waking Up
I’m waking up and walking away from your BSWaking up and no longer living in the pain you createdYou thought you could hold me foreverHow wrong and self assured you wereI’ve learned how unnecessary...
Black-Catting is Never Okay
As a person who exists with chronic pain, I have compassion for those who feel unwell. I understand feeling rough. Lupus and Rheumatoid arthritis have been a big part of my life, as I...
The Beauty Discovered From A Plant
I found a small calibrachoa plant at the farm market this spring. I brought it home, planted it in a green pot, and placed it in my gnome garden. This pretty, little plant bloomed...
Need is Not Selfish
I needed you today. You were busy and I understand busy (hello, mom of 4!), but I really needed you today. I needed a shoulder to cry on, a listening ear, a caring hug,...
Why? Why Do I Still Allow You To Make Me Feel Like Sh..???
Spent too many years believing I was a broken person. I believed there was something wrong with me because I didn’t “fit in” with anyone. I felt like a complete outcast. I had no...
The Music Speaks To My Soul
I have never met a person who disliked music. Yes, everyone has a preference in musical styles, but I have yet to meet someone who dislikes ALL forms of music. I myself enjoy an...
Challenge Yourself With Journal Prompts- Face Your Past
I recently finished reading a book, by Anne Lamott, entitled Bird By Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life, by Anne Lamott. She teaches a writing class and this book is a sort of...
What I Want From My Mother
Upon reflecting to overcome and heal from the tragedy that was my childhood, I realize all my mother has taken from me. My youth was lost when we moved to the city and I...
The Hunted or The Hunter?
Until the lion learns how to write, the story will always glorify the hunter. I read that line on a website somewhere. I don’t remember where or what I was scrolling through, but the...
