Dad was fighting with mom about disciplining my sister and I. She was upset thinking we weren't getting enough punishment. It was over something little like a dish in the sink or something. It was the 3rd or 4th family meeting in a week and we were all miserable and OVER everything. As usual, mom … Continue reading Memory Drop
Family dysfunction
Family dysfunction rolls down from generation to generation, like a fire in the woods, taking down everything in its path until one person in one generation has the courage to turn and face the flames. That person brings peace to their ancestors and spares the children that follow. Terry Real
I heard a tidbit today…
that really resonated with me. "Trauma is someone doing things to you they shouldn't have. But its also becoming known that its someone withholding things from you that they shouldn't have." Whoa dude.
She did nothing
I went no contact with my mom many years ago when we had a big blow up over Mother's Day in 2015 that ended with her physically assaulting me. I left swearing she'd never see me again with she yelled back "Good!" The average person looking at that would say "Oh it was all said … Continue reading She did nothing
Sharing: The Over and Under of It
"Oversharing felt like taking the bullets out of the gun that I knew would inevitably hurt me." A simple note to myself Jun 1 of last year. It's hard to imagine a more ironic beginning of a blog post, talking about oversharing. I could go on about Gen Z's unsettling ability to overshare. A girl … Continue reading Sharing: The Over and Under of It
The Mild Millennial 