Something I struggle with is my approach to this blog these days. I think about it every day but never quite in the right context for another article. (Don't get me wrong, I have countless article ideas I've been saving to eventually work with.) I've been trying to reconcile the desire to write more here … Continue reading Taking Another Step
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
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
Names
My husband and I were watching a show "Tulsa King" the other night. In it Sylvester Stalone says something like "...wanna find out, F*ckface?" In the moment we laughed. It was a funny line in a tense scene. But I immediately remembered the first time I'd heard that name. My mom had called me that. … Continue reading Names
The Mild Millennial 