family
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I run, because you can’t……for my sister friend.
“There are only two mistakes one can make along the road to truth; not going all the way and not starting.” Buddha I felt the loneliness today of my Aunt who ran away. A woman I never met, yet I… Continue reading
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Less abusive to live a lie.
"We call it 'verbal abuse' when someone tells us the truth about ourselves and we don't want to hear it." Byron Katie The above sentence stayed with me and it occurred to me that we have been taught or… Continue reading
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I belong
Usually in life, once you are in a designated spot it seldom changes, but I have just discovered that I have been relegated to a new position in my husband's family. I went from being one of the 'adults'… Continue reading
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I am now a stranger…
Being a living ghost as I bump into my old life still catches me off guard. I am restrained by inner feelings and emotions; the easy flow of contact is no longer possible. Even a Hi is loaded down with… Continue reading
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Stories of Fiction.
What they don’t tell you is that while you are finding out who you are, you will isolate your self from your old life; you will become a stranger there, while becoming your own best friend. My five sisters are… Continue reading
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Wearing a Tag, “Family”.
My daughter waved her hand above her head in a crazy type way in explanation to who I am… Nuts. Yep, nuts…over zealous about abuse, that I will give up family for it, that I will sever relationships for it. … Continue reading
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Save your soul.
The biggest hurdle in stopping abuse is stopping being a part of the family it is within. How easy to report abuse in another family but where it actually counts is when you see it and respond in kind within… Continue reading
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And Me
Today my husband and I leave for a few days, just him and I and the 1983 Chevy truck. While it may not seem like a big thing, what kind of car you drive, we do however have a… Continue reading
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I Run, Because you can’t.
“There are only two mistakes one can make along the road to truth; not going all the way and not starting.” Buddha I felt the loneliness today of my Aunt who ran away. A woman I never met, yet I… Continue reading
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Kept this Pattern Going.
Being a mother in the middle and having a generation before me and a generation below me puts me in a great place to witness the intricacies of how relationships are formed and how the legacy is passed on. Being… Continue reading