Today, I sat down. Instead of beginning my day with all things related to cleaning, I decided to sit. I often feel guilty for sitting down. Society has placed this cloud over stay at home parents that if we are sitting down, it means we are lazy piles of crap. But, think about it... When... Continue Reading →
Hurray it is Friday! I am even more excited because with the holiday last week, my husband's weekend was cut short to make up for it. If you don't know already, he is a trash man (major holidays off, but works the following Saturday). It tends to throw me off kilter. We make it through... Continue Reading →
When you are a young child, having friends feels so important. We put ourselves through situations trying to please people in order to become friends with them. We want people to think we are as "cool" as we think they are. Everyone wants to fit in. As teens, we are friends with people by association.... Continue Reading →
No I'm not talking about the song, though it is a good one. What I want to talk about is how society portrays both men and women's sex drive. For as long as I have ever known, I have only ever heard but one saying involving the words men and sex; "all men want is... Continue Reading →
Why!? Why do I have so much anger that I have the shortest fuse out of anyone I know? They claim you become your environment. That your behavior is learned. Growing up, my dad was always seemingly angry (that is when he was around). He was constantly yelling at us; threatening us with belts and... Continue Reading →
Life as a stay at home parent... Spend literally all day cleaning and what do you have to show for it at the end of the day? Having one child, being a stay at home parent was easy. I only had one little human to worry about. It was generally easy for me to keep... Continue Reading →
Embraced in a hug he asks, "are you okay?" "Am I ever truly okay?" She says while holding back the same tears she has been consumed with for eternity. Happy memories become faded behind a door of shame and self wallowing. Itching to defeat the dark monster, but consumed with the thoughts of ending all... Continue Reading →
As I previously mentioned in my post This Year In Review, I mentioned a little bit about stirring up old feelings in regards to my father. About two years ago I decided to finally put up a wall between he and I. I figured what was done was done and since I couldn't move past... Continue Reading →
Typically I am not afraid to voice my opinions or call people out when it is deserved. However, there have been numerous times where I chose to say nothing when really I had a lot to say. Some of these things still play in my head, wondering what life would be like now had I... Continue Reading →
