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Parenting with Disabilities
Every day the Instagram algorithm feeds me posts and graphics about what it takes to be a good parent, or how to identify a bad parent. And as I read the lists, I feel nothing but shame: Don’t yell. Be physically and emotionally present all the times. Make sure you are taking time to get…
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Over Dramatic
My whole life I have been called “over-dramatic.” (As healed adult I can see there was some truth there. I am a Sagittarius, enneagram four, extrovert, comedian who has a slight bend towards attention seeking behavior.)I have also been called a prophet. A truth teller. A no bullshitter. A “call it like it is” person.…
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The Damn Audacity
Someone told me I was prettier with makeup.Someone told me that I had big ears.Someone told me that I looked terrible in yellow.Someone told my my skin was too aged and my nose too crooked.Someone wouldn’t date me because my hair was short.Someone manipulated me into 110 dateable pounds..Yet. Here I am.Wearing some of those…
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She was Me
The more me I become the more me I lose. What got me through is now my muse. Struggling today means looking back at yesterday. What did she do then? What did she do when? She is me and I was her. Back when my trauma was a closed door. Pulling threads has unraveled the…
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Hope
Dear children- I hope one day you will understand that I wasn’t supported in the ways I needed.I hope you can see that I tried my best in situations and relationships and a society that sets women up to fail because the expectations are too high and the supports are too minimal.I hope you can…