Losing My Narcissistic Mother Is Complicated
It’s so utterly destructive. It’ll knock the wind—no the very oxygen—out of your sails. It’s nauseating. Conflicting. Terrifying. And so…
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It’s so utterly destructive. It’ll knock the wind—no the very oxygen—out of your sails. It’s nauseating. Conflicting. Terrifying. And so…
Continue ReadingAs I write this, my mother-in-law is in the ICU. We don’t expect her to leave. She’s too young. Sixty-four.…
Continue ReadingOh, the inevitable, as we age into our mid to late 30s and beyond. The natural series of life states…
Continue ReadingI have sat here a million times over my life—on good days, on bad days, with friends, with family. I…
Continue ReadingThat heart-wrenching moment when I received that phone call—the one that completely shattered life as I knew it. “He’s gone,”…
Continue ReadingSpring stirs up emotions within me that bring on reflection. I watch the death of winter sink into the ground…
Continue ReadingHave you experienced that feeling when you don't want to wake up but continue sleeping and dreaming the wonderful dream…
Continue ReadingNo one tells you how it will feel. What will trigger it? The emptiness, the anger, the fear, or the…
Continue ReadingThis past weekend, I learned that my estranged grandmother died. It had been a few years since I had spoken…
Continue ReadingI burst into tears the other day at the nail salon. “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” came on over…
Continue ReadingTo my babies in Heaven, I still miss you. Sometimes I wonder if you can see us from Heaven. Do…
Continue ReadingI ignored it at first, the pink on the tissue. It wasn't anything to worry about. I'd known for three…
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