I got a call from an old friend out of the blue, Irene. She called to tell me she was thinking of me and that she just wanted to catch up. We hadn't spoken because of some drama with her family that I ended up getting caught in the middle of a few years ago.… Continue reading On the Run from Abuse – Part I
Welcome to the final chapter of this unreasonably long story. For anyone who stuck with me this whole time, thank you. For anyone jumping in right here, you can just read from here on out or get some more context in parts I and II. OK, enough stalling. Here we go. Once you both acknowledged… Continue reading Living Half a Life – Part III
And we're back! With the details of how things progressed between Orion and me. Let's jump right back in. Did you face any internal conflicts or moral dilemmas when you started realizing your feelings for him? Not really. It was a comfortable place to be for me. In my mind, he had no feelings for… Continue reading Living Half a Life – Part II
OK kitty cats, buckle up because this is a doozy. This post is a heavy one, and it is very raw. It's a topic that is difficult, confusing, and coming from a deeply personal place. I know that many will lose respect for me, that others who have a similar mindset as I do will… Continue reading Living Half a Life – Part I
I've been pondering this question lately: Am I ready? Ready for what, you ask? To get back out there. To date. I've been pondering this for a little over a month now, ever since my post about kenpo and how I was tying my dating life to my belt promotion. How I was going to… Continue reading Am I Ready?
Corrupt systems are always scary, but when it comes to a system that you think you should be able to trust, it's so much scarier. And who do you have to trust more than the people who take care of your kids 5 days a week? That's right, I'm talking about school. Luna started school… Continue reading School Teacher Bullies – A Nightmare
You know what's kind of weird about my childhood? Well, I think it's weird. Sometimes I find out that what I think is normal is weird and what I think is weird is normal. Anyway. This is weird to me. My dad and both of my older sisters were all into Star Trek growing up.… Continue reading An Endless Trek
I once read that children will always sacrifice their authenticity for the sake of their parents' acceptance. I have no doubts in my mind that this is true. I know for a fact that the vast majority of people act differently around their parents than they do with close friends or siblings. I know that… Continue reading Disconnect with Luna
As promised, here is the supplemental post containing my thoughts specifically on some of the songs I've listened to by the Indie artist, Autoheart. In case you missed the related post, Hungover in the City of Dust, I recently wanted to listen to some new music and had no idea what to listen to. Spotify helped… Continue reading Autoheart
For those of you in need of a translation, that's "Love, True Love" with an accent. It's a quote from the delightful movie, The Princess Bride. If you haven't seen it and you like silly, rather ridiculous movies, I highly recommend it. It's a classic. In the movie, there is a wedding scene, and the… Continue reading Wuv, Twue Wuv
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