Control is one of those coping tools that so many people use, including me, to deal with unresolved feelings from their childhood. According to Webster’s, to control is to adjust to a requirement; to regulate; to hold in restraint. Whether… Read More ›
Originally posted on My Mending Wall:
As I was growing up in a home where I was physically, emotionally, and sexually abused, where the adults were addicted to substances such as alcohol or drugs, where chaos thrived, I lived in…
My home environment was difficult at best. My mother lacked the empathy and wherewithal to be the sort of mother that a child needed. Her need for self-gratification overwhelmed our needs as children. Her need for self-deprivation terrified us. Her… Read More ›
Living as a child in a house where the adults who are responsible for my care were often absent was very frightening for both my brothers and me. We learned how to care for each other the very best that we… Read More ›
The choices in my life have bound me to them. It doesn’t have to be this way, but sometimes, I let the consequences take over instead of changing my choices. Being beaten down, not just physically, but emotionally, I feel… Read More ›
Reflect upon your present blessings — of which every man has many — not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.” ~Charles Dickens Through my experiences with a strict catholic school for most of my childhood education… Read More ›
“Love without sacrifice is like theft” ~Nassim Nicholas Taleb After forty years on this earth, I made a discovery that tied all the insanity of my life together with a big beautiful bow. It sounds incredible, yet it was… Read More ›
