I was having daydreams about sending my mom flowers for Mother’s Day. For getting her address and writing some letter of explanation about why I can’t talk to her. My oldest son doesn’t talk to me and I don’t talk to her. There is a whole black hole of unprocess-able emotional energy there. Just a … Continue reading Mother’s Day Thoughts
He triggers me and I’m lost. Oh, the shame of not being trigger free, free of anything that would make my body and mind seize up, relive, react. He flings his hands in my face and that would be fine but when he doesn’t stop after I say stop. When he still doesn’t stop touching … Continue reading Parenting with PTSD
Being a single mom is hard. Being a single mom with a nontraditional take on the world and very little in the way of support or resources, is like walking through life, no running even when you're old and out of shape, as fast as you can so your kid doesn’t die even though you … Continue reading Mom Life
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