Photo by Victrola Record Players on Unsplash Lots of people want to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down. — Oprah Winfrey My mom and her friends were having a girls’ night at our apartment. Everyone was drinking and eating take …
What I Learned Playing with a Child Image by Tomasz Mikołajczyk from Pixabay While playing Barbies with my four-year-old granddaughter I learned that today’s Barbies are no joke. When I was a child, I played with Barbies. My Barbies rode around in a pink car, lived in a Dream castle, and had plenty of tea parties with …
Rebellious Love Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay “When you are a mother, you are never really alone in your thoughts. A mother always has to think twice, once for herself and once for her child.” — Sophia Loren To guarantee total control, my boyfriend needed power over the only other human I loved as much as him: my …
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Image by David Mark from Pixabay Image by David Mark from Pixabay Being a parent of a teenager is hard. They know everything. We told our teenagers, “If you believe there is someplace better, I recommend you leave now so you can get there as soon as possible.” we will give you $100 and a ticket …
Sprinting Toward a Horrific Destiny at 17 Image by piundco from Pixabay He was in full control of my life. I did whatever he wanted, whenever he wanted, however he wanted it done. Why did he need control of my child, too? I’m a survivor. Leo needed total control. He already had established who held the power …
A 12-Step Campaign to Help Overweight Children Lose Weight That Works It worked for my kid. Image Source-Adobe Stock There is an obesity epidemic growing among children in the United States. Obesity is a disease. Our children are growing fatter. According to the Centers for Disease Control, data from 2015 and 2016, 1 in 5 pre-teen children …
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Image Source-Pixabay I was madly in love. That was no excuse for my behavior. Frank was making a play for full control of my body and soul. He already had power over me. I was so in love I did not question him. To gain total control, he needed power over my son. He almost …
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Image Source-Pixabay I was buck-naked. Mom insisted that I stand naked on the back porch, crying and shivering until she let me back into her house. She wanted to show me who was in charge. Our problem was that I was just like Mom. I was an arrogant smart-mouthed know it all fifteen-year-old girl who …
