Category Archives: Breaking Free from the Cycle of Abuse
STUCK, in a Labyrinth of Pain
I’d been, stuck, in a labyrinth of pain you’d put me in, since I was very young, with the world, crashing down on my small body, I’d felt the pains, entering into my body and staying put there! Stuck, in … Continue reading
A Mirror that Reflected You & Me…
There’s that mirror, inside my own mind, that reflected you and me, in our truest selves, untainted, undisturbed, in our love. A mirror that reflected you and me, there will NEVER be one, because you’d, become this ghost of a … Continue reading
Love & Hurt
Problems that “stemmed” from her family of origin, and now, she’d actively decided, to NOT pass it down! Translated… From reading the article “Even Though I Love Her” from last month, I felt connected to the writer, as I too, … Continue reading
Accepting Our Own Parents’ Emotional Entanglements
On forgiving the adults in our lives for not protecting us when we couldn’t protect ourselves, translated… As I wrote down the title of this week, I was, hesitant, should I use a word that has such strong emotions attached, … Continue reading
Seasons of Tears…
There had been, many seasons of tears I’d shed, not knowing why, and then, there were still more, seasons of tears I’d shed, knowing why… My life had been, plagued by, seasons of tears for years and years on end, … Continue reading
Tears that Flooded This World…
Tears that flooded this world, and no, none of these droplets came from G-O-D, ‘cuz god does NOT exist (feel free to SUE me for saying this!)… Tears that flooded this world, they all came at us, all at once, … Continue reading
Dry Spells
There had been, many seasons of tears I’d shed, not knowing why, and then, there were still more, seasons of tears I’d shed, knowing why… My life had been, plagued by, seasons of tears for years and years on end, … Continue reading
To the Father Who Raised Me…
Did you, “raise” me, or did I have to RAISE myself??? To the father who “raised” me, yeah, I guess, you’d, never made me worry about money, or anything materialistic, I’d had, EVERYTHING I’d needed, provided for me, without having … Continue reading
These Eggshells I Walked on…
like this??? not my photograph… These eggshells I once lived on, they’re, in bits and pieces now! These eggshells I once lived on, don’t know why I’d still kept them around, I need ZERO reminder of that fucked up, already … Continue reading
A Letter from a Battered Woman
In desperate need of ADVICE here! A Q&A, translated… A self-claimed no way out, Ms. A, wrote a third time to ask for help. Her husband is abusive, and a lot of things had the two of them fighting, the … Continue reading