The Letter

   I hold something in my hands that can change the world    something filled with destruction and pain   it will change the world                                  my world   so delicate as though it could crumble *       […]

This poem opened the door…

I found this poem in “Dear Sister, letters from survivors of sexual abuse” It stuck out to me even more because they also had it translated into Spanish, I’m assuming that the writer’s first language was Spanish, but I’m not for sure. I was excited to be able to share this with my husband because […]

Update: I’m officially single!!!

I’m sorry I haven’t posted lately, I really hate that, when I do that, because I tend to lose the majority of my readers in the meantime. I’ve been working more hours, I’ve been feeling very overwhelmed.  I spend most of my free time laying down in complete silence, no music, no netflix, no books, […]

A little talk with Dad

This morning, I spoke with my dad about how hurt I feel when he says I need to “forget things” or “let it go” or “leave it in the past.” I told him “Don’t you think if I could forget about it, I would?” “Don’t you think I want to forget about it?  You think […]

Uncle

I was having a rather silly, care-free kind of day today, until my uncle came through the drive thru where I was working. Backstory: My Uncle lived next door to us and molested me for a few years. I still live next door to that house, just on the other side of it. This isn’t rare. […]

A Rather Great Day

I actually had a rather productive and good day today. My children were gone for the night and until this evening.  I had a lot of alone time without anything to worry about, no work, no kids.  It was nice. I got some cleaning done.  And Andres spent over three hours cleaning my car, inside […]