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Feeling helpless and a bit crazy.
I am fahreaking out. My sister's husband hits his kids. He is verbally and physically abusive. Things feel so wrong. The boys have run away again. The boys, the kids, keep getting blamed and the father takes no responsibility. Tells them it's their fault; they make him like this. The......Read More

Posted on: 2009-09-02 02:06:42 | Rating:

| Views: 73 | Comments: 18 | Tags: crazy abuse freaking out family am I wrong? helplessness

Weakness
It is so easy, so common, to admire what appears to be strength in people. But what is strength? Other women in my life call me strong, state it in a way that seems to separate me, as though they themselves do not possess the capabilities, and so they leave that to someone else. This......Read More

Posted on: 2009-09-09 21:53:43 | Rating:

| Views: 62 | Comments: 9 | Tags: strength vulnerability

hate and holding onto stuff
Have you ever wanted something so badly that you become half consumed by it? And if so, can you honestly look at your actions and thought patterns, and say that you have truly invited that thing to happen? And how necessary is it to do this? I definitely feel that I need to let go of......Read More

Posted on: 2009-09-16 22:06:37 | Rating:

| Views: 54 | Comments: 8 | Tags: hate and holding onto stuff

The big picture
I woke up in a panic this morning, immediately freaking out over the fact that I had overslept, and suddenly remembered it was Saturday. The adrenaline from that sort of kept me from being able to go back to sleep; but I also had a long day of school events, so I ended up......Read More

Posted on: 2009-09-20 00:19:35 | Rating:

| Views: 115 | Comments: 13 | Tags: the big picture long day marching bands relationships kids family

Learning As I Go
Pics from my impromptu road trip to New Mexico over labor day weekend. I spent more time driving than I did in New Mexico, but it was well worth it. I left Great Lakes on Thursday around 4pm and got to New Mexico Friday at about noon . I was SO exhausted. Somewhere near......Read More

Posted on: 2009-09-22 20:18:05 | Rating:

| Views: 99 | Comments: 18 | Tags: Road Trip self reliance exhaustion driving spiritual god

Difficult Decision??
Choosing between a child and an abusive spouse. Seems like a no-brainer to me. She calls me crying today. Her husband says it's him or their son. Their son is no longer wiling to lie down and allow his dad to verbally abuse him and tell him that he deserved to be punched. I said......Read More