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What he did
Trigger warning: domestic violence, assault, child abuse sleeping bags in the backyard to watch the perseids planted one of our gardens full of zinnias taught me how to tell the difference between...
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Threat level: Yellow
Questions I ask myself: Why talk about this now? It was a long time ago. (Context: “What he did” TW: domestic violence, child abuse) Because these are issues I’m still dealing with every day. They...
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Two of us against the world
The hardest thing about being big sister to my little brother is I couldn’t protect him or keep him safe from anything. He was the person I loved most in all the world, this fantastic, interesting,...
View ArticleCompassion and Anger are not “non-mixy things”
Most of the time I don’t feel particularly angry at my father for all of the hitting. I don’t understand why this is, because I’ve been furious at my mother for years for her maladaptive behavior. I...
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Even though my main emotion regarding all the hitting is sadness and fatigue, I cycle through a daily state of fury for other reasons. This problem of being stuck on anger is a common issue among...
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