I feel as though, for my entire life, almost every man in my life has been toxic. It goes back to when I was a child. A father is meant to show you how to be a man, but mine wasn’t a real man. He was an abuser.

My father abused me in every way, making me feel as though no man would ever love someone as screwed up as I was. His abuse was drilled ( Read more... )

To me, October has always been one of my best months. I feel like a lot of good stuff happens. Fall is at its peak, the weather is a lot more comfortable, pumpkin products come out, horror movies daily on TV, and, of course, Halloween. And, now, my wedding anniversary. It's a magical time. Even with it being 2020, I feel positive about this month, ( Read more... )

For the longest time, I had this idea that the one sister, who is actually my blood sister, had no want or need to connect with me in any way. I thought she was the child my mother wanted, while I was the mistake that was born first. So much so, that she sent me to live with my father and cut me out of her life, with no contact whatsoever. In my ( Read more... )