Amara loaned me her copy of the book, The Verbally Abusive Relationship: How To Recognize It & How To Respond by Patricia Evans, and I'm rather impressed. I have the 3rd Edition, but I guess the first addition came out in 1992! So it's been around a while, and the writer has expanded and clarified over time ( Read more... )

Well... this is certainly timely, given what else I've been experiencing this last year and will be reporting upon more as we go forward ( Read more... )

I've been watching this societal drama play out with some real interest ( Read more... )

I remember famine being a thing in Africa in the '80s. It was a thing in North Korea in the '90s. But it's been a while since we've seen super-skinny children and very sad mothers across the news ( Read more... )

[Icon is of Reese ( Read more... )

Despite trying to stick my head in the sand for the last few... is it years now? I couldn't help but notice how between supply line hick-ups from the pandemic and the Russo-Ukrainian war a lot of shit is getting seriously expensive these days ( Read more... )

This is an important one for me, because I've been targeted by Sociopaths/Narcissists repeatedly, and I am tired of it! I would like to explain to the Clueless, who so easily get converted into Minions (also known as "Flying Monkeys" by Dr. Ramani) who turn against me when this dynamic pops up. So how to explain to those people what it is we're ( Read more... )

Dealing with those who side with the narcissists is one of my massive pet peeves, and I wanted to examine that today.

Once more Dr. Ramani explains: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ok4-7RJut6INarcissists hold so much power in families, workplaces, etc. because Enablers hold them up, protect them, and make excuses for them.  People think Narci ( Read more... )

More on this series by Dr. Ramani! She is rocking my world ( Read more... )

Continuing my series here, I'm next going to examine what's typical for other scapegoated children like me. I could do no right. Though I did no wrong (or very petty and rare wrongs) I was treated as if I was a monster by my Malignant Narci father and like I was a bother to my Neglectful Narci mother ( Read more... )