This is not a post about Blue Eyes or Sex Addiction. It's a post about my own family of origin and dealing with the dynamics of fallible people making stupid decisions. I do not for one minute think I am anywhere near perfect. I know I have lots and lots of faults, just like everyone … Continue reading Trauma rearing its ugly head again
aging parents
Time marches on
The parental unit. Dad holding their fur baby… a very spoiled 13 year old doodle! It’s been a doozy of a month. I spent a few weeks this summer helping my mom (with dementia) and step dad (cancer) find a decent retirement home. It’s in the neighborhood they have lived in for the past 30 … Continue reading Time marches on
We’re in this together
Huge peony blooms from my cutting garden. I know it’s confusing to some, how or even why I would want to stay partnered with a person who lied and cheated and systematically betrayed me. How to get past the wounds, and why? Why trust? Why knowingly make myself vulnerable to a proven abuser. The question … Continue reading We’re in this together
try not to cry on my rainbow 