It’s good to know I still have a few of these up my sleeve.
March 19th, 2016
Tag Archives: divorce
March 11th, 2016
Don’t be with people who make you feel bad about yourself. Ever.
February 18th, 2016
Sometimes you have to realize that you’re the common factor.
January 9th, 2016
I often feel like a burden to my loved ones. Their reminders that I’m not are like a fresh Spring day breaking through the gray of late Winter. They’re essential. They’re hope.
November 22nd, 2015
My ex-wife was a hoarder. When I moved to Chicago, I got rid of … well, almost everything. When I moved to Portland? Even more. My sympathy is limited.
September 2nd, 2015
When I was newly divorced, I found myself surrounded by people who seemed to think that talking about my divorce made me a bitter person. Not a person who is bitter over something that happened, but a fundamentally bitter person.
So I tamped it down.
Even last Summer when I was dealing so directly with my emotional issues, I tended to gloss over what happened during my marriage. I talked about my recent breakup all the time (ALL THE TIME [sorry, friends]), but I rarely talked about my marriage.
I’m afraid it’s not something I can avoid any longer.
If you think you might be a victim of gaslighting, please look for some resources and start to find help. The article that I found most helpful to me can be found at everydayfeminism.com, which is a fantastic site in its own regard.
You’re not alone. You’re not crazy.
June 1st, 2015
Sometimes, when I talk about how bad things became in my marriage, I get “twitchy.”