Category Archives: People
Will The Real Caitlyn Jenner Please Shut Up
I’m not sure if I’m going to make a lot of people hate me, or gain some new fans, but when Caitlyn Jenner comes up you always get one or the other, or several of both. I for one am … Continue reading
Posted in culture, Current Events, Equality, LGBT, lifestyle, media, Opinion, People, Thoughts
Tagged activist, advocate, Bruce Jenner, Caitlyn Jenner, fame, gender, ignorance, learning curve, role model, sexism, transgender, transphobia, women of the year
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When To Let Them Go
One of my best friends in high school once told me: “Face it, you’re a boyfriend packrat, they’re like old shoes to you. You keep them around when you don’t need them and can’t do anything with them which is … Continue reading
Posted in Journal, Life, Opinion, People, Personal, Relationships, Social Media, Technology, Thoughts
Tagged "mental health", born again Christian, Christianity, cutting someone loose, Facebook, friends, friendship, health, homophobia, hypochondria, hypochondriac, religion, sympathy, unfriending, victim, victimhood
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The High Price Of Being The Better Person (And How It Cost Me My Sister)
I have a very complicated relationship with my sister. All right, that is misleading or an understatement or just doesn’t seem 100% true. For the past three plus years I have not had a relationship with my sister. And for … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Health, home, Inspiration, Journal, Life, Parenting, People, Personal, Relationships, Thoughts
Tagged "child abuse", "developmentally disabled", "intellectually disabled", "toxic relationships", abuse, being the better person, college help, editing, facing your abuser, hope, left out, leverage, love, martyr, memories, no contact, oldest sibling, protective, relationships, sister
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Are We Really Doing This Again?
Remember back in 2013 when a bunch of Republicans (excuse me, Tea Partiers parading around as orderly Republicans) threw a tantrum that shut down our government for sixteen days because they refused to pass legislation that did not include measures … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, News, Opinion, People, Political, Politics, Thoughts
Tagged "pro-choice", "pro-life", abortion, congress, economy, GOP, government shutdown, hoax, Planned Parenthood, Republicans, Tea Party, Ted Cruz, wasted money
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A Memory Under Fire
Last week my little sister asked me to take a look at an essay she wrote for a scholarship. I love my sister, and out of all of my siblings (I have three brothers and her) she is the most … Continue reading
