Category Archives: Relationships
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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“Because It’s You”
Last Thursday, I didn’t feel too good. All right, I felt fricking awful. It didn’t register when I woke up, I just knew I was tired, and “off”. By noon, I was nursing a killer headache. I took some extra … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Journal, Life, Medical, Personal, Relationships, Thoughts
Tagged better safe than sorry, cheat, cheating, competition, competitive, game, precaution, trivia, winner, winning
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Another Drive-By Omaha Visit: Pumpkin Patches, Sentimentality, And Checking Everyone Off The List
Last weekend we (my husband, Roy, and I) traveled to my hometown of Omaha Nebraska for our last (and technically, only-real) visit of the year. It was short (Friday afternoon to Sunday afternoon) and last-minute (Roy is changing office locations … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Events, Family, Halloween, home, Relationships, travel
Tagged "road trip", friends, last-minute, pumpkin patch, trip, unplanned, Vala's Pumpkin Patch, visit
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Another Estes Surprise Success! (This Time I Didn’t Even Have To Kidnap Him)
Last Wednesday, my husband was rudely awakened by a note from me: Pack your shit! All right, the note itself was purple (our wedding color scheme) and had a bunch of hearts and before it told him to get packed, … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Life, Love, Personal, Relationships, Romance, travel
Tagged "Estes Park", "Stanley Hotel", Bear Lake, family day, family fun, getaway, hiking, nature, picnic, surprise, Trail Ridge Road
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Domestic Violence: It’s Not A Women’s Issue, It’s A Human Issue
October has always been a big month for me. It is LGBT History Month (Pride is something else yo). In college and graduate school there were midterms and big-deal projects. But October is also something else – it’s Domestic Violence … Continue reading
