My brother took his life in 2009, he had finally had enough of the noise running through his head. He’d spent his whole life protecting me from the pain he’d endured without knowing I suffered as well. Since his passing I’ve learned the truth about the trauma he endured. I was traumatized too but because... Continue Reading →
Letters to my brother 1
My Dearest Brother, It’s been so long since we’ve had one of our talks I decided to continue them the only way I know how and that’s through writing. Remember when we were kids and you made such great efforts to shield me from the bad things in life? I never understood the true meaning... Continue Reading →
The Beginning
Today is September 17, 2023. Today would have been my parents 52nd wedding anniversary had they stayed married. I was unaware about the date of their marriage as they divorced when I was 4 but was informed about it in 1994, by my dad when I picked my wedding date for my first marriage which... Continue Reading →
The Truth Will Set You Free
As an adult child of toxic parents, the best advice I could give another person would be to look at others as they are, not how you wish they would be. As children we tend to put our parents on pedestals and dismiss every toxic behavior they have, because we are taught at an early... Continue Reading →
The beginning is always the hardest
When I started this blog my intentions were to share my story and that’s not what I ended up doing with it. I ended up writing about the things I see wrong in the world with a little bit of my story mixed in. I’m not sure why I don’t share my story, it’s worthy... Continue Reading →