Category: relationships
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This isn’t anything new…
So I read this article that came before this one, with the first one talking about the fact that teen girls are struggling with anxiety and depression. The second one talks about theories adults have as to why this is so. I have some news here. 1. Social media isn’t the sole issue causing depression…
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Priorities
There are possible developments on the the horizon that may challenge me. I guess that’s true of anyone, at any given time though. I have struggled in the past with prioritizing things properly. Like always putting myself last or putting work before my family at the wrong times. It feels like I’m looking at another…
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Daily Prompt 2/25/23
Describe the most ambitious DIY project you’ve ever taken on. I feel like I intentionally find some strange, obscure way to interpret daily prompts but for this one I have to say the most ambitious DIY project I’ve taken on is healing myself. It is true that I see a therapist regularly, but that amounts…
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Birthday Day
Today has been great. I am thoroughly enjoying today. My family has been awesome and is making sure I am having a wonderful day. My parents called and left a fun voicemail message singing happy birthday and then singing/arguing who loves me more. It’s really cute and I really liked it. I am going to…
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Honoring Grandmothers
As a kid, I loved my birthday up until I was about 8 or 9. I can’t exactly explain what happened, but I think it had to do with being old enough to realize what was going on. Like I was suddenly aware of how I was being treated. My birthday became a day I…
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Daily Prompt 2/23/23
Do you enjoy your job? Sometimes these daily prompt questions are kind of silly. I like this question though, because I wish everyone could enjoy what they do. I don’t have a job right now and I definitely enjoy that, although I do feel like I am supposed to do something more with my life…
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Triggered
This was upsetting to read. I remember my mom pushing me away around this same age. Maybe younger. And reading this hurt in a way I wasn’t expecting at all. I’m on good terms with my mom right now. There’s been so much healing over the past 6 months. But her rejection all those years…
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Conversations with Boy #3
I finally told Boy #3 all about me. My mind is blown. First I told him that I was going to change my name soon. Then we talked about how the doctor asked him at his last appointment if he identifies as a boy. I asked him if he knew why she asked him that…
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Daily Prompt 2/13/23
Are you patriotic? What does being patriotic mean to you? Am I patriotic? You’d think the answer to this would be an easy yes, right? I mean, I did retire from the Air Force and deployed 9 times in my 20 years. So surely I MUST be patriotic, right? By some people’s standards, they would…
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Friend…or not?
Back in January of 2008, I was in a bad place. I was deployed twice in 2007, but only for a couple of months each time. One was in the spring and one in the fall. On both deployments, something happened that caused me extensive pain and nightmares. Both were combat-related things that I was…