Tag: abuse
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Thank You for Treating Me Like Shit (No, Really….)
Copyrighted by Lorna Tedder. Originally published in Life in the Third Degree. My dead grandfather is in my garden. Again. But where else would he be? No one he loved/loves still lives on the farm under the old oaks where he spent the bulk of his 90 years as an entrepreneur and individualist. He was…
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Lessons of Worthlessness from the Lack of Being Heard
Recently, Jason Pitzl-Waters of The Wild Hunt blog directed my attention to an article by Adrienne Jones, “Lessons My Bullies Taught Me.” It hit close to home, both because I had more than my share of being bullied and mercilessly teased as the “weird kid” or politely as the girl and later woman who was…
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Walking Away from Someone You Love (and Hate and Fear)
I hated him. I loved him, too. But this is probably the first time in my life that I’ve been grateful that Daddy was a tyrant. It’s afforded me the opportunity to see his traits in others and identify others like him. From the Bookshelf Working Through Grief — gentle, practical help for coping with…
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Remembering the Abuse
It’s a perfect example of the Law of Attraction in action, but I tend to draw to me people who are or have been abuse victims. This was highlighted for me by The Elemental Muse (hi, Bev!) this week and through an intense EFT (tapping) session with AngelSu when I was having chest pains and…
