• Torch It: Finding Closure With Your Past

    I burned it. I took a lighter, lit that motherfucker on fire, and burned it to ashes. The “it” I’m talking about was pictures of the two people who hurt me the most. I knew then it was okay to let go when I torched those bitches. To let go of the past, the pain on top of pain, the wounds they both left behind when they both  gave up on me. They both gave up on their family. My ex husband gave up being a man/husband and a father he once was. He hasn’t been the same father since the separation. Most definitely not the father I thought he…

  • Passion vs Crazy: How Women are Often Misunderstood

    She’s crazy. She’s psycho. She’s just a crazy bitch who wants to make my life miserable. All too often, women are misunderstood. Yes, we are emotional creatures, but the way we channel those emotions is often misunderstood. I’m often called crazy. My ex-husband and his family seem to delight in telling anyone who will listen, what an unstable person I am. What they fail to see, though, is that some of these things they are labelling as crazy is really just passion. For example, I’m in the middle of trying to lock down a solid co parenting schedule with my ex-husband. He is a tough person to communicate with. Everything…