So often I find myself looking for that light switch that will cause everything make sense. If I could just understand the intricacies of how this one thing works it will all make sense. I think that same thought over and over for each aspect of healing. It’s been a long hard road in part…
This Was Me
This was me. This is what I looked like in high school around the time the abuse by my stepdad was ending. I was on the tennis team. I was in honor classes and made mainly A’s and B’s. I was quiet and kept to myself for the most part. I was a naive and…
Denim Day
Denim Day is fast approaching. Do you know why Denim Day is important? Denim Day was started in 1999 after Patti Occhiuzzo Giggans, Executive Director of Peace Over Violence, saw on the news a protest over a case in Italy where a rape conviction was overturned by the Italian Supreme Court. Which ruled the sex…
Where’s The Accountability?
My last post was about how I was affected by the news of my abuser getting off of probation nearly 15 months early. It has been a long road for answers. When I was finally able to get answers as to why he was let off of probation this is what I was told, “it…
Here’s To That One Thing, That One Win, and Fighting For Your Goal
I wish I could say that I’m winning at living as though I know what normal is, but last week was a total bust for me. I found out that my abuser is off of probation a lot sooner than what I feel he should be. A judge decided that he had fulfilled his 10…