If I asked you to provide imagery for the word darkness, you might describe the night sky. A sealed, windowless room. The darkest shade of black on a color palette. There would […]
The back of my son’s head.
Crime Theory meets Cheaterspeak.
What is the difference – ethically speaking – between a common criminal and a man (or woman) who cheats on their spouse? I’d argue very little. Human values are formed by internalizing social […]
The HomeWrecker Games.
The HomeWrecker Games And so it goes, my classy home-wrecking friend, I’m here, late at night, checking out Facebook again. I hope you’ve been practicing for ‘HomeWrecker of the Year’… They don’t […]
the caretaker.
This post ran previously in 2015 After Honey left, I took the babies and a moving Pod filled with whatever would fit, and we drove back to my home state to live […]
Rise.
Fall. Fall hard on my knees. Tears and screaming and pointless pleas. Though the world collapses in on me, there’s somewhere else I need to be. Diapers and tears and endless […]
Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.
I’ve known for some time that I should see a counselor. I’m not equipped to handle the ‘skein of fuckedupedness’ that I unwittingly attempt to untangle every day (shout out to the AMAZING Chump Lady). I feel like a grade school teacher trying to land a 747. So, I began therapy last week. The therapist didn’t know quite […]
We, the disillusioned.
Too bad you can’t move on, Dear. It’s not as though someone died. It’s a trifle – not a tragedy – That you loved someone who lied. Yes there’s pain, but […]
Crime Theory meets Cheaterspeak.
What is the difference – ethically speaking – between a common criminal and a man (or woman) who cheats on their spouse? I’d argue very little. Human values are formed by internalizing social […]
HomeWrecker:The UNholy Union (Part 5 (3 of 3))
Officiant: Dearly Beloved…we are gathered today here before various random witnesses we grabbed from the .99 cent store next door to join together this man, Honey, and this woman, HomeWrecker, in unholy […]
HomeWrecker: Parentage by Hostile Takeover (Part 5(2 of 3))
No, HomeWrecker. My children are NOT your children. Not enough nope in the world.
