2-February-2025 - Happy Groundhog Day! Today is also a little bit more special for me because today is my mama's 72nd birthday! It is also my biological nephew's 16th birthday! I have thought about this day for a while now. Knowing it was coming had my mind racing and my heart in knots. Let's address … Continue reading 72 and 16
Category: People
Love to watch and listen to people – especially in today’s society – seems so many people have NO CLUE someone, somewhere is watching or listening
A BIG Sister Who Cares
December 25, 2024: PSA: this post is for those who troll my social media and pretend to care but like to stir %&* up. Please...see that this message gets out..To my siblings,Merry Christmas. I wish I could carry on our daddy's tradition and call you just after midnight. If that was all I got, it … Continue reading A BIG Sister Who Cares
They Were Never There
March 6, 2024 - Do you know what you have been doing, on this day, for the past 11 years, every... single... year? I do. Please entertain me for a minute. Up until this year, for 11 years, every... single... year, I made a 338-mile trip to stand at my daddy's headstone. Why not this … Continue reading They Were Never There
Happy 71st ….
FEBRUARY 2, 2024 - Today is my mama's 71st birthday and my nephew's 15th birthday. Not a year goes by that I do not think of those two as this day draws near. I guess I haven't been the perfect daughter, or aunt, because neither of them even know I care enough to think about … Continue reading Happy 71st ….
Th Game of Manipulation – Part 1
Because I have been threatened by a sibling, I will have to refrain from names or anything that will specifically identify the individuals.
Not The Same Meaning…
May 22, 2023 - What does "FAMILY" mean to you? It doesn't have the same meaning to every one, even those in the same family. I have known this my entire life. Sadly, over the last 10 years I have been reminded, in the harshest way possible, that my meaning of FAMILY is harshly NOT … Continue reading Not The Same Meaning…
Life Is Full Of Surprises…
May 14, 2023 - Mother's Day 2023. Today, I celebrate my 26th year of being a Mother. I have never made a big fuss over 'celebrating' Mother's or Father's day and sometimes I wish I had. I haven't, because I grew up in a home where it wasn't really a big deal, but it should … Continue reading Life Is Full Of Surprises…
Is It Time To Call It Quits?
APRIL 13, 2023 - I am NOT a quitter. That is important to say. As much as I try, I cannot seem to make time to make this blog and it's associated podcast a regular thing as I had hoped. It takes a LOT of time and even though I no longer have a 'job', … Continue reading Is It Time To Call It Quits?
Still Cannot Believe
2-February-2023: I struggled with starting this post. Why? Because it's more of a personal post, not really a 'soapbox' topic. But wait. It has become a 'soapbox' topic. Allow me to first say, I still cannot believe that today is my mama's 70th and my nephew's 14th birthdays. This year is different, because mama is … Continue reading Still Cannot Believe
She’s on my mind…
I want to believe that in this moment, she realized just how spoiled she was.
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