If women started harassing men the way men harass women, how long would it take before intolerance would be effective in stopping the epidemic? My bet is it wouldn’t take decades. What if this became the norm? My bet is this wouldn’t become the norm. What if every time a man bent over to adjust his shoes, […]
To Donkey’s New Girlfriend: So I see you’re FaceBook official. I’ve heard you’ve spent the night in his home, with the children present. It must be serious. It’s time, then, for us to have a little chat. I know what you are going to suffer. You’ve waded into the water and found it pleasant, tepid, refreshing. You’ll walk […]
All of the anger came back. I was full of piss and vinegar before I let the love take over. I was happy to pick up my kids, and angry because of the irony of the weekend. This weekend last year was the weekend I had to turn over custody to Donkey. It rushed me […]
I would like you to share your story here. If you can, and if you would like to, I want to open this space to you. Here’s my thinking: There are a million of us with stories of abuse. Not everyone feels like sharing their story on their own blog. Not everyone has a blog. Opening this […]
Reblogged from Black Box Warnings: My doctor suggested a pregnancy test. No, I said, I’m on birth control. He said, let’s just rule it out before we start looking at more serious causes. The results came back. Positive? I asked. Positive, he confirmed. Well…there we have it, I said, I’m having another baby. I went […]
Ever since “Fuck You Flew To Florida“, I have worked at not cursing at Donkey. I can curse at him here, and have more fun with it. Over the last several months, I have focused on not getting pulled into his desire to fight. I haven’t always been successful. It’s a steep learning curve, but […]
It’s been 357 days, nearly a year, since I was forced to turn over custody to Donkey. It’s been nine months since that became a regular reality. I turned over custody 12 May 2012, but it was more like they were visiting Donkey. The returned for Memorial Day weekend 25 – 28 May. I spent […]
