From a grown up child of divorce – practical guides and a place to rant
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Confession time. I have to admit, I’m kind of disappointed in myself. When I started this blog, one of the first issues I wrote about was my lack of authenticity. How I had lost myself in an attempt to always be fulfilling the needs and expectations of others. Only showing the parts of me that [...]
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I stumbled across an interesting website application today. It’s called formspring.me and on it, people can ask you any question and then you can answer. You don’t need to register to ask questions or see answers. I thought it was a neat idea so I registered! I know I’m quite open with you all here, [...]
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I can feel it coming. Can you? My self destruction is looming in the corner. Taunting me. Ready to take over at my slightest concession. This is what I do. It’s what I’ve done. It’s who I’ve been. I’ll tell you a story. There once was a girl who had her whole future laid in [...]
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As a child of divorce I’ve lived my life with one enormous fear. The fear of not being wanted. It still haunts me. I’ve seen it haunt others. Like a monkey on our backs that lays dormant for a while but wakes up at the slightest hint of confirmation. I wish it wasn’t so. I [...]
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I am my own best kept secret. If you were to ask people about me, you would probably hear words like nice, stand offish, calm, snobby, funny and quiet. I’ve always been surprised by how people view me. Not by the descriptions of nice and funny; that’s exactly what I’m trying to portray. But the [...]
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Some people make me green with envy. I’m not talking about the wealthy, powerful or famous. Those qualities don’t impress me much. The people I’m jealous of are those who I call ‘the connected ones’. Not connected by way of influence; I don’t care much about that either. Connected emotionally; to themselves and to others. [...]
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