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The Things We Don’t Talk About
There are things we talk about openly. Our jobs. Our families. Our accomplishments. The vacations we’re planning. The renovations we’re doing. The everyday things that make up our lives. And then there are the things we don’t talk about. The arguments behind closed doors. The financial worries. The relationships that are falling apart. The exhaustion.…
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A Life That Was Mine
Somewhere between motherhood, school, bills and trying to figure out who I was, something happened. I started having a life. My life. Not the life someone had chosen for me. Not the life I was trying to escape. Not even the life I thought I was supposed to have. Just mine. There were friends. Music.…
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Survival Came With Me
Leaving changed my circumstances. It didn’t erase what had happened. I didn’t understand that yet. I thought being safe meant I should feel safe. But those aren’t always the same thing. Sometimes my body reacted before my mind understood why. A change in someone’s voice. A certain look. Conflict. Someone being angry. Feeling trapped. The…