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    Stress Eating My Emotional Abuse

    December 26, 2014 /No Comments

    La Llorona arrived for Christmas and I've been eating non-stop ever since. Emotional abuse and terrible coping mechanisms.

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    Choke on Your Bitchy Pudding

    December 25, 2014 /No Comments

    A returned present, a plea to let her sleep in, and a sulk timed for the unwrapping. How my mother turns Christmas into a hostage situation.

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  • 10 reasons I hate watching movies with my mother
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    10 Reasons I Hate Watching Movies With My Mother

    December 24, 2014 /No Comments

    Ten cardinal rules of movie watching. La Llorona and my brother break all of them. Every. Single. Time. Consider this a formal documentation of the damage.

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    I Am Not the Favorite Child

    December 22, 2014 /No Comments

    My mother washes the mug I was using and hands it straight to my brother mid-sip, and no, I am not overreacting about a cup.

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    Simply Having a Wonderful Christmas Time

    December 20, 2014 /No Comments

    It’s been an hour since we got home from picking my mother from the airport and already my mom is tinkering around my apartment, moving things around, fiddling with my belongings. Usually, this would cause me great stress and be the starting point of many arguments this holiday season. This time it only makes me smile.

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