Rotting Roots
Tales from the dark side of my toxic origin story, and the havoc it inflicts on me daily.
Essays on narcissistic parenting, emotional abuse, an absent father, and the long, unfinished business of figuring out which parts of your damage are yours to carry and which ones you can put down.-
When Your Mama Creates Airport Drama
Any time spent with my mother involves some level of drama. This time it was keeping her from spiraling in the airport drama.
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The Mother of All Resentment
Lunch with my mother brings up all kinds of resentment. Reminders that my mother is a narcissist.
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I Will Not Dumb Myself Down
On refusing to let anyone - my mother, the ex, anyone - treat me like I don't know my own mind. A zero-tolerance policy.
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Tears Solve Nothing – Lean Into the Anger
I admit, there is no love lost between me and my parents. I have stated unequivocally many times that if the man who fathered me passed away right now, I wouldn’t care. I also acknowledge my growing ambivalence about my mother’s eventual demise, not surprising as we are not super close and growing further apart as time goes by.
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Stepped Over the Line – Disrespecting My Boundaries
To the casual bystander, it would appear that all I do is bitch about my mother and my brother.
