lies

  • Why Did I Stay?

    Throughout the years, with and even before E, I had been told that I deserved the abuse I was receiving. Not only was it my fault, but not a single person would believe me if I were to speak of it. I started hearing these things when I was a young child, and when you…

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  • Lies We Tell Ourselves

    Not too long ago I was talking to a loved one, and they were talking about how they don’t want to complain about being raped, because it wasn’t violent. They had no broken bones, no bruises. I’ve been there, feeling ashamed, feeling guilty that others were raped and left physically broken, while I was only…

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  • Truth-tellers

    A few months ago, I heard a woman talk about how women are truth-tellers. The way she was talking made it seem that if you have a vagina, you are automatically a truthful person. More people, than I care to admit, believe this. I started taking notice when #MeToo was going on. Here are the…

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  • The Election Cost Me…

    I haven’t been very consistent in my posts, and for that I apologize. Other than normal things in my personal life coming up, and taking up my time, I have been burdened and hurt by something else. I’ve made it no secret that I would be voting for Trump, I’ve been a fan of his…

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  • Honest to a fault, that’s what people have said about my husband. He doesn’t have much of a filter, and quite frankly, I depend on that. After being in relationship after relationship with people who always lied to me, I found his honesty refreshing. I still do. If I am ready to leave the house,…

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