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Life changes
Life changes. It's inevitable. Just as the seasons change, winter to spring, spring to summer, summer to fall, and fall back into winter, so does life. As the seasons change, humans change. No one stays the same forever. Some traits are pretty permanent. Others are malleable. Blood means that family is always somehow connected; memories mean that ( Read more... ) -
Thanksgiving
Some years ago, I was adopted into my best friend's (I've been known to refer to her as my sister and vice versa) family; I am the "youngest child" and most of the family doesn't contest it. Please keep this in mind ( Read more... ) -
Abuse
Big sister told me point-blank today that I'm in an abusive relationship. Well, I'm in two sort-of-but-not-really-relationships, more or less. It was originally a weird thought: I'm in a no-strings, no-commitment, you tease, me I tease you thing with one person; with the other, he wants something and I sure as hell don't. He's engaged...and not to ( Read more... ) -
Chances
I grew up in one of those freaky families where the women are submissive and worth less than the men. Most people don't get my need to be independent, but it's an act of rebellion ( Read more... ) -
Gay Rights
"Why is it that, as a culture, we are more comfortable seeing two men holding guns than holding hands?" - Ernest Gaines ( Read more... ) -
Love, or really, something more carnal
Alright, so I do have something to vent about after all. And big sister's probably going to tune in at some point and smack me, because I'm *supposed* to be focused on the big picture but ( Read more... ) -
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The Last Ten Years (Superman ( Read more... ) -
One half of this family...
...Has never done pot. I know this because I walked into the family room, smelled a weird smell, raised an eyebrow and sarcastically quipped, "Gee Dad, are you doing pot ( Read more... )
