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Abuse is abuse no matter what kind it is.

Recently in a conversation someone said that the abuse was "just" mental and "just verbal". There is no "just" when it comes to abuse. None. Physical abuse wounds heal and may leave scars, but mental and verbal abuse stays with you. Those words stick with you and play in your mind over and over and over. Even after you're away from the abuser, the things they said and did are still there. Abuse is abuse no matter the kind. Period.

Quarantine Time

Quarantine has given me lots of time to think. We're doing school from home, therapy over video, and staying away from people as much as possible. And quite frankly it is no fun!  My boys do not like school at all. Neither of them can focus well and it's very taxing. I have to sit with each of them the whole time to make sure they get everything done. That alone takes up the full day! Plus you have to factory in lunch time, and the inevitable melt downs and tantrums. There is a bright spot in it all though, they are both doing better with their school work. Lol During this time of, I want to say quietness but it's not quite here lol, lock down I've been able to reflect a lot over this past year or so. My mom's birthday was last week, and that brought a lot of things to mind. But I've realized that I've purposefully not thought about what my mom went through and what I experienced with her in her final months. And now, I'm going to purposefully do that so