trauma
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The sunrises on a day when most people are honoring their fathers, their grandfathers, their great-grandfathers, whether they are still here to honor or honor their legacy.When this day holds so much emotion, so much anger, confusion, grief, and longing. She wanders the forest in a daze, walks through the markets lost and unfocused. She…
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Dear Daddy, That is the first time I have called you that in 9 years. I quit using any terms of endearment when I told you that I never wanted to see you again. That day on the phone, when I found out just how much of the darkness you had given yourself over to.…
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Seven, the number of completion in the Bible July 4th, a day of Independence, a celebration of freedom July 7th, 2024, the completion of my freedom and independence She sits in the auditorium, desperately trying to focus on what the pastor is teaching, something about the psalms, but her mind is elsewhere. Until the end…
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CSPTD I should be over this by now, I feel myself as I leave the office for an unplanned mental health day. It’s been 9 years, shouldn’t I be over this by now? As I continue shaming myself, the truth comes in: yes, it’s been 9 years of freedom, but it was 22 years of…
