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Twin Lakes. Part Five.
My phone call to Eric was the wake of my first desperateness'. I felt like I was out of options. If I wanted to make things "right" and...
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Mar 9, 20245 min read
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Internal Shame. Part Four.
The next morning, my internal shame felt unbearable. I wanted to wake, and it all not be real. The heaviest of my own poor choices with...
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Mar 2, 20244 min read
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The Officer's Sympathy. Part Three.
As I backed out, I did not get very far and was immediately stopped. I was freaking out on the inside but from all the medications was...
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Feb 29, 20243 min read
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I Am Not the Problem. Part Two.
I played the victim with my family because in my reality I was the victim. I truly thought, for a very brief three weeks, that Eric was...
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Feb 25, 20246 min read
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The Shift. Part One.
There was a gradual shift making its way throughout my life. The shift was deadly. I tried many things to hold on to what normalcy I had....
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Feb 24, 20244 min read
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Skinn(ier).
With all the changes after I moved to Atlanta and after I had three kids within a year...I appeared to be super mom to the outsiders...
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Feb 3, 20243 min read
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Changes. Part Eleven.
I functioned normal for a while heavy drinking while dabbing into whatever pills Eric or I could get our hands on. Back then, I did not...
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Jan 28, 20247 min read
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Baby Blues. Part Ten.
Baby blues rolled off the tongue smoother for me than the words: postpartum depression. The first time I heard the words I pushed back...
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Dec 28, 20233 min read
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Baby A and Baby B. Part Nine.
On January 24, 2014, I calmly awaited to be taken to the operating room alongside Eric. The morning began like every other day while I...
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Nov 26, 20236 min read
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Astro
I had it wrong all of this time The good I saw in you was only my light reflected It is said what you seek is seeking you I was seeking...
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Nov 24, 20231 min read
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The Woman in Me
If you have not seen Britney Spears dance around her living room, barely dressed, with secret subdued messages that I calculate only make...
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Nov 24, 20232 min read
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Mono Twins. Part Eight.
I truly felt from the very beginning of my pregnancy with the boys they were special. There is something truly remarkable about twins and...
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Nov 13, 20235 min read
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There Are Two. Part Seven.
A few weeks after my surgery, I had the luxury of bringing Bentley to work with me. At the time I worked for my Daddy's company All Phase...
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Nov 12, 20236 min read
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Bentley. Part Six.
After Eric and I wed at the courthouse nothing changed except my last name. I was counting down the days until my appointed day to be...
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Nov 6, 20235 min read
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I Do. Part Five.
I enjoyed my pregnancy. I ate everything that wasn't bolted down to the kitchen table! My favorite was the cream cheese icing cupcakes at...
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Oct 17, 20233 min read
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Coward. Part Four.
I was in shell shock. I never in a million years thought I would become pregnant before marriage. "That was not supposed to happen to...
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Sep 29, 20234 min read
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Unexpected Surprise. Part Three.
After months of dating, I began to envision my future with Eric. I thought after I graduated from college, "I may move to Atlanta." Eric...
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Sep 27, 20237 min read
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Connected. Part Two.
After the beach, all I could think about was the charming guy I met from Atlanta...Eric. The anticipation to see him again was grand....
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Sep 26, 20236 min read
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PCB. Love At First kiss. Part One.
I have written a lot about the past dysfunction in my and Eric's marriage. And before I write about my most disturbing memories which I...
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Sep 25, 20234 min read
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This Chapter Is Closed. Part Twenty.
Eric and I were on a road trip back to Gwinnett County. Gwinnett County left a bad taste in my mouth. The city of Buford reminded me of...
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Sep 7, 20237 min read
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