Handling Resentment
I’m not a pro at this. I’m not here to give advice. I’m just saying that sometimes I look at … Continue reading Handling Resentment
Tag: abusers
Gaslight (1944): How Abusers Destroy You
You apologize for things you didn’t do. You feel a wave of self-doubt whenever anyone points out that maybe you … Continue reading Gaslight (1944): How Abusers Destroy You
The Beginning of the End
A few months before my graduation, I came home after classes one day to find my parents in the living … Continue reading The Beginning of the End
The Return
A sea-change had come over my parents’ house. The walls were still the same ice-blue. The kitchen where my father … Continue reading The Return
The Second Assault
I am still in seventh grade, but I have made two friends. A girl at school. And another girl in … Continue reading The Second Assault
How Hatred Helped Me Heal
There’s been a lot of family talk lately about a relative of mine who left one abusive marriage only to recently … Continue reading How Hatred Helped Me Heal
