Tag: author
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When Simple Answers Won’t Do: Why I hate Small Talk
Sometimes I forget how messed up I am or how dark my life has been. I’m not sure how it happens because the shadows are always on the edges of me. I think I’m so comfortable with them, I just forget that they’re there. In this post, I talk about the pain of small talk…
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On How it Started: The Myth & the True Shape of Things
Uncovering the myth and truths in the events that led to my children ending their silence and, in doing so, their abuse. Both sides of the story uncover truths about the institution of abuse, the systems that perpetrate it and what we can do to disrupt those systems.
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My New Journal: On Journey’s Ends and Beginnings
It’s the end of an era; the last page of a story written with an unknown beginning. In this post, I talk about filling my journal and the importance of all of us leaving a mark on the world.
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Tiny Little Boxes: The Only Thing that Matters
Protect your son from the world… …put him in a box so tiny that he can’t breathe, or speak, or function in the real world. Teach him that god only loves them if he is ‘normal’. Place scenes of bodies burning eternal in his head so that they can play on repeat… …all just so…
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Why Don’t You Keep Your Mouth Shut?
This is a personal family matter. It’s none of anyone’s business You’re hurting our family name. This is bad for our reputation. I keep hearing these and so many more. So many people are bothered by me sharing mine and my children’s story. I get it: When secrets become safety, it’s scary when someone starts…
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A Time to Shift
I feel the shadow rolling in; blanketing my mind like the mourning fog. The time to shift is upon us. AC Rodriguez, 8/28/2022
By Shadow and Stone 