Can’t he just die in a car accident on the drive home today? I sat rocking my baby in the glider and let the thought entertain in my mind and play out for a bit. I knew it would be so much easier than divorcing him. I was afraid to leave him and divorce him, his familyContinue reading “Divorce or Death”
Monthly Archives: November 2012
Safety Plan
Thinking of leaving your abusive partner? Looking for a safety plan? Leaving is the most dangerous time for a person experiencing Domestic Violence, an abuser will do whatever they can to keep you from leaving. Reasons leaving feels so scary: You don’t want others to think badly of you. You don’t want others to thinkContinue reading “Safety Plan”
First Flight
“I don’t know mom, sometimes I feel like I should go to St. Johns.” I breathed into the phone receiver of my land line. I had called my mom to wish her a Happy Birthday on the wintery February Utah morning, my two month old son rocking in his swing, sleeping snuggly. I was enjoyingContinue reading “First Flight”
Growing Pains
I recently celebrated my 30th Birthday. As I sit in my bed listening to music while typing this on my iPhone, my mind can’t help but to wander over the last 30 years to all the culminating moments that have brought me here, to who, what, and where I am today. I used to thinkContinue reading “Growing Pains”