I read a Kathryn Joyce article tonight called Biblical Battered Wife Syndrome. One of the comments in it leaped out with incredible force: “Hyper-criticism that began on her honeymoon turned into physical abuse when Moss bore the first of her and ex-husband “Gary’s” three children. Sexual assaults and marital rape later became commonplace, as did [...]

Here’s another rather personal post. I am sure I am blushing as I type it, but the truth needs to be told in all of it’s ugliness. Somebody needs to tell it, and I while I would rather it be someone else, I am the only person I know who will get this detailed. So [...]

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpFwuO426eA] I remember two distinct versions of my childhood. I remember the rosy part, of which I’ve already written. Sometimes, I remember the good parts. I remember long conversations and snuggles with my mom. I remember riding go-carts and Saturday morning breakfasts with my dad. I remember hikes, kittens, books, and songs. I remember hugs [...]

(Notes: For part one of this post, click here. For part two, here. Again, I apologize for the choppiness of the writing. There is simply too much of it to highlight the interesting parts and still write smoothly without writing a book, and frankly, if I was going to write that much, it would be [...]