“That voice, the one that tells you you’re worthless and stupid and ugly? It goes away, right? It’s just, like, a dumb teenage-girl thing, but then it goes away?” S4E6, Bojack Horseman There’s this little voice that’s followed me around, like a little lost puppy. She isn’t malicious, but her bite is sharp. But she …
stupid piece of shit; a reflection on my inner voices Read More »
I’m speaking with a friend about someone who has hurt them. And they tell me, But the thing is… And those words reverberate in my head, But the thing is…But the thing is…But the thing is… I am sure I am not alone in having a poisonous ex or two. By which I mean, they …
I’m watching the new, and final, season of Bojack Horseman. Normally I skip right past the intro, but I can’t locate the Amazon Fire remote. So I’m stuck watching the intro animation. Oh,well. And as I’m lazily watching, and half searching for the remote, something catches my attention. It’s not a throwaway. The intro. It’s …
five or six stories running through my head on a loop, the Read More »
for better or worse, I’ve settled on what I want in life
For now. For the foreseeable future. If I live a thousand years, I might redefine it,
“How far will you go?” Twenty years ago, I’m quite sure I’d never date someone with kids. Except at twenty-three, my date shows up with two cheery-eyed daughters in tow (yes, I knew he had kids, no, I didn’t know I was going to meet them.) I gingerly hold one little girl’s hand and introduce …
I stumbled into my romantic journey when I entered college. I had sorta managed some semblance of dating prior to that, but nothing worth mentioning. Oh, I did once find out this guy I kissed had a fiancee back home