family
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Storytime??
In all honesty, for me, waking up and getting out of bed is a decision that teaches me. Every. Single. Day. Minor rant. For years, I have conceded in nearly everything that my family asked of me. Mind, this is my immediate family on dad’s side… because my immediate family on my mom’s side are Continue reading
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Ear-Eye Connect
Not sure if this counts, but my aunt told me about an earpiece that lasts for hours and hours on one charge. She never leaves the house, let alone her bedroom, but she has multiple earpieces for her cellphone. ~J. Lyst I guess that’s positive… maybe?? Continue reading
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Yums! And The Gift Of Gab
There have been two of them. For Food… Years back, while I was still getting my feet wet with cooking, I made mac n cheese. I remember my grandmother always running me out of the kitchen. I would hover at the door and hope she let me get a cube of cheese from the block Continue reading
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This Seems To Be A Repeat, But Here We Go Again – And Yes, It Still Really Hurts
I had an option to definitely live or to most definitely die. Horribly. I’m certain that I’ve answered this question before. I’ve had to deal with feelings of inadequacy. I’ve had to deal with feeling that I wasn’t fully a woman anymore. I have cried many tears, many times over this. I hate any questions Continue reading
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Havin’ To Let Go
First… I’ll state that I feel terrible about what I’m about to write in this post. However, my feelings need to be laid bare… and I want to feel vindicated and respected. I’ve had many… and I do mean many conversations with friends who have explained what happened to me… It wasn’t good. One of Continue reading
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Ohhh Geeze…
Let’s start off smooth… My mother had taken an early retirement from the government due to mental illness, and my father was spiraling deeper into an addiction to crack cocaine. Mom found work as a teacher’s assistant at the daycare center I went to. Dad was having more and more problems with not spending all Continue reading
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ON! And On And On And On And On And ONNN
It varied for me. Since I was young, I’ve come to appreciate, hate, then appreciate my life again. I see each day as a gift instead of a punishment. ~J. Lyst Continue reading
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They’re Gone…
I don’t have any favorite family traditions. Not anymore. I’ll explain… After my mother died, her side of the family in essence shut me out. No phone calls, no nothing. There’s always been some considerable distance on my dad’s side… so I don’t personally know much of their family. Over the years, as each person Continue reading
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Huh… If Only…
Questions like these are so multifaceted. Nevertheless, were I to have a gift such as that… it would be to see my mother again. ~J. Lyst However… A human isn’t capable of giving such a precious gift. Continue reading
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B.D.
The man who had the most positive impact on my life when I was growing up was my grandfather. He was just… always there. Always willing to listen. He always had candy to share. I didn’t like many candies mind, butterscotch and werthers were what he always had on him. He was my protector for Continue reading
Hey, Miss J! 