Month: August 2017
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All the feelings
My birthday was last week. I turned 45. At some point during the week my mom told me that my dad had sent me a birthday card and a check for fifty dollars. “What do you want me to do with the check?” she asked, because she knows that in the past I’ve struggled with…
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(shame)
Shame. Everything in my life, all the suffering and pain, come down to shame. I fear being vulnerable because I think if people see who I really am they’ll run away. I don’t wear my corset top out with the authentic 1897 walking skirt which I made because people will look at me funny or…