Tag: abuse
Katy’s Delusion: Children of Alcoholics
The Anatomy of Abuse and Forgiveness
I will never be that plate again. I took the bits of myself, gathered up all that I could and I glued myself together. When I couldn’t figure out where the pieces went or found I had lost a piece of myself together, I went to my friends and my writing to find myself and repair the damage.
The ‘plate’ I have become is nothing like what I would have done if he hadn’t smashed me to the floor and if my Judy hadn’t smashed me and if my mother hadn’t smashed me. I have cracks and flaws, I have more dimensions than if I had been left whole. I can see the breaks in other plates and I have compassion for them, sometimes I can help heal some of those cracks or at least buy them a tube of superglue.
Poisoned Fruit: The Antidote is Friends
Poison Fruit Part 2: The Antidote is Friends By Virginia Carraway Stark I had put up with no end of indignities and outright slavery in my life but I was getting fed up and I began to lash out. The first victory that I had was the day that I refused to pour my Dad…
How I Became a Real Life Cinderella
What happens to the evil stepsisters in the Cinderella story after Cinderella runs away with her prince charming and starts a life of her own?
Turkish Delight
Turkish Delight or How a child understands abuse through symbols and stories. My mother loved Turkish Delight. I personally never liked the stuff. I couldn’t eat it without thoughts of The White Witch and Edmund’s temptation away from Aslan in The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe. I couldn’t figure out what she loved about…