A few weeks ago, I stupidly picked up my laptop by the screen and broke it. I have been without … More
Tag: Toxic Parent
Vampires
On Sunday, my nephew, James, came round and out of the blue started talking about his mum, Millie, how much … More
Getting It Out
I started counselling with a woman called Amanda today. I thought I’d just go and talk a bit about Dad … More
Golden Child Anger
I emailed a couple of counsellors today to talk about all the crap with Dad and Gary but I also … More
A Long Time Coming
After speaking with the older kids last night, debating my options and coming to a decision, I wrote an email … More
Eviction Notice
Ten years ago, my dad decided to invest in property. Over time, he purchased three houses. He rented one out … More
Mum Visits
Annie and I were in bed tonight at 6pm having a DVD evening. Half an hour later, the doorbell rang. … More
An Unexpected Storm
I’ve been trying to work through the list that I wrote in April when I purged through a ton of … More
Time To Find The Positives
I barely slept last night, I tossed and turned, I woke constantly. I kept waking in fear that someone had … More
Beyond Selfish
I am exhausted. I am so tired I could drop. I feel drained on every level and so tonight, after … More
Emotional Substitutes
At counselling today we talked about Phil and a little about Tom. On the way to counselling, Tom, who had … More
Scraping the Surface
I saw my counsellor for the second time today. She asked how my week had been and if I knew … More
Bittersweet
My Dad rang this morning, he said he wanted to see how I was as I’d been on his mind … More
Resistance is Futile
The last few days have been so difficult, I feel sick constantly, I can’t eat, I can’t sleep, I have … More
Leech
This morning I’ve been in a great mood. I’ve felt light, happy, energetic and positive and then my Dad turned … More