October 23, 2015 Crisis Support
The question of whether it is easier to stay or leave a partner who is violent is always a difficult one. One I had to face, and it took me more than ten years to finally decide. To be honest,…
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Recently, neighbors of mine, two wonderful women, “F” (who is 75 years old) and “C” (who will turn 80 in September), put their townhouse up for sale and left the neighborhood for the last time. I have known them since…
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Abuse is not just physical, but more often it can be verbal, emotional, psychological, or even sexual. Once that person feels that they can control or manipulate you by their words or actions, they will continue to do so until…
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Hello Ladies! I wanted to write everyone an email and tell you all how much I enjoyed our “Girls Night In” last weekend and think that we need to make it an annual event – if not a monthly event!…
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I’ve been thinking of writing a book about my dating experiences. I might call it “S.A.N.E. (Single And Not Exclusively) Dating ~ or All You Need To Know To Join A Convent.” I’m a “closer to 50 that I’d like…
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March 29, 2015 Friends and Peers
I’m in the process of easing out of a long term friendship. I’ve known her for over 30 years, but wouldn’t say we became “friends” until seven years ago when I moved back home. Ours is a complicated relationship. Charlotte…
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We had been together for twelve years, married just shy of eleven years when I finally had the courage to leave him. Some people think that if you can’t see the bruises or scars then you weren’t really abused, but…
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Recently I got an email from the woman who bought my father’s house after he died saying that two children in the neighborhood, twins about eight years old, had come to play with her children and made the comment that…
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January 31, 2014 Friends and Peers
I used to think that friendships were forever. I still believe that, but have learned now that sometimes, friendships change and grow as we do, and there comes a time when it is healthier for us to let go of…
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Marc and I were engaged after we had been dating for almost five months. When I fell in love with Marc and his son, Ryan (age 10 when we met), I thought that it would be easy to be a…
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