I often think I should write a guidebook to give to people before allowing them into my life. It’s not that I am difficult to handle or deal with but rather that I am tired of having to explain to people why I am cutting them off. My husband often tells me that I am too nice. I used to think that it was impossible to be too nice, but after … [Read more...]
What you need to know about me before I allow you into my world aka Friendship Guidebook
April 11, 2012 By
Scintilla – 23 things that prove no one really cares about how Black Women are treated
March 26, 2012 By
The Prompt: Write a list of 23. (23 things to do, 23 people you owe apologies to, 23 books you’ve lied about reading, 23 things you can see from where you’re sitting, 23 ten-word hooks for stories you want to tell….) I searched Google in an attempt to find the names of a few women who were murdered, murdered by black men, and or … [Read more...]
Scintilla – Friendship
March 23, 2012 By
The Prompt: Who was your childhood best friend? Describe them–what brought you together, what made you love them. Are you still friends today? We became friends at six years old- a friendship held together, I thought, by the glue of another. I was always doubtful of strength of our friendship. Our personalities were so similar and our level of … [Read more...]
Mail, Privacy, and the lasting damage of a Narcissistic Parent
February 6, 2012 By
The mailbox was a source of conflict throughout my life. NM guarded it as if it were the secret path to the Land of Milk and Honey. There was one key to the mailbox located in the lobby of the building in which I spent my childhood. She had the key and made every attempt to keep it from us. And when she picked up the mail, I never had any. At least … [Read more...]
