Between Water & Wind

Like the most devious of dangers, it doesn’t happen all at once. Most of us start happy to have found some comfort. Maybe we have just come from a very [ . . . ]

Marriage never seemed like a good idea when I was young. From what I could tell, most people who were married were miserable. Dating made sense. It was hard to [ . . . ]

If you’ve experienced the love of a parent, I’m not sure you can relate to what I am about to say. I feel as if there is a hole in [ . . . ]

There have always been a lot of things in my life that are out of my control. While this is true for most people, I think they often make peace [ . . . ]

The first time I can remember hearing the word “abuse” was on some type of off brand Jerry Springer Show. The host was explaining the story of this poor boy [ . . . ]

My uncle was a pedifile. I had lots of aunts, uncles, and cousins, but all of us knew that this one was a pedifile. I was three when I first [ . . . ]

I often feel like two different people. One of them is weak in most regards. She is easily overwhelmed by thoughts of the past and finds it difficult to move [ . . . ]

I never expected my dad to keep his promises. He never seemed to keep the ones he made my mom, so what would make me any different? My sister was [ . . . ]

Mom never told us what happened to change the plans, but at the time I couldn’t imagine it was any worse than what I’d seen happen before. When she picked [ . . . ]

We ran away more than once, but usually no more than a day or two at a time. Leaving was always the scariest part. Normally dad was in a rage [ . . . ]