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How do I want to retire? Weirdly. And did you know cows can swim? There’s a certain hour of the night, not really night anymore, but not quite morning either. That liminal space, like the void between two episodes on
Continue readingCows Don’t Sleep They Float (Notes on Hypnagogic Thinking)
Popcorn burns, gang diplomacy, and the sacred chaos of parenting I’ve had a lot of jobs. Like… a lot of jobs. Retail alone? Twenty-seven years. (That’s longer than most of my friendships, if we’re being honest.) I’ve done just about
How Family Symbols Shape Our Children’s Identity On patches, power, and the profound psychology of belonging There exists a moment in every family’s mythology when the abstract becomes tangible—when values crystallize into symbols, when philosophy becomes fabric. For us, that
Do you have any collections? When people ask if I collect anything, I usually say books. It’s the simplest answer. The cleanest. It doesn’t open too many doors. But that’s not really the truth, is it? The truth is, I’ve
My mom is no longer here in body.But she’s here.In the resilience I respect.In the care I try to offer.In the quiet, determined power I still seek to understand. She did it all.Four boys.Homemade meals. Clean floors.School nights, science fairs,
Contradiction Card #488: “Pizza Isn’t Gratitude, But I’m Starving” Emotion Pair: Bitterness + HungerMood Texture: Cold cheese with a side of passive resentmentSymbolic Inner State: A thank-you balloon tied to an empty lunchbox — Summary:You just spent three weeks solving
Continue readingContradiction Card #488: “Pizza Isn’t Gratitude, But I’m Starving”
“Contradiction Cards: Because your wholeness doesn’t need to make sense to be valued.” “I’m Still the Villain in Their Story, Even After I Healed” Emotion Pair: Regulated + ResentedMood Texture: A lighthouse blamed for not being a rescue boatSymbolic Inner
Icons of Dysfunction – The Brands That Raised Me, Ghosted Me, and Now Charge for Premium Access Over the past two days, we’ve scrolled through the unholy terrain of social media madness—starting with Reddit and Twitter/X, where emotional validation is
Continue readingFrom Minion Memes to TED Talk Trauma: The Brands I Can’t Stop Scrolling
Filtered Realities and Flash Sale Feelings: When Aesthetics Replace Thought We came. We posted. We dissociated. This series is for anyone who’s ever doomscrolled through Reddit, rage-reacted on Facebook, filtered their soul on Instagram, or gotten life advice from a
Yes, I vote in elections. But not like a team sport. I don’t vote party lines, and I don’t confuse emotion with evidence. I vote for what’s rooted. I vote for what’s possible. But truth is, the ballot box isn’t
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