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Continue reading →: Just Honest; ChaosWho were you during your marriage? Or in your last relationship? Were you an over-thinker? The emotional one? The jealous type? Were you the bread winner? The house wife? Me; I was a combination of a few. The emotional over-thinker who just wanted to be the perfect house wife. I…
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Continue reading →: Just Honest; Medicated Mommy“You’re just not a happy person. Why would I want to be around that? You’re no fun.” …At this point in my life, I was almost 2 years post partum. I thought that I had gotten over the postpartum depression, postpartum anxiety, and postpartum OCD. I thought I was happy.…
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Continue reading →: Just Honest; My Ugly TruthHave I Damaged My Daughter? There is so much stigma behind having to be this perfect cookie cutter mom – Well I am here to let you in on a little secret. Motherhood isn’t always pretty. . “There you go turning it back onto me. You can’t just own up…
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Continue reading →: Just Honest; MotherhoodMothers Day. The only day of the year that mothers get a “day off”. The day us mothers step back and visualize our life and how incredibly full being a mom allows it to be. The joke on mothers day is that the mom just wants to be away from…
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Continue reading →: Just Honest; Ex-Wife or Divorced WomanA 28 Year Old’s Identity Crisis You are sitting at a railroad crossing, the train keeps going and going. You swear you can see the end of the train, but then more cars seem to pop up. You wish you were on the other side of those tracks moving on…
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Continue reading →: Just Honest; Single Mom or Single WomanA 28 Year Old’s Identity Crisis I remember one of the first conversations I had with a friend after the divorce started; I don’t want to date again. It was actually part of an entire mental breakdown. I see all of these sad people on social media who post memes…
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Continue reading →: Just Honest; Used Goods or New & ImprovedA 28 Year Old’s Identity Crisis Over the last couple of months, one of my favorite things to do is shop at thrift stores. You walk in and, most of the time, it’s a mess. Organized chaos. Shelves cluttered with baking sheets, glassware, plates, coasters, and cookie jars. There are…
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Continue reading →: Just Honest; Your Hair Isn’t Your IdentityA 28 Year Old’s Identity Crisis When I was younger, going through a breakup meant a drastic change in hair style and a lot of surfing Pinterest for breakup quotes; ya know the ones about being stronger and not being a doormat. Let me tell you, my hair can not…
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Continue reading →: Just Honest Apologies; Part 2Are You The Asshole? Raise your hand if you think you owe someone an apology. I’ll wait. Did you raise your hand? I know it can be hard to admit, but sometimes you, yourself, myself, I… can be the asshole. During my marriage there were so many times the word…
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Continue reading →: Just Honest ApologiesDefine Sorry.Sorry; adjective feeling distress, especially through sympathy with someone else’s misfortune.Define Apology.Apology; noun a regretful acknowledgment of an offense or failure. I am sorry. I humbly apologize to you. You deserved an apology. You deserved more respect. You deserved sympathy. You deserved someone who could see their wrong doings,…
