Author: Mae Faurel
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Cracks in the Curriculum…
The Day I Realized School Was a Program… When I think back to high school, the biggest lesson I learned didn’t come from a textbook. It was this: school isn’t really about teaching you how to live… it’s about training you to fit. We memorized dates, wars, kings, queens, and maps. We could label rivers…
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Not One Change… A Becoming…
Well, this is the first DP I have done in ages! If you asked me to name one positive change I’ve made in my life…I wouldn’t know where to start. Because it wasn’t one thing.It was a slow unraveling… and a gentle return. I used to stay too long.In conversations that drained me…In situations that…
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The Pattern Behind the Behavior…
Bully’s Behavior… This isn’t about one incident. It’s about a pattern. Over time, a series of small, seemingly insignificant actions has taken place. On their own, each one could be dismissed. Explained away. Laughed off, even. But together, they form something else entirely. A pattern of presence without permission.A pattern of action without communication.A pattern…
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Episode 107 – Bully and the Trailer That Knew Too Much…
The Turf That Wasn’t Coming (But Apparently Bully Knew About It and decided to block the delivery!)… Last Sunday, my son helped clean up the turf mull. Not in a dramatic, life-changing way. No violins. No speeches. Just one of those quiet, practical jobs that need doing where I live. A sweep, a tidy, a…
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The First Hour Is Different Now…
The First Hour Is Different Now… The first hour of the day used to belong to him. Not in any official sense… he never signed anything. But try telling him that. He ran it like a small, furry dictator. There was a system. A routine. An expectation that I would rise, acknowledge his existence, and…
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The Last Kind Thing We Do for Love…
For Heff… Saturday, Heff crossed the Rainbow Bridge. Even writing those words feels strange… like they belong to someone else’s story and not mine. The truth is, it was one of the hardest decisions I’ve ever had to make. The kind that sits heavy in your chest and makes you question everything. Anyone who has…
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Episode 106 – Under Fierce Pressure…
Under Fierce Pressure. Bully’s Karmic Chronicles… Bully’s Karmic Year-in-Review.. Ah… where to begin. If ever there was a case study in “what goes around comes around,” this is it. The Gate Incident. It all started with the infamous gate. A car, stolen and driven by a boyfriend on drugs, hit the entrance wall. Chaotic, expensive,…
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Not Fate. Fire…
This was what I wrote for yesterday’s DP, but lo and behold, the power went out! Hmm… Destiny? Don’t Insult Me… Do I believe in fate? Let me put it this way… If destiny was in charge of my life, it has a wicked sense of humour and a flair for chaos. I don’t believe…
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Becoming Me Was Hard Enough…
Honestly WP? Hard pass. I’ve spent half my life trying to survive being me. Why would I clock in as someone else for 24 hours like it’s a shift job? People always imagine being rich, famous, powerful, beautiful… whatever their version of “better” is. But what nobody thinks about is this: You don’t just get…
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Still Under Construction (But Standing)…
Still Under Construction (But Standing)… Oh, that’s easy… and also slightly unhinged when I look back at it. The most ambitious DIY project I ever attempted wasn’t something from a hardware store. It didn’t involve wood, tiles, or paint samples spread across a kitchen table. It was rebuilding a life while I was still standing…