Tag: bullying
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Episode 104 – Funny How Nice They Get When the Bully Ain’t Looking…
Before noon last Saturday, a car rolled in, music pounding like it thought it was auditioning for a nightclub. I didn’t recognize it. It swung around the house, then stopped down at the bend in the lane, Bully’s favorite drop-off point for his cattle crew. From my window, it looked like the car had parked…
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Episode 96 – The Trojan Horse Tactic…
The Trojan Horse Tactic: When Family Becomes a Weapon… So, I’m sitting here with my cup of tea, minding my own business, when I stumble across a newspaper article that nearly knocks me off my chair. There it is in black and white: Bully Junior asked the judge for permission to relocate… to my county.…
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Episode 93 – The Crooked Tap and Other Tales of Bully’s DIY Horror Show…
You know, it’s funny what you notice when the noise dies down. I was standing in my kitchen earlier, looking at this crooked old tap, or faucet, for those of you not blessed to be Irish, and watching it drip, drip, drip like some kind of passive-aggressive reminder of the years gone by. That tap…
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Episode 85 – Why Does Bully Still Trigger Me?
Why Does Bully Still Trigger Me? A Delightful Tale of Healing, Sarcasm, and Well-Placed Eye Rolls… So someone asked me today, with a straight face, mind you,“How come Bully still triggers you so much? I thought you were healing?”And honestly, I had to pause for a moment. Not because it was a bad question. But…
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Episode 80 – The Anatomy of a Bully…
The Anatomy of a Bully: Greed, Ghosts & Imaginary Friends… You ever meet someone so disconnected from life, you half expect to see a Vacancy sign blinking behind their eyes? That’s our Bully. He struts around like a man of substance, but if you peeled back that smug exterior, you’d find little more than fear,…
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Episode 79 – The Day Bully Took the Remote Control…
The Day Bully Took the Remote Control (And Kept It a Secret)… You know that moment when you realize the game’s been rigged and you didn’t even get a seat at the table? Yeah, that one. A month after Mam died, the will was changed. Just like that. No fanfare. No heads-up. No whispers in…
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Episode 76 – Bully Post..
Bully Post: The Night the Chimneys Spoke… You know what always blows my mind about people like Bully? It’s not the big dramatic stuff – it’s the relentless, petty, low-grade negligence that piles up like a heap of rotting turf until one night it tries to kill you. Let me paint you a picture. I…
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Episode 75 – Bully’s War Room…
Bully’s War Room: How to Take Over a Life in 5 Easy Steps… You ever watch a horror film where you’re shouting at the telly, ‘Don’t go in there! Don’t trust him! Can’t you see what’s happening?! ‘ Yeah – that was my life. Only it wasn’t a horror film. It was my Dad, me,…
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Episode 73 – Home Sweet What Now?
Filed under: Emotional Landmines, Turf Wars, and Other Faurel Hill Delights… You know that feeling when you’ve had a long day, you finally get into your car, and you should be thinking about what’s for dinner – but instead, you’re bracing for psychological warfare? Yeah. That. Most people drive home from work thinking about leftovers…
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Episode 70 – What’s Eating Bully?..
What’s Eating Bully? A Lightly Cheeky, Slightly Spiritual Exploration… Lately, between cups of tea and chats with old friends, I’ve found myself thinking about our dear Bully. Not in a keep him in my prayers kind of way (let’s not get carried away), but in a what makes a person behave like that? sort of…
UNDER THE WILL... OVER THE DRAMA... 