Tag: writing
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When Family Drama Doesn’t End with the Funeral: Living with the Ongoing Fallout…
People think family drama fades with time or distance. That once the will is read, the turf is divided and the house is cleared out, it all settles down. But the truth is, I live with the effects every single day. This post isn’t about satire or snark. It’s not a character study or a…
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Episode 38 – Fanny McFox, Medically Trained and Emotionally Inflamed..
Fanny McFox and the Grocery List of Woe. Where there’s a will, there’s a whinge (and possibly a repeat prescription). They say every family has a character but we hit the jackpot with Fanny McFox, the undisputed queen of the chronic complaint and high priestess of the prescription pad. A trained nurse, mind you. Which…
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When Blood Isn’t Thicker Than Greed…
I used to believe that family would always have your back. That even in tough times, siblings would stick together. But when there’s a will involved – literally- that illusion can shatter like glass on stone. The Cruelty You Didn’t Expect… It wasn’t just silence or cold shoulders. It was gaslighting. It was being written…
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Real Talk: The Quiet Cost of Being Ghosted, Gaslit & Bullied
Because sometimes the hardest part isn’t what was done – it’s how long you stayed quiet about it. There’s a certain kind of silence that settles in when you’ve been ghosted, gaslit or bullied long enough. It’s not peace. It’s survival. You start second-guessing everything – your memory, your tone, your right to take up…
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It’s Not You, It’s The Mask…
Ever dealt with someone who could win an Oscar for Best Performance in a Role They Wrote for Themselves? The kind of person who can charm a room, bless themselves at mass and cause chaos behind the scenes – all before lunchtime? Yeah. Me too. And here’s what I’ve learned, for anyone else navigating the…
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The Letter I’ll Never Send..
The Letter I’ll Never Send (But Wrote Anyway) Dear Family, Let’s not pretend this will come as a shock. I’ve been too quiet for too long, and if you’ve been paying any attention at all, you’ll know silence is just grief with a gag in its mouth. And now, I’m done with gags. I’m writing…
UNDER THE WILL... OVER THE DRAMA... 