Tag: seperation

JOURNAL

Musings on a car journey

December 28, 2016
It’s late morning, I’m curled up in his car. Today is the boy’s second birthday and we’re heading out to the sea for a ‘family’ day out. The sun is shining, though the ground is covered in frost still.   It’s strangely calm and peaceful, though I can hear the chatter of the kiddos in...

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JOURNAL

Choosing vulnerability

December 15, 2016
I was raised to see vulnerability as a weakness. Told to not talk about our feelings, to put on a mask, pretend everything is fine – that it’s all about appearances and seeming to be perfect. I’ve built a life on chasing perfection and trying to fool the world and myself into thinking I am not a...

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FAMILY

Moving on…. time for a whole new chapter

December 10, 2016
I’ve spent the past twelve weeks hoping and praying that I would never have to write this post. I’ve hinted on here that the past few months have been really tough, and that there has been a lot of stuff going on ‘behind the scenes’ but I’ve not really talked much about what that was....

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JOURNAL

How much a heart can break

October 22, 2016
It was quarter to four in the morning, an ordinary Sunday morning, when my world fell apart. I woke from the depths of sleep, my toddler nestled beside me, as you stumbled into the room. I could tell you were drunk before you spoke, heard you ask if I was awake, see you sit beside...

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