I wish I could have told you How and when they crossed the line When I became a piece of meat On which they tried to dine But I learned from experience That you never took my side That you always tried to blame me As if I had something to hide You should have been my comfort It should have made you mad Because I was a victim Because it made me sad Instead I kept it quiet The way you taught me to For fear that you would blame me Just like you used to do ### Of course I don't k

Smoking meat Treasure hunting Giant bubbles Football punting Milky way Frozen nights Camping when the time's not right Nerf gun wars Crazy dreams Chocolate cake Tickle screams Burping contests Basketball Are why I love you most of all. Kites and fishing Homemade clay Drones and stones And baseball days Holidays and barbecues Are all I need to fight the blues. I wish to you a happy day To my Valentine, my boo, my bae. #ValentinesDay #love #marriage #relationships #family #pare

A little over eight years ago I was picking up my friend Jon*, from our friend Lisa's house. Lisa* had recently moved into a new house and she had a roommate; a guy around my age whom I had never met. I go to pick up Jon, who I had finally realized was never going to be interested in me as more than a friend despite months of a pseudo-relationship, and I meet this loud yet incredibly charming man lying in a recliner with his sock hanging off his foot. There was something a

As I am writing this, I am watching the 2009 movie, He's Just Not That Into You. It reminds me of something I've heard often over the years: when you first meet someone they usually tell you who they are. A lot of times we choose to ignore it. Especially women. We assume that people want to be their best self and so, of course, whatever undesirable quality they have is just temporary. If someone says they aren't interested in commitment but then they contact you regularl

As I was thinking about perfectionism the other day I started thinking about the fear that causes the need to be perfect. If a major part of perfectionism is the need to please others then the potential outcome of not pleasing someone is that they don't approve of you. Blown way out of proportion, there is a fear that they won't love you anymore. If someone doesn't love you anymore then they will leave you and you will be alone. While these outcomes aren't typical, they

2019 is fast approaching and I'm checking off a resolution a few days early. New Year, New Change in Gear 2018 was a doozy. I went into the year knowing it wouldn't be easy but I had no idea the challenges that lay ahead. You name it, I dealt with it. There is plenty of time to get into the nitty gritty but I would like to start by welcoming you to my blog. It's a new year, I've got new change in gear. I swear, I can see clear now the clouds disappeared. -Wyclef Jean, The