Inspiration
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Half-Hanged Mary and #metoo
After I heard the story of Mary Webster, “Half Hanged Mary”, I felt so moved by her. She had survived being hung for witchcraft and left hanging overnight. Her actual crime was being a woman who was called “ill tempered”. Continue reading
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“People Get Offended Over Everything Nowadays” – a Rebuttal
I have been struggling lately. As have many of us. The world can seem a frightening, frustrating place. I struggle personally with feeling like I fit in, or that my voice matters. I have insecurities about my value in the… Continue reading
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Unfriending Facebook: Week 2
February 26th – March 2nd This work week has been hard. Continue reading
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Unfriending Facebook: Days 7-10
2/22/18 – 2/25/18 I took a few days off the blogging. I’ve been depressed. Not inordinately so, but enough to not want to try and write about it every day. I’ve been thinking about what I spoke to my therapist… Continue reading
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Unfriending Facebook: Day 6
2/21/18 – Wednesday I woke up shaken from last night’s dresser debacle. My children and husband are still sleeping as I left for work. The sky is dark, but there’s a faint pinkish-amber glow to the East. The sun is… Continue reading
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Unfriending Facebook: Day 5
2/20/18 – Tuesday I woke up tired. I had a lot of weird dreams. I didn’t try to mindlessly swipe to the Facebook App like I had been in days past. It feels like a scab that I know better… Continue reading
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Unfriending Facebook: Day 4
2/19/18 – Monday The morning felt sluggish. I don’t know how my friends are. I feel a huge urge to reactivate the account. I feel like emailing everyone I know, telling them I miss them… I feel sad. The downtime… Continue reading
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Unfriending Facebook: Day 3
2/18/18 – Sunday I got up and downloaded a stupid game app to fill a little bit of my time while I was still waking up. I know I’m replacing one type of addiction with another, but at least cute… Continue reading
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Unfriending Facebook: Day 2
2/17/18 – Saturday I woke up to my second morning trying to open up the app upon first waking. The number of times I have automatically swiped to the screen on my phone where the app once sat is starting… Continue reading
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Unfriending Facebook: Day 1
The day after the Parkland shooting….I had finally had it. My abusive relationship with Facebook had to end. The process to archive was simple enough, but the download took about an hour and a half. The whole time, I scrolled… Continue reading
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