I created this space to put my life into words—to reflect on my past, learn from my mistakes, and grow through the lessons they’ve taught me. My life hasn’t been easy, and at times it’s been uncomfortable in the hardest ways. Much of that, as you’ll see, comes from choices I’ve made myself. I share it openly not for sympathy, but for understanding and growth.
My hope is that if you spend time here, something in these words helps you see yourself with a little more clarity or compassion. Maybe it encourages reflection, or even the courage to notice something in your own life that’s asking to be addressed.
2024:We decided to move back to Michigan. After six years down south, we were coming home. Rent was climbing higher and higher, and my dad had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s. On paper, it made sense. I had a plan: move back, make sure my dad was settled and safe, then take the kids and leave…
By 2023, I had fully given up on my relationship.Even though we were still married, I no longer wanted to be around him. I let him use my body at night, then I would turn over and go to sleep. That was it. That was all I had left to give. I stopped trying to…
So now that I’ve thrown out damn near all of my dirty laundry, I’ll summarize the next few years. Between my last baby and now, so many things happened. I stepped out a few more times — sometimes physically, sometimes emotionally. Years later I found out he did too. I guess when I was asking…
