November 12, 2017
Yes, Your Pain is Real Too
I don’t want to diminish the pain our veterans have suffered. I’m just not letting them silence my story anymore. Why didn’t more women come forward sooner? Because we’re rarely…
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Autor: Gracetopher
November 12, 2017
Happy Veterans Day
Don’t forget about the mental illness we’ve induced in our people to ensure cheap oil prices 🙂 Never forget about PTSD. Never forget that as bad as it is we’ve…
November 12, 2017
On Trauma
You see, it’s been years. But I still can’t tell this story without my stomach roiling up to my mouth. I still can’t think about anything that happened that day…
November 12, 2017
Or Maybe I’d Rather Die
I tried to you know. After it happened. I was in a beach town at the time, so once my numb body and lifeless mind were released onto the streets…
November 12, 2017
I’m Angry, Thank You For Asking
And guess what? You would be too. Anger is a Weapon But not one that has ever benefited me. Anger is like the gun my family would have told me…
November 12, 2017
Good Girl/Bad Girl
I’m not a girl. But what do you see when you look at me? A girl. I Am Not What I Seem I am not constrained by your narrative, have…
November 12, 2017
They Never Know
They’re used to being the center of their own narrative. They’re used to being given what they want. They’re used to being allowed to bully and harass the little girls…
November 12, 2017
My Rapist Doesn’t Know He’s a Rapist
And Other Horror Stories Rarely does a man make the conscious choice to sexually assault a woman. He simply doesn’t realize what the effect of his actions really is. My…
November 12, 2017
Asking the Wrong Questions
“Why didn’t they come forward sooner?” Wrong question. Try again. The real question here is, why didn’t we believe the women who came forward. The follow-up question is, how could…
November 11, 2017
I Don’t Owe You Anything
I’ve acted all my life as if I do, but I don’t. So don’t read this and think that it is your right to know any of this. Read this…