Tag Archives: Coming to Terms with Myself

My Mother, the Decepticon

Posted on May 14, 2024 by Silverwynde

Content Warning: Includes descriptions of child abuse. Some people may find this extremely disturbing/distressing, so tread carefully. If you feel you can handle this, hit the jump to keep reading.

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Accomplished

Posted on November 23, 2023 by Silverwynde

To the little girl, watching the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade: Big city, New York. Absolutely huge. Bigger than any you’ve ever been in before. I mean, sure, you’ve actually seen the city. You watch enough TV and seen enough movies … Continue reading →

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My Ex was Abusive and Toxic. It’s Taken Me 26 Years to Realize That.

Posted on October 30, 2023 by Silverwynde

I met my ex-boyfriend in high school. He was a senior and I was a junior. He was, quite literally, my first serious relationship. He was also toxic. It took me over two and a half decades to realize that. … Continue reading →

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Sunday Morning Nostalgia Crush!

Posted on October 29, 2023 by Silverwynde

“Don’t Speak” by No Doubt. Welcome to the song that was the soundtrack for my breakup back in 1997. It’s still hard for me to get through this song without breaking down completely.

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Things I Wish I Could Tell My Ex

Posted on October 30, 2022 by Silverwynde

-Your jokes were never funny. None of them. -Your gifts usually sucked. Especially the gag gifts. -Your entire family was dysfunctional, enmeshed, and/or completely toxic. If you’d had half a functioning brain cell, you would have gone low/no contact with … Continue reading →

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Old Wounds

Posted on June 15, 2022 by Silverwynde

Monday evening saw Prime and I chatting just before dinner. I don’t remember the conversation, but I do remember getting up, seeing flashing blue lights and thinking that our Bluetooth speaker had decided to throw off the signal. It does … Continue reading →

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Façades

Posted on June 9, 2022 by Silverwynde

A few days ago, I fell down a bit of a YouTube rabbit hole: I started watching a number of YouTube Shorts that just happened to be filmed in abandoned buildings. One was a low income housing complex, another was … Continue reading →

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Last Day of School

Posted on June 2, 2022 by Silverwynde

The yearly countdown until June was almost always unbearable. I don’t remember much about it during my Kindergarten year, but I have a few memories of my first grade year. Holy slag, did I ever want to get the hell … Continue reading →

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Under His Eye

Posted on May 10, 2022 by Silverwynde

Before I start, here’s a quick head’s up: I will be addressing mental health, suicidal thoughts, thoughts on self harm, and forced adoption, among others. If you’re not in a good headspace to read this, you might want to take … Continue reading →

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Busted

Posted on February 16, 2022 by Silverwynde

Over the weekend, we lost Ivan Reitman, best known for directing Ghostbusters and Ghostbusters 2. His son just recently took over the franchise, directing Ghostbusters: Afterlife, which was fairly well received. But the original director of Ghostbusters is gone. He … Continue reading →

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