I’ll Never Forget What it Was Like Being A Teenager

When I was growing up a lot of kids in BC, specifically, were living in poverty. At home in Calgary there were a lot of things we couldn't have, but the idea that we were poor, didn't really hit home until we moved to BC and we as teenagers realized just how difficult life was. … Continue reading I’ll Never Forget What it Was Like Being A Teenager

Okay #Parenting Community, We Need To Have a Chat About #Kids, and The #Internet

So, I recently found out about an account called Libs of Tik Tok. I am not researching this group, I refuse to watch their videos, and I do not want their bullshit in my ear, so I am not ACTUALLY talking to them when I write this post. But I am speaking to those of … Continue reading Okay #Parenting Community, We Need To Have a Chat About #Kids, and The #Internet

Trauma Therapy Should Be A Part of Your Medical Disability

I don't have access to trauma therapy. I have a psych nurse who will repeat herself five times in the same conversation, and an amazing Psychiatrist who will listen to me ramble, before offering me pills, but when it comes to trauma? I'm handling that largely on my own. I might be much further ahead, … Continue reading Trauma Therapy Should Be A Part of Your Medical Disability

Dear (White) Men, I am Not Now, I Have Never Been, And I Will Never Be, Your Property

WARNING: This post contains conversations about slavery, abuse, rape, torture, and trauma. Please practice self care when reading this post. 400 years ago, white men and women trapesed across the seven seas on giant shipping boats, that they then filled with the human bodies of Black men, women, and children. They forced those bodies to … Continue reading Dear (White) Men, I am Not Now, I Have Never Been, And I Will Never Be, Your Property

Dear Moms….You’re Doing A Really Good Job

I've been thinking a lot about this stupid fucking over the top super dramatic election that just happened in the United States of America recently. People keep asking how I am doing and I keep saying "I'm fucking over 2020. I'm done, it can be done now." And that reminds me of this tattoo I … Continue reading Dear Moms….You’re Doing A Really Good Job