New Year’s Resolution
The temperature is -12 outside and my normally can’t-wait-to-go-outside dogs are just plain uninterested in going out; they are content to stay all snuggled and warm inside. The birds, however, are alive with chatter and activity this morning… especially at the big evergreen, where yesterday I hung a dozen peanut butter rolls. The feeder, too, […]
A Co-dependent’s Chocolate Covered Recipe For Love
My son and I aren’t speaking the same love language. I showed him love in the way I wanted to be loved instead of in the way he wanted to be loved.
Nada Colada For Me, I Feel Guilty
I am a grown woman. I’m a wife and a mother. I make my own car payments. I have a job. So why do I feel guilty if I drink alcohol?
Co-Dependent’s Son Makes Mug Cupcake
A year ago, I was a full-time “smother.” I thought being hopelessly devoted to the world’s most beautiful boy was my highest calling. I was wrong. Doing too much for him kept him from being independent. This week, he learned how to make his very own mug cupcake.
Co-Dependent’s Recipe For Lemonade
This week, someone asked for my opinion. I declined. This is less than newsworthy for healthy people, but for a recovering controlling co-dependent, it’s a remarkable sign of my progress.
Co-Dependent’s Recipe For Bitter Disappointment
I used to think time would magically heal all my wounds, but doing nothing was recipe for bitter disappointment. Recovery gave me a recipe to get better.