I’m out of town and I was feeling a little down, so I figured I’d look up just the ∞-ish most recent photos of my kids 🐢🐈⬛ Photos This is my pictures of my turtle that I had to save to Google drive. Originally I got a new laptop and thought a good first move…
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Religious Shunning: What it’s been like for me, plus a mammoth compilation of helpful resources
Well, I must have started this post at least a year ago, but I always stop when I get too emotional. So, my apologies if it feels choppy. I had the text conversation above with a wonderful woman who I’m in the process of befriending. She’s actually the owner of a dog-walking small business. Now,…
Continue ReadingThose Voices are NOT from God
So, I thought John Piper (who I wrote all about in my early days on this blog) was unique in that he actually had no problem directly saying that God sometimes commands the killing of children, but apparently now WLC is doing it, too. In the incredible off chance that a reader finds themselves hearing…
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Did you think I would let a month go by without an update? Things here are pretty good. I have a “permanent” subbing assignment for the rest of the year, which is awesome because we’re almost at the end and everyone is out of vacation time. So I’m in a middle school, helping out with…
Continue ReadingFrom Crisis to Devising a Plan of Action
Well, you know it’s bad when the Apostate Turtle is seeking comfort in the familiar and starts pulling up songs from her past life, knowing that if we’re being honest the lyrics are extremely fucked up. Technically, I ended up going way down the metaphorical rabbit hole last night after blogging. Fortunately, thanks to my…
Continue ReadingIn Exile
Well. We’re in a hotel. The electricity went out on Wednesday night and it turns out that the main breaker needs to be replaced. I’ve been dealing with this by attending to the kids, and whenever someone asked how I was doing, I didn’t really know how to respond. That strategy is reaching the end…
Continue ReadingWhat happens when you don’t commit suicide? (The answer will SHOCK you!)
I made this video yesterday but didn’t get time to post it because I was assembling the closet. Which came out awesome, BTW! When I was a kid, my mother was totally used to me being suicidally depressed. Honestly, I think she liked it that way. But the second I was happy–or God forbid I…
Continue ReadingA Good Anniversary
Well, as tough as things have been, it’s Tannîn’s birthday!! (Well, he would point out that he HATCHED instead of being born, and the exact date when he did this is known only to him.) But I made this video to celebrate 10 years together 💚
Continue ReadingAnniversary Reaction
Spring has arrived and with it; really, really awful nightmares. Things usually take a downward turn in December and don’t really bounce back until the beginning of August, so it will probably be another long ride. Therapists have suspected that there might be some sort of anniversary reaction there, but I was hoping to never…
Continue ReadingMerry Christmas
Well, another Christmas on the books. I’d been hoping it would go well this year. Last night my cat and I listened to the entirety of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, because my grandpa recorded it once for us on cassette and I digitized it and uploaded it to YouTube under my real name….
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