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Throwback Thursday: The Truth Can Cage, Rattle & Set You Free

by Selena on 23/05/2013

in About,Parenting After Abuse,Throw Back Thursday,Violence Unsilenced

Do stories really tell a picture? Of course they do. The ones we want them to at least. With photographs we get to filter – and not just with phone apps. Take for instance, one of the most popular hashtags on Instagram, #tbt.

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#RealMamaLife: There Is No Pause Button

by Selena on 13/05/2013

in Motherhood,Real Mama Life

Welcome to the 4th edition of Real Mama Life!  <<< (click there to learn more about how you can participate!)

‘Where we embrace the glory and humour in the chaos. Un-staged and imperfectly beautiful.’

Mother

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& Then There Was Me

March 10, 2013

Hello friends. Its been more than a while and all the things that I thought I wanted to do with this blog have changed. So many changes. Much to do with personal happenings and relationships in my life that I shouldn’t write about becasue, well, they are not only my stories to tell. I’ve been [...]

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RANT

October 25, 2012

On the internets and in real life; ‘good intentions’ are not anyone’s justifiable shield against honesty. Or even criticism. If a person says or does something offensive, who cares whether you meant it or not? Good intentions aren’t some fucking invincibility spell–they don’t make you immune to honesty or having to suck up to the consequences [...]

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I Would Write You a Letter

September 18, 2012

*Dislaimer: This post is about abuse, including links to websites and articles that may be disturbing to some readers.* I Would Write You a Letter… If I knew where to send it. How often have I walked into this lonesome place, how often have I dreamt that once I had a family of my own [...]

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To Be Young & Wild & Free – A Love Story

February 16, 2011

I had 6 too many drinks last night. That was a regular occurrence, and then some, ‘back in the day’. Always trying so hard to forget. And then I stopped. I came to the hardcore honest truth about myself. Smart enough to know that a path of self-destruction would not lead to anywhere I really [...]

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No No Keshagesh…Reconsider This

October 8, 2010

*UPDATE 2012: This post is a biggie. Leave it open on your browser. Come back to it often. Soak it up in all of it’s entirety. Please.* In lieu of the upcoming holidays; there is much to be thankful for, much to discuss in love and unity, much to reconsider. I was in a debate recently [...]

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