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Kelly Wilson
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Caskets from Costco
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2014
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Don't Punch People in the Junk!: (Seemingly) Obvious Life Lessons to Teach Kids
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Honoring an Estranged Mother on Mother’s Day
Mother’s Day is a tough one for me. A day of emotional landmines.
My History With Mother’s Day
I am a survivor of childhood sexual abuse by my father. When I was 16, I disclosed this to my mother through a series of truly unfortunate events (details can be found in Caskets From Costco). We pursued legal action, and nothing happened – meaning, he was not convicted or trialed or jailed or anything
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“The morning after Jim’s death, as I dried off after my shower, I wondered to what extent, if at all, Jim was…around. Could he be with us, unseen or unsensed by us, but able to observe? Most importantly at this moment, could he possibly see me naked?”
― Caskets from Costco
― Caskets from Costco
“I realized at that moment that depression and I will always be linked, tugging back and forth, like the drunken uncle who still gets invited to the family reunion even though everyone knows he’s going to make a messy scene.”
― Caskets from Costco
― Caskets from Costco
“I have attempted for years to make fun of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, which is a dangerous game. It’s similar to poking fun at the largest, scariest bully at your school and assuming you won’t get beat up.”
― Caskets from Costco
― Caskets from Costco
“For me, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder is like a good friend. A necessary girlfriend, but with chronic PMS. A temperamental – and even volatile – friend who does not play well with others and whom I dearly love. It’s a strange relationship.”
― Caskets from Costco
― Caskets from Costco
“I have become conscious of my own “cry face.” My face puckers like the business end of a hot dog except for my mouth, which stretches in a grimace so wide as to accommodate said hotdog horizontally within it. It’s not pretty.”
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― Caskets from Costco
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