Everybody wants you to STOP BEING SAD. Get happy! Smile! Screw that. If I need to feel sad, I feel sad, because in order to truly feel happy, I need the darkness. I'm just sad today. And that is OK. This sadness defies logic. It needs no real reason to creep in and take over …
Hi. My Name is Katy and I’m a Grateful Alcoholic
I'm re-sharing a piece I wrote a while ago, back when I started my blog, with a few updates given our changed situation since I first wrote this a few years ago. It's basically like a lead in AA (sharing your experience, strength and hope), but with a few things left out that are only …
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A Family Lives Here
We are not unlike the multitudes of families out there who enjoyed a Saturday in the snow and perhaps got a bit too excited at the prospect of babies touching feeling tasting snow for the very first time ever. You see, when the world has told you no too often to count, and you keep saying YES, you celebrate …
Too Sober For This 