Tag Archives: health

The Old Days

Posted on May 11, 2023 by mammasquirrel

Film is a place in history. A place that sometimes gets revisited. We had projectors in school, I can’t say that I remember watching an actual film strip. In movies they’re brought out to watch family moments. Past gatherings, birthdays, … Continue reading →

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Weekend Coffee Share

Posted on April 22, 2023 by mammasquirrel

I’m snuggled on the couch with coffee and blanket. I’d prefer to be sleeping. I have a horrible cough that refuses to let me lie down-even elevated. I moved to this room so my horrendous choking noises wouldn’t wake anyone. … Continue reading →

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Let’s Cut the Crap

Posted on March 28, 2023 by mammasquirrel

Another senseless round of murder. I’m so over these excuses that we have a gun problem. Guns have been around for how long? Let me hit you with a wallop of knowledge. GUNS DO NOT PULL THEIR OWN TRIGGER! Mental … Continue reading →

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So What If I Do?

Posted on February 19, 2023 by mammasquirrel

I’ve been told more than once that all I want “is a knight in shining armor to sweep in and take care of everything.” It is always said in a mean belittling way. Implying that I have no sense of … Continue reading →

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Time That Suffocates

Posted on February 19, 2023 by mammasquirrel

Zipped shut and clenched jaws. External silence and internal destruction. Observing the illness and seeing it ignored. A thin shimmer of loyalty being burned into non-existence. Eyes are steady and disassociation steps in. Bouncing and blocking the dark and disgusting … Continue reading →

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Balance Beam

Posted on February 19, 2023 by mammasquirrel

I live in a chaos of saturnine; nothing more than gazing incoherently past the non stop giant of poor me. It follows me to each room and only dissipates long enough for me to search and maybe find a glimpse … Continue reading →

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Don’t Get It

Posted on February 4, 2023 by mammasquirrel

Trying to make yourself look good during the most devastating time in someone else’s life. Saying you will be at their funeral when you haven’t bothered to call or text since or before they got sick. People believing you have … Continue reading →

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One Liner Wednesday

Posted on January 18, 2023 by mammasquirrel

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The Road Downhill

Posted on December 6, 2022 by mammasquirrel

A shoe. A dish. The dog. The bills. The kids. The cat. Any one thing can set off his conniption . It really is like watching a child throw the temper tantrum, except it’s an adult. And those are much … Continue reading →

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What Happens When….

Posted on November 30, 2022 by mammasquirrel

Toxic people want control. Over everything. Throw in narcissism and the pot is heated. Add some children to the mix and you’ve created a full scale boil over of someone who is jealous of the children, works overtime with manipulation … Continue reading →

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