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There is Always a Silver Lining!

Posted on Jan 31, 2012 | 18 comments

The entire Worst Step-father EVER series was very difficult for me to write. It was a lifetime ago and yet as I wrote it seemed like yesterday. I felt it was something I had to get out. It speaks to domestic abuse better than anything I could imagine and though I would like to believe we have learned from our mistakes over the past forty + years it seems we haven’t. I will continue to shed light on this issue that plagues not just the United States but the World. I hope you will join me in standing up for the victims of abuse and...

The Worst Step-Father EVER, the END

Posted on Jan 29, 2012 | 7 comments

The worst was over. Mom told me she had filed the police report after the cooling off period. I felt safe at my aunt and uncle’s home. A few weeks went by and mom drove up to my uncle’s house in the station wagon. Les’ station wagon. My heart sank. She told me she was going to get groceries but instead she was lured into a bullshit… “I’m so sorry baby… I swear I will never hurt you again baby… please take me back and let me prove it…” rendezvous. Sadly this is so typical. You can...

The Worst Step-Father EVER, part 4

Posted on Jan 23, 2012 | 13 comments

We had moved on in silence, yet again, and were preparing for the new school year, shopping for clothes and supplies, etc. I was looking forward to my senior year. About a month before school started Les pulled another disappearing act. He worked for the newspaper, in their printing plant, and the union went on strike. There had been a lot of discussions between mom and Les about the what-ifs prior to the strike. He mentioned several of the guys at work were going to take positions in St. Louis or Cincinnati if they could get in. ...

The Worst Step-Father EVER, part 3

Posted on Jan 18, 2012 | 14 comments

The raw emotions everyone was left with after the baby’s death were never dealt with. After a while things seemed to be back to our cracked normal and life went on. I was still adjusting to a step- brother who was physically my size but four years younger. The night came when we had an ugly incident and things got physical… We had been blithely going through our day to day ignoring the elephant in the room. Step-brother knew his father fairly well. I was trying to ignore everyone, deal with school and enjoy my respite...

A Better Place To Be

Posted on Jan 16, 2012 | 10 comments

Thought we’d take a short break from the Worst Step-Father series and enjoy one of the best story tellers that ever lived, in my opinion. I love music. All kinds of music. Well, maybe not Rap, but I don’t consider that really music. Just my opinion, don’t want to offend any Kanye or Eminem fans. I’ve gradually gotten the iPod fully loaded with our extensive collection of cd’s so we can listen to music any time and any place. From Classical to Rock to Jazz, Country and Blues… we have a lot of choices. Our...