Blame it on your mom — how could she have expected excellence, acknowledgedwith a nod, while disappointmentsstood center stage, emphasized? Blame it on your dad —how could he have travelledevery week, leaving you withoutday-to-day companionship, leavingyou to be disciplined by […]
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Mother, May I?
A child’s game, great fun.A way of life, codependent. People pleasing run awryrelinquishing identity, becoming an adjunct.Daddy, may I?Husband, may I?My child, do you mind if Icorrect you, discipline you?Mother, May I?One giant step, okay,crabwalk three seconds, okay,may I have […]
Continue reading »Inherent Power
INHERENT POWER. An authority possessed without its being derived from another. It is a right, ability or faculty of doing a thing, without receiving that right, ability or faculty from another. (A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of […]
Continue reading »The Cost to the Jailer
One of the most expensive things the Commissioners Court has to deal with is the cost of keeping people in jail. ~ Hon. Margaret Keliher When I try to limit your impact on my lifeby holding you at bay, by […]
Continue reading »Honest to God
“You can’t pray a lie.” ~ Mark Twain I’m good at lying, you know, God.Sometimes it just pours out, fearsbred in from years of reactions toinconvenient truths, to my own will,to not-the-expected. I can convincemost anyone, especially me sometimes.I’m good […]
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