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The Secret Shame of An Alcoholic Mother

How I learned to be careful who you envy and that a perfect life is rarely as it seems.

8 min readAug 11, 2023

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The Real Reason Domestic Violence Victims Don’t Come Forward

It’s happening to me right now, and sometimes I wish I’d just stayed silent.

5 min readAug 23, 2023

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The Grief of Having a Trans Child

My mixed emotions and thoughts as an LGBTQ+ ally parent

6 min readMay 1, 2023

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The Emotional Price of Being Poor

I had a job interview yesterday. The first since my husband’s arrest in January for aggravated domestic assault. I have found it is…

11 min readMay 3, 2023

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My Best Friend Was Murdered and No One Cared

I stood beside her with tear stained cheeks and tried to hold it together. I hate these things. Visitation, they call them. A chance for…

6 min readMay 27, 2023

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The Gray Area

His best friend had an unspeakable secret. He had an unspeakable solution.

6 min readMar 23, 2024

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The Make-a-Wish Puppy

How I ended up with a terminal 8-week-old puppy and why I’m thankful.

7 min readMar 19, 2024

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I Was Going to Kill Him

I was completely numb when I walked into my best friend’s house with a blank expression on my face and a hatchet in my hand.

9 min readMar 12, 2024

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Mississippi Drowning

7 min readMar 11, 2024

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My Son Absolutely Destroyed a Relative’s Transphobic Tirade

And it was the most eloquent yet brutal flaming I’ve ever seen.

7 min readMar 10, 2024

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Lost Layla

Mother of 2 great kids. Born & raised in Nowhere, MS. Small town girl out here babbling to the Universe hoping it hears. ko-fi.com/layladorris

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