Brynn Leah BlotterSASO, Twisted DefinitionI have become increasingly cognizant of the role that improper definitions or interpretations played in upholding the abuses I went through…Aug 26Aug 26
Brynn Leah BlotterSASO, Sexual Abuse, Pt 3Over the years I went back and forth between trying to get help, and believing everything my mother was saying about me. I would…Aug 21Aug 21
Brynn Leah BlotterSASO, Sexual Abuse, Pt 2My mother told me to stay quiet about what happened, but I couldn’t. My Sunday School teacher noticed that I was becoming increasingly…Aug 21Aug 21
Brynn Leah BlotterSASO, Sexual Abuse, Pt 1When I was nine years old, my parents took in a mentally handicapped twenty-one year old man. My mother explained that the pastor he had…Aug 19Aug 19
Brynn Leah BlotterSASO, Religious HierarchyHaving a child has increased pressure on me to figure out how to address the topic of religion with her. When it was just me, I sought…Aug 14Aug 14
Brynn Leah BlotterSASO, Weaponized ShameI can’t remember a time I didn’t feel ashamed of being a girl. Some of my earliest memories are of my mother accusing me of trying to get…Aug 12Aug 12
Brynn Leah BlotterSASO, IsolationWho would I be without my experiences? Would I still be motivated to educate myself, or to provide for my family? Or would I be stagnate? A…Aug 6Aug 6
Brynn Leah BlotterSincerely, A Survivor of…I’ve been told that I should write about my experiences from my early life. People say that it could help others, or help me to at least…Aug 1Aug 1
Brynn Leah BlotterGhost Ponies and Chasing the IdyllicAs an aspiring novelist, it feels like I have a spark of madness. Ideas flit through my mind, then evaporate in the mist when I try to…Jun 17Jun 17
