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by Lisa Martens. Feminist, mixed, opinionated. The kinds of stories that make people on my friends list wonder if I’m deranged.
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“Don’t you wanna babysit your grandkids?” She Asks.
“Don’t you wanna babysit your grandkids?” She Asks.
“Don’t you wanna babysit your grandkids?” she asks. But it’s not a question, no, it’s an attack—on her life, on her sacrifice.
Lisa Martens
Jun 17
I’m Happy J. Lo’s Tour Was Canceled.
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That boy is not your best friend.
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Why Do You Get All The Incompetence?
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Too Good For Housework.
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“What About Everything I Did For Him?”
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I was eight when a doctor first told me to lose weight.
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(I Miss How You Were Before Fox News)
(I Miss How You Were Before Fox News)
I can’t say this out loud, but I miss how you were before Fox News. I miss how you were before you started discussing conspiracies…
Lisa Martens
Jul 14
And I Don’t Like It At All.
And I Don’t Like It At All.
My cat has arthritis, and she cannot jump as high. She used to walk along the fence, and now she’s content on the windowsill, slow-blinking…
Lisa Martens
Jul 14
What kind of God wants me to be with you?
What kind of God wants me to be with you?
What kind of God wants me to be with you? To forgive you, to take you back, to pour all my energy into you while you have extra families…
Lisa Martens
Jul 12
Real women are this; real men aren’t that.
Real women are this; real men aren’t that.
Photo by Brett Jordan on Unsplash
Lisa Martens
Jul 12
The Neighbor Of A Dead Man
The Neighbor Of A Dead Man
“Just don’t answer,” her son said. He looked for the sponge in a stack of dirty pots and pans, then cleaned one glass. “It’s not your…
Lisa Martens
Jul 10
I did it, so it’s easy.
I did it, so it’s easy.
I did it, so it’s easy. Not worth mentioning or celebrating.
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Jul 10
They Say They Don’t Know Why She Acts Out
They Say They Don’t Know Why She Acts Out
They say they don’t know why she acts out. She’s always been the problem child, she’s always been inappropriate, and she’s always been wise…
Lisa Martens
Jul 9
She’s 34, unmarried, and childless.
She’s 34, unmarried, and childless.
Photo by Omid Armin on Unsplash
Lisa Martens
Jul 9
It’s Insulting How Boring You Are.
It’s Insulting How Boring You Are.
It’s insulting how boring you are. It’s offensive how I let someone so bland and predictable traumatize me.
Lisa Martens
Jul 8
“You’ll Never Find Anyone Better Than Me.”
“You’ll Never Find Anyone Better Than Me.”
“You’ll never find anyone better than me.”
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Jul 7
You are not whole. You exist to make him whole.
You are not whole. You exist to make him whole.
You are not whole. You are a part of a person, the helpful part. The part that can help make him whole.
Lisa Martens
Jul 7
I’m Calling All My Veins Back
I’m Calling All My Veins Back
I’m calling all my veins back, and all my blood. I don’t understand why this keeps happening.
Lisa Martens
Jul 6
“Did your uncle ever get his deposit back?”
“Did your uncle ever get his deposit back?”
Photo by Elizeu Dias on Unsplash
Lisa Martens
Jul 6
Why do you want a “ride or die”?
Why do you want a “ride or die”?
Photo by CHUTTERSNAP on Unsplash
Lisa Martens
Jul 5
“Sometimes, things disappear.”
“Sometimes, things disappear.”
Photo by Ian Smith on Unsplash
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Jul 4
I’m neurodivergent so you fall in love with me.
I’m neurodivergent so you fall in love with me.
Photo by Vanessa Bucceri on Unsplash
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Jul 4
“I wish you could be innocent, but we live in a tourist town.”
“I wish you could be innocent, but we live in a tourist town.”
Photo by Derek Story on Unsplash
Lisa Martens
Jul 3
“What you do for the audition, you have to do for the show.”
“What you do for the audition, you have to do for the show.”
Photo by Jakob Owens on Unsplash
Lisa Martens
Jul 1
Celebrate Being Useless.
Celebrate Being Useless.
Photo by Buzz Andersen on Unsplash
Lisa Martens
Jul 1
An Ambitious Woman’s Lesson
An Ambitious Woman’s Lesson
They are in his car. He’s made a new vape flavor by mixing two oils together. It’s probably not very safe, but it tastes like a burnt…
Lisa Martens
Jun 30
Breaking Curses Means Everyone Is Mad At You.
Breaking Curses Means Everyone Is Mad At You.
Breaking curses means everyone is mad at you. What, you’re too good for a man like your grandfather? What, you’re too good for a life like…
Lisa Martens
Jun 30
“I’ll always be your second priority.”
“I’ll always be your second priority.”
Photo by Drew Hays on Unsplash
Lisa Martens
Jun 29
Where is the promise of dying young?
Where is the promise of dying young?
He lost his mental health to the war, so he figured he might as well keep drinking. Why heal? Why bother? At this rate, he would die young.
Lisa Martens
Jun 28
“What kind of mother doesn’t want their child to succeed?”
“What kind of mother doesn’t want their child to succeed?”
Photo by Guillaume de Germain on Unsplash
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Jun 27
I’m a woman who met no one in the woods.
I’m a woman who met no one in the woods.
Photo by Darius Bashar on Unsplash
Lisa Martens
Jun 26
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