Christmas is hard when you don’t feel loved by the people who should love and accept you. Many of us ex-cult and isolated homeschool escapees feel this. We were taught to be focused on our family and only our family and when we figure out our family is broken, sometimes really broken, well. Some ofContinueContinue reading “I’m not the little matchstick girl anymore”
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New Blog Layout: 2016
So… 2016 is finally almost over. I know, right? I’ve been pretty quiet on the blogging front lately, but I’m okay. I finally got my dream job doing the journalism things at a local newspaper. When I finish writing every day, I don’t always want to go home and write more. But there’s more. I’veContinueContinue reading “New Blog Layout: 2016”
Thank you for staying
I have something to say to all of my friends. I love you all very much. For those of you who have been with me through this long, crazy journey and never left, I deeply appreciate you for being willing to stick it out with me through the long haul. You might have met meContinueContinue reading “Thank you for staying”
Those nights kept me alive: Chat logs from my escape
Here’s another post from my escape. I’ve been remembering it in pictures and with an old email I wrote to friends explaining my situation as it was happening. Today, I’m posting some of my old chat logs. If you know someone who is being held too tightly, this is for you. If you are one ofContinueContinue reading “Those nights kept me alive: Chat logs from my escape”
Why I Kept Living: World Suicide Prevention Day 2016
Originally posted on Facebook on Sept. 10, 2016. It’s been almost one year since the last time I wanted to die. It’s morbid, yes, but today is World Suicide Prevention Day and so far, I have kept living. I was 14 when it happened the first time. Winter has always felt like death to me,ContinueContinue reading “Why I Kept Living: World Suicide Prevention Day 2016”
Eleanor Skelton 