+WHAT IF AN ABUSIVE CHILDHOOD IS JUST TOO SIMPLE?

So, what if simply put, both mine and my mother’s childhoods were just too primitive and simple: Survive?

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+TRANSPARENCY AND MY CHANGED SOCIAL BRAIN

What do humans show to one another and what do they hide?

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+HITCHING A RIDE WITH KIND STRANGERS

“Once the snake had followed its orders, and with the tailgate slammed shut, the women turned to the awed crowd and told them the rest of the story.”

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+THREE THINGS I LOVED AS A CHILD – AND STILL DO

What gave us joy as children? Those parts of us connected to what we loved then are still with us – nobody could take them away from us – unless they took our very life itself.

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+THOUGHT SALAD: HAVING ‘THIS’ TO SAY ABOUT ‘THAT’

Wide-ranging arenas of thought on trauma today – links to posts on DISCLOSURE — and to thyroid-adrenal balance (are you more like an eagle or a buzzard?)

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+THE SPIDER, THE LIZARD, AND ‘DEAD’ MOTHERS

Mrs. Lloyd shared her genes with me and incubated me. That’s the extent of her mothering contribution. What she did after that belongs in the category of PREDATORY terrorism, not mothering.

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+A WORD TO THE WISE – - – -

“Quite simply, children are our future. Investing in their success is perhaps the best way to guarantee future prosperity. Budget cuts that deprive children of a strong developmental start mean society and taxpayers lose too.”

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+NOTHING LIKE A MONDAY MORNING ‘HODGE-PODGE’ POST

Various links here to other posts that might help someone trying to learn about their family genetics – and some more mud project pictures…..

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+WHERE IS MY REFLECTIVE POOL OF SELF?

I suspect that all Personality Disorders share a distortion of ‘narcissism’ that greatly affects the development of the self of these peoples offspring. How do I locate my own inner reflective pool of self?

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+LIVING ON EARTH – HOW MUCH ARE WE MISSING?

Earth Day – in honor of our true Mother…..

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