What decentralizing men feels like (and how I did it)

I had to burn down a bajillion times. The patriarchy only has to burn once. But one day, we will all be free of this conditioned nonsense. But that starts with going inward and decentralizing the external. When I walked away from one of the best things that’s ever happened to me, I saved myself, and I took back my power, and guys…I rather like it. I think I’m going to keep it.

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Nobody hates you because you voted for trump, but…

The gentleman, who was obviously a little past tipsy, started on this random diatribe—“I mean, some people hate me because I voted for Trump. Because I support Trump.”

And I really had to work to control this face, but at the same time, I was trying to assuage his fragmented esteem. But here’s what I didn’t say…

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Things I’m thankful we did for a happy marriage

I am fully aware that even though our marriage was short—less than a decade—it was a success, and what’s more at the point that Sean died…we had finally figured out what life was really all about.

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