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Month: August 2018

Interrupting the Shame Tape

Interrupting the Shame Tape

Posted on August 29, 2018September 29, 2018 by Anastacia Pattillo

Shame runs tapes in my mind, and they start to play at the oddest moments. On one of the occasions I’ve almost hit a deer on the roads close to home, my oldest son screamed from the back seat, and I heard that tape start to play. His scream was Read More

Posted in parenting, shame Tagged parenting, shame
Slow Change

Slow Change

Posted on August 29, 2018August 30, 2018 by Anastacia Pattillo

Change can be sudden and heartbreaking, a death or a divorce. When we need real and last transformation, it comes as a slow change. Driving on country roads has required me to change as a driver. It is common to swerve and slam on the brakes in order to avoid Read More

Posted in habit Tagged change, driving, habits
Depression: Darkness & Silence

Depression: Darkness & Silence

Posted on August 23, 2018August 23, 2018 by Anastacia Pattillo

Sometime during the last school year, my sons took to randomly singing, “Hello darkness, my old friend.” When I informed them of the origins of the song, they laughed at the name Garfunkel. They also did not know the title was actually “Sound of Silence.” Not a big surprise there, Read More

Posted in death, depression Tagged depression
The Golden Hour

The Golden Hour

Posted on August 9, 2018August 9, 2018 by Anastacia Pattillo

I am haunted When I was sixteen, the movie A River Runs Through It, hit me like a freight train. I will not deny, a young Brad Pitt might have had something to do with it. However, there was something else about the story, the words of an author coming Read More

Posted in death, family, parenting Tagged death, motherhood

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