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I’m in the news TWICE today!

CBS Chicago Report: https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2022/02/04/man-order-to-pay-160k-killing-two-dogs/?utm_campaign=trueAnthem+Manual&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR3FLb8VgnrqKntvmqSm-Th2lIWDaSULafWEgKW7sl0FyGxY7AuyVXV4gp8 Chicago Sun Times Article: https://chicago.suntimes.com/platform/amp/2022/2/4/22916719/bumble-dating-app-dog-torture-sarah-manos-mathew-berry-illinois-human-care-animals-act-animal-rights?fbclid=IwAR2AxOc0o1yS4wVvnBeRqeZ4pvS1jk7d-lwb2M8Qaj6C8zWTlyi3F7gLyPU

I’m angry. Angrier than I thought. Fuck the system.

I’m so angry. I’m so hurt. Fuck the system. Fuck Kim Foxx. Fuck the prosecutors who victim blamed. Fuck them. I’m angry. And hurt. And I need to talk about it. Or write about it for now (I have therapy tomorrow night). I’m so angry and hurt I feel myself coming to tears. On Tuesday,Continue reading “I’m angry. Angrier than I thought. Fuck the system.”

I am the sun ☀️

In therapy this week, I reprocessed some of my trauma and how I was triggered into feeling paralyzing fear when my dog Rosie jumped on my lap as I drove the other day. It brought me right back to the day Mat killed Kirby, because that morning, as I drove to Mat’s house, Kirby jumpedContinue reading “I am the sun ☀️”

When the victim blaming comments don’t impact me

I was checking my filtered comments on Tik Tok this morning and saw somebody commented that I “ate Mexican food while he killed Kirby” and therefore get no sympathy from this person because I put my boyfriend before my dog. And to that, I say: yes, I ate Mexican food that day. I’m incredibly proudContinue reading “When the victim blaming comments don’t impact me”

Rosie went to the vet & I still grieve Daisy HARD.

Rosie wasn’t feeling well this week. I emailed the vet on Tuesday night and asked if I could bring her in this weekend. They wrote back on Wednesday morning saying they’d prefer to see her as soon as possible with her symptoms and they had an opening for that afternoon. I took it and toldContinue reading “Rosie went to the vet & I still grieve Daisy HARD.”

I almost cried at the vet last night

I took Rosie to a new vet last night because she was due for her annual check-up. I researched a ton of vets and this one had like 1,000+ five-star reviews, so I scheduled her appointment and was fine waiting six weeks to be seen due to the wait. The vet is incredible. The clinicContinue reading “I almost cried at the vet last night”

Court tomorrow.

There’s more that I can and will say and I’ll update in a little bit but court tomorrow. Fingers crossed it goes well for us. Ok update – court is today, in a few hours, and I’m finally getting around to updating this post. Court is today. We’re suing my abuser for $475,000-$600,000. That’s basedContinue reading “Court tomorrow.”

Shock, Reality, Truth

I had a phone consultation with a potential new therapist today. My old therapist and I had practiced what to say on these consultations, since disclosing my truth can be very triggering. When I had left the message for her a couple weeks ago, I told her that her profile interests me because she advocatesContinue reading “Shock, Reality, Truth”

I had an order of protection against my abuser and I contacted him

1 year ago today, on July 4. Days after escaping him. I contacted him. Let me tell you why. First of all, he had been violating the order of protection. He was served and told the sheriff, “oh yeah I’m done with that, I’ll never see her again.” And the next morning he texted meContinue reading “I had an order of protection against my abuser and I contacted him”