What the future holds

Sometimes I feel like I’m so ready to be done with teaching. And other times I feel like, how could I ever give this up? And that’s just the reality of it. I love being a teacher. And I’m good at it. Like really good at it. Like, hypothetically, if my school were to beContinue reading “What the future holds”

Sometimes I think about the horror

TW: animal abuse Sometimes I think about the horror of what he did. Listen, I’ve gone through a LOT of therapy. I’m in a good place. And, the fact stands that I experienced true horror and that is part of my story. Of our story. So sometimes I think about the horror. The cruelty. SometimesContinue reading “Sometimes I think about the horror”

I removed the post: my statement to police of the day MB killed Kirby

That day was by far the worst day of my life. A year and a half ago, on the 1 year anniversary of that day, I made a blog post sharing the statement I provided police of everything that happened that day. It’s gruesome. And yesterday, I removed it. From time to time, I getContinue reading “I removed the post: my statement to police of the day MB killed Kirby”

Life Update, Life Happenings

Life is good. My life is really good. I’ve had some really good things going on, so let’s talk about it. First of all, I’m teaching AP Spanish this year. Which is a huge step for my career. It’s an incredible accomplishment and honestly, I’m having a blast. I love teaching AP Spanish. My studentsContinue reading “Life Update, Life Happenings”

I filed a police report last week

I’m 100% sure my abuser is violating my order of protection…again. Let’s rewind: You know I’m active on social media – Tik Tok, especially. It’s been amazing to share my story and help so many while educating about domestic abuse and animal abuse. I’ve also been in the news plenty of times. My abuser, whoContinue reading “I filed a police report last week”

Victim Blamers Need Murder to Understand Abuse

I said it. Victim blamers need the victim to be murdered to understand the power of abuse. Until then, they hold the victim as responsible for being abused instead of the abuser for abusing. So here’s my reflection: I have received more support than ever, especially lately, especially now that Mathew Berry has been chargedContinue reading “Victim Blamers Need Murder to Understand Abuse”

Dating Again (the update I forgot to update)

I figured I’d write a new blog post since I forgot to edit the original post last week. I’m dating again, and yeah, he and I are officially official (like committed, in-a-relationship, dating). He’s an amazing, amazing person. This is legitimately the first healthy relationship I’ve been in, which is awesome, but also brings outContinue reading “Dating Again (the update I forgot to update)”