It Takes a Village to Raise a ChildIt Takes a Village to Raise a ChildI am a survivor of child abuse. I have dissociative identity disorder. It is also known as multiple personality disorder. This blog is a form of healing to tell the story of our life. We write about our daily life, our inner world as well as the 
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Brilliant Title Here
2007-08-02 04:32:00 The last couple days have been okay. Very physically exhausted because of all the rain but otherwise, not too bad. Still feeling a little off but today it’s a lot better. Did a little housework, knitted some, watched some tv, clicked stumbleupon a few times. It sounds boring but it’s about all I can manage ... More About: Movies , Title , Brilliant
Extra initial?
2007-07-29 21:28:00 I’ve always wondered why as a child I began to be called by my full name, without last name included, but with an extra initial tossed in. It wasn’t a term of endearment. I was the only one of all the cousins. The ones who added the extra initial, I am pretty sure the one didn’t ... More About: Internal , Memories , Extra , Xtra
Feeling odd
2007-07-29 00:31:00 Feel half here. Started yesterday, everything makes me irritated and I feel half here. It’s too hard to explain I guess. I don’t know. Feeling like stuck, don’t know what to do to keep busy. Can’t focus. Too many nightmares last night, possible storms tonight eeeek. It is sunny now though so we went outside and ... More About: Feel
Quilt progress
2007-07-27 03:14:00 Made a lot of progress on it today. All the bits for the top layer are together and ironed, cut out the batting and the backing. Pinned it all together. That turned out to be tough, getting it smooth and positioned right. Very exciting. More About: Progress , Quilt
A quilt - then and now
2007-07-26 09:22:00 Someone mentioned today (from within the village) that long ago, there were quilt pieces. Some say blue, some say they weren’t blue but they don’t know what color the bits were. One is absolutely certain the quilt was to be made for us. A few argue that it proves that the mom loved us, that ... More About: Internal , Memories , Quilt , Then
Old year books
2007-07-24 01:05:00 I feel a little bad that I just don’t know most of these people. I guess I wasn’t the one going to school. I recognize very few names, recognize a few faces, but mostly.. I have no clue. It’s not like the school we attended was big, not like ones other cousins had attended with ... More About: Books , Memories , Year
Ahhh
2007-07-23 21:32:00 Managed to sleep, not till after it was slightly daylight but still. Got 6 hours yay! So now, feeling a little rested and already ate something. Got a nice cool bottle of water ready to carry around and it’s time to keep busy! There’s some more organizing to do, but better yet.. there’s crafting. Organizing can ...
Sleep
2007-07-23 10:34:00 Sleep sucks. It’s very early in the morning and given how little sleep we got last night, should be passed out cold from exhaustion. Nope. Wide awake, so we’re doing crafts and reading and watching tv. Not all at once, just sort of going between it all. Once it gets closer to daylight, I can pretty ... More About: Books , Sleep
Braver
2007-07-23 02:14:00 Comments left, emails from a friend who already knows about the village, my husband’s support.. it all leads up to me, us.. feelign braver about being.. well.. us. It’s all who I am. That is tough to remember. Today I am okay, no idea if tomorrow I’ll be in a panic about trying to be brave ...
Harry Potter 7
2007-07-21 18:42:00 It’s here! Don’t worry, we won’t post spoilers. If your looking for your book, you might should check your mailbox. UPS handed books over to USPS here, and they were delivered by a different carrier I think. The package is cute, red and white with HP artwork and a note to muggles on it. I love it! Then ... More About: Books , Harry Potter , Potter , Harry , Harry Potter 7
Okay, let?s get braver.
2007-07-20 22:21:00 I don’t know who set the yesterday post to private, before I re-public it (hah.. whatever you call it) I will ask around and see. Thank you for the comments, they assure me that the comments were NOT the reason for it going private. Quite honestly I don’t think anyone knows a good ... More About: Internal
Nervous, confused, what to do!?
2007-07-20 03:51:00 It’s a big step, but it probably doesn’t seem like one to anyone else. For us it is though. For years we have kept silent, struggled to present ourselves as one. Both in public and online. We feel as if we allow those who tormented us to win by continuing to keep it so secret, yet ... More About: To Do
The second half of today
2007-07-19 05:28:00 Well I un-chickened, made an intro post on get Stitchy! The FO sections are great, it’s fun seeing what others have done. I really dislike making intro posts. Feels like I’m standing on a stage alone and people staring at me and probably laughing hysterically about a booger in my nose or something. Today I didn’t ... More About: Econ , Half
Today?s stuff
2007-07-18 21:24:00 I feel a little better now, laid down for a bit in a semi-dark room. Still sneezing my nose off though. Managed to get some lunch down (and it stayed put!) Then went out, cut two pottings of peppermint. Quite a bit available today! I have a metal strainer bowl and it was overflowing. Sat out ... More About: Today , Stuff
Ugh.
2007-07-18 19:38:00 I feel like crap. Stupid cold, stupid runny nose, stupid sneezes. Going back to bed. It makes my head hurt worse to hear my keyboard clicking.
Too exhausted!
2007-07-17 00:17:00 Today is break day. Organizing what is now three rooms is turning into a bigger project than I thought it’d be. I knew it’d be major but come on, this is ridiculous! I’m tired! So today my husband tried to convince me that if I feel the need to organiz anything. Pick one thing. Not ... More About: Haus , Exhaust
What to title it?
2007-07-13 20:28:00 Today I feel so sad. Early this morning (late last night, since hadn’t gone to bed), lost more time. Husband met someone else, but we found her. She lives just beyond the fog. The fog is less thick, we can see her building. They are talking with her today to see what we can all ... More About: Title
Average
2007-07-12 20:05:00 Today just feels average. Not great but not bad either. Just.. it’s a day. Have a list we wrote of stuff to get done between now and ewhenever we get it done. No major chores on it really, well, cleaning the bathroom is on it but it’s at the very bottom. We plan to tell the ... More About: Average
we find it
2007-07-12 02:00:00 she be all cleening an make it prity she fine us fun stufs to play we gots crayins an paprs an roolers an freesypop stiks an gloo an markrs an stufs!!!!! she say we gets to maks stufs an it be prity she puts all in drarr so is eesy us fine!!! we is hapy we is skart it thundr ... More About: Find
Happy
2007-07-11 00:31:00 For a week.. maybe two? It’s been very difficult to get through a day. Kept busy with major, major house projects. (Er.. the external house, not the internal village houses!) Moving furniture, painting (which I do not want to do for at least three more months thanks), organizing. It’s been quiet internally, not total silence ... More About: World , Happy , Internal
My first Morsbag
2007-07-10 05:09:00 It’s done! First one. Some batik print fabric, I have enough to make at least 2 more bags with it I think. Made using Morsbags pattern! It’s a grocery bag.
Morsbags
2007-07-10 01:52:00 A day or two ago I blogged about the sociable guerilla bagging group called Morsbags. Well I couldn’t log into their flash setup on the site. If anyone else had tried, try adding www to the URL if you’re unable to make a pod and see if that helps. That’s fixed it for me. I’m ...
Comments caught up, sort of.
2007-07-09 06:06:00 I approved the comments waiting, and as always I apologize for being so slow. Just no energy to formulate a really great response, but thank you all for the comments. Just too tired to really know what to say these days. The trekking crew isn’t back, I’ve so much to organize still around the house ... More About: Comments , Caught , Sort , Comm
Fun
2007-07-08 18:26:00 After a very trying week and a half, although I feel like I have memory gaps, at least it’s mostly over. Just have bins to sort to put the two rooms back together the way they need to be. Books, crafty stuff, computer bits. Then the kitchen because I moved the bookcase out of there. As ...
Morsbags
2007-07-07 05:10:00 This is very interesting, and since we’re making market bags anyway. Why not sign up here? The goal is to make bags to educate about the dangers the plastic bags have on wildlife and the environment. We’re really tired of the bags landing in the creek, filling the kitchen, and the fact that the grocery ...
Confused
2007-07-05 23:00:00 I’m so sad today. How could I not remember!? There are blog entries here and at the other blog about it. I don’t remember the entries or the whole set of events. What is wrong with me, what kind of person simply forgets that two relatives have died!? I feel like the worst person on the ... More About: Internal
Swirling
2007-07-05 05:29:00 Just feel like emotions are swirling around. No good reason for it. Feel sad and happy. Stressed.. and not very stressed at all. All at the same time. They aren’t back yet from their trek, nor has the young one been back out to visit to give an update to my husband. Want to just not ...
The day today
2007-07-05 01:56:00 They aren’t back yet. Tonight we’ll record the fireworks show if there is one on TV because I know a few who are out to find the little girl would be very sad to miss it. Today painting all day. Just cleaned the brushes and the roller is soaking. It is very pretty in there, but ... More About: The D
Success
2007-07-03 23:52:00 Late last night we got good news. The young one that was being searched for has likely been found by the time I write this. She was out last night talking to my husband and said she could see their tents and camp fire at the top of the hill. I guess her house is ... More About: Success
Secret Hidey Spot!
More articles from this author:2007-07-02 05:20:00 The level of exhaustion cannot be explained away in mere typed words. We (husband and I) are done for the night. Can’t stand to move another book, scoot another bin or box, or dust another item. Nope. I changed keyboards out too, he switched to a flat keyboard that he finds easier and I have his ... More About: Spot , Secret 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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