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Mother's Day

May 12, 2019 by Dixie Perkinson in life, dead mom

This mother’s day hasn’t been that hard for me….and I’m not sure how I feel about it. Usually this weekend hits me like a steel toe to the gut. I’m hurled over crying for something that I can’t really explain. It’s more than mourning over a dead parent. It’s more complicated and even darker than death itself. It’s this bleak feeling that I’m cursed and destined for endless pain. Forever feeling different and inadequate because I never got to experience this whole unconditional mother’s love thing that apparently is god given to everyone but me. 

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May 12, 2019 /Dixie Perkinson
dead mom, self-love, pain, spirituality
life, dead mom
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God, Are You There?

September 30, 2018 by Dixie Perkinson in life

I grew up an atheist. My father taught me that all religious people were dumb, especially Catholics. Also, all religious people were awful human beings. They were the ones causing all the wars. He would get in fights with neighbors about abortions and the absurdity of their religion. He repeatedly stated that religion was for suckers. It was for those that were too weak to handle the reality of life. In fact, my dad was quite religious about being an atheist. 

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September 30, 2018 /Dixie Perkinson
childhood, spirituality
life
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