Dear Diary, Three times I have gone into my account to complete this task. Three times, unsuccessfully. Next, I lock myself out of one account. Okay. Until I found out I have to wait for my temporary password to arrive via United States Postal Mail! In my area, the mail is a mess for mostContinue reading “Taxes, aargh!!!”
Author Archives: Rusty
2021 arrived!
Not only has the year arrived, it seemed to slide in like an old quote I remember. “Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally wornContinue reading “2021 arrived!”
Behavioral Health Care Manager
Both Wolf and I work with a behavioral health manager, through a local chapter of a multi-faceted social service organization. We are grateful! We are a great fit and becoming a better team all of the time. Our manager works with us as a couple. Legally, because we are not married, this means we areContinue reading “Behavioral Health Care Manager”
A Life of Neglect, 3
December 20, 2020 I took notes of a conversation Wolf & I had. The notes prompted this post. Wolf’s life, was much like my brother’s, I believe. Full of neglect. Whereas, mine was full of overprotectiveness, extensive control and lacking unhealthy boundaries. autonomy. Yet, even I cannot begin to imagine being “…grateful, to a degree,Continue reading “A Life of Neglect, 3”
December 25, 2020
Dear Diary, It is Christmas Day. We are in the truck with nowhere to go. Same as most days. Our abusers are in their houses living well. They have no concerns. They were not the ones who left and they believe they have done no wrong. We cannot go to a shelter because of myContinue reading “December 25, 2020”
Goodbye 2020!!!!
I have taken a couple of days off from my diary. Last week, with Christmas, was tough. The toughest holiday I have had in over twenty years. Not because, again, the woman who is my mother, denied me access to her. Again. Yes. Her second husband does not like sharing anything with her children orContinue reading “Goodbye 2020!!!!”
N.Y. isn’t a Housing First State. We know!
We are two of its victims. Yes, I wrote victims. Because we, as are the underrepresented numbers of others, are victims. We were before the global pandemic. We are during it. (Honestly, at this moment, I cannot see an end to the pandemic, never mind the homeless and homeseeking populations.) Add in those who areContinue reading “N.Y. isn’t a Housing First State. We know!”
Showering: Luxury or Right?
Taking a shower is what I am talking about. Yes, a shower. Water from a faucet to keep yourself clean. Is the feeling of being clean, hygienically speaking, a luxury for those who have a place to live? Having a place to live does not automatically mean you are able and capable to pay yourContinue reading “Showering: Luxury or Right?”
A life of neglect, 2
December 4, 2020 is the date of this reflection or insight from Wolf. Satisfy. Do. Easily absorbed. Fixer. Prone to be manipulated. Yet, so confused. Apple and stones was the example he used. Apple pie. Yes. Stonewall. Yes. Wall out of apples? No yet he will try like heck anyway. Maybe, not knowing when toContinue reading “A life of neglect, 2”
A life of neglect
This is Wolf’s story. The main part, shall we say. Wolf and I often struggle to grasp the other’s trauma for one primary reason. Whereas I spent way, way too much time with my father, Wolf was neglected, even forgotten. I have heard only a few of the stories and they are enough to curdleContinue reading “A life of neglect”
Rusty & Wolf 2019 