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Final Blog (For Now)
My life has been busy, a little too busy for blogging. Having a website also costs money and as I have been saying lately about any extra costs, “in this economy?” I don’t make money from my blogs, they are free. They take time and effort to write. Time is hard to come by. (Side…
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Introducing: The MIL
After I survived a year of emotional abuse, I felt like I needed to document what happened to me in some way. At first I thought I would start a blog, but I didn’t want to spend the money to start one up. I was also nervous of the “what if’s” that ran through my…
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How to Stand up for Yourself Against Toxic In-Laws
It can be tough to stand up for yourself, especially when it comes to in-laws or family. A lot of the time we would rather ignore strange or unkind behavior in the hopes that it ends. We would rather let people treat us poorly than call it out because we know deep down that it…
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Protecting Your Kids From Toxic Family
“But they’re family…” That is a phrase that will end with me. I think that family is important. To me, nothing is more important than my child and my husband. I love the rest of my family as well. I just am focused on my immediate family first and foremost. I am so grateful to…
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Can You Bully Me After Postpartum? Thanks
Within one year, I experienced giving birth, becoming a mom, postpartum healing and emotional abuse. That last one, the emotional abuse, was the one that really seemed to suck the life out of me during that year. Sleep deprivation, learning to be a parent, recovering from giving birth, postpartum, you name it, was all a…
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The Village (of Haters)
I couldn’t count all of the times I heard, “it takes a village,” while I was pregnant. I specifically remember one time when I was around five months pregnant and some in-laws were talking about how we should live closer to them. I don’t remember specifics besides one person who looked at me intently and…
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Happy Merry Guilt Trip
It was my birthday a couple of days ago and I received a text that was kind of annoying to me. I’m not going to directly say what it was, but it was not a warm happy birthday well wish. I wasn’t shocked. Although, I have blocked most of the people by now who have…
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Protecting Your Marriage From Toxic Family
As I wrote that title, I thought, wow. Never in a million years would I have guessed that this is where I would be. Writing about toxic family, protecting my marriage, healing from trauma. Yet, here I am. Writing about this crazy stuff no one ever imagines will happen to them. I truly hope my…
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Five Reasons to be Kind to Your DIL
Have you ever received a message or had someone say something to you that just made you want to face palm? You know, an instant hand smack to your face, jaw hanging open, and you almost can’t help but laugh? After a year full of emotional abuse and then after a few months of no…
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One Year of No Contact
Cue the fireworks, champagne, and noise makers, we are celebrating one year of no contact! That may sound harsh to anyone who has never dealt with a toxic family member or maybe it sounds harsh even if you have. If you have gone through so much damage and have had to rebuild yourself, you may…
Allyson Bennett 