I didn’t know the word, but as a very young child, I knew that my dad was a patriarch. I was four years old when I knew my parents were trying for a son. Dad had adopted two daughters, my two older sisters, who mom had from prior relationships. As the first biological child...
Answering a bunch of questions and explaining why and how I can move toward financial stability and sustainability. I wish I could say that I’m doing a lot to support others. The truth is that I’m fighting to survive, and I do what little I can. The only reason I was able to...
There are multiple meanings for the word agency, and the word is bouncing around in my mind for all its definitions. An agency is an institution, organized to carry out a specific purpose. The first time I read 1984, I thought “Ministry” was a term George Orwell made up. I would later learn that “Ministry”...
I always try to write a post on my birthday. It's been ten years since I started. I've only missed two of those years, so this is the eighth one. With each passing year, I comprehend better how small I am. Just five days ago, we got to see the first...
“We didn’t cross the border, the border crossed us.” -Melanie Cervantes “Flexing where you from when that shit stolen land Pull up to the Capitol with murder plans Signed the constitution with some bloody hands Fuck yo business plan This our peoples land.” -Xiuhtezcatl Martinez, Take It All Back “Weapons, not food, not homes,...
I turn 30 this month. I thought I graduated high school when I was almost 19, over a decade ago. It would take nearly all of those years to realize that my homeschooling experience was not merely insufficient, it was indoctrinating. My parents often laughed as they sang the Pink Floyd lyrics, "We don&...
