Thursday, December 8, 2022
After graduating high school with multiple scholarships, I moved into my second year of college. I ceased to be the shy young farm boy who was too shy to ask a girl out. My college courses continued to be easy, and with my scholarships covering my room and board, I could make enough money working... Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, December 7, 2022
I Hate My Mother - A Lull in the Action - Part A
A Lull in the Action While I had to struggle and work harder than I had on the farm, I thrived for the next two years. Without my mom constantly on my back and in my face, I became a real high school student in my senior year. I needed twenty credit hours to graduate from high school, and by the... Sign in to see full entry.
Tuesday, December 6, 2022
I Hate My Mother - Do I Kill Her Or Do I Leave? ~ 1025 Words
Do I Kill Her Or Do I Leave? For several months, things were remarkably quiet. I am still not sure what changed in her, but the beatings were almost non-existent. Mom would beat my siblings, but she didn’t touch me. She would threaten me, but she never took a swing at me. I was not a child anymore.... Sign in to see full entry.
Monday, December 5, 2022
I Hate my Mother - The Tables Are About to Turn - Part B
As school started in September, I did my best to stay away from mom most of the time. Dad had decided to sell the cows in the spring, so I spent my last winter working in the barn, as far away from her as I could stay. I was angry with her and wanted nothing to do with her. There were many nights I... Sign in to see full entry.
Sunday, December 4, 2022
I Hate my Mother - The Tables Are About to Turn - Part A
The Tables Are About to Turn I have to stop to “reminisce” about the things I’ve told you so far and the things that are about to be laid out for your perusal. I was fourteen, almost fifteen at this point in the story. My freshman year in high school was finally over, and I had vowed to be ready to... Sign in to see full entry.
Saturday, December 3, 2022
I Hate My Mother - We Interrupt This Lesson - Part B
I can’t exactly recall how this incident got set in motion, but my dad was still working insane hours. It was early in September and school had just gotten started. When I was a freshman in high school, I looked like a young boy, but I was still doing a man’s work every day. I felt comfortable with... Sign in to see full entry.
Friday, December 2, 2022
I Hate My Mother - We Interrupt This Lesson - Part A - 909 words
We Interrupt This Lesson Not all the abuse that is still in on a constant replay in your memories is physical. Mom was a champ with the putdown. I spent most of my time in school in advanced classes. I never had to work at anything in school and even college required very little studying time. I... Sign in to see full entry.
Thursday, December 1, 2022
I Hate My Mother -I Need To Catch My Breath
I Need To Catch My Breath I am ~19,500 words into this story, and as I thought might happen, I had my first nightmare last night. It had taken me two days to write the “Manger” segments as I struggled to recall details and put them down where I had to read them. That’s never been an issue for me... Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, November 30, 2022
I Hate My Mother - Part - D (Last cut from this episode - 1125 words)
That afternoon, my brother left the barn door open, one of the young bulls I was supposed to deliver down the road within the next three days got out, and ended up on the road where he was hit by a semi-truck taking onions from a local field to the warehouse less than a minute later. I was upset not... Sign in to see full entry.
Tuesday, November 29, 2022
I Hate My Mother - Part C
It took me over a week to get rid of the headache I had and another week to get rid of most of the swelling. Dad was on a long shift where he was on the road with the semi, and was home for about sixteen hours and then was gone again for another five days. She forced me to stay in the barn while dad... Sign in to see full entry.