Category Archives: spousal abuse

The Big Flick

If I were commissioned to write a movie script based on these years of my life this would be my rough draft. The longtime family bookkeeper – a wife and mother of 4 – steals her family’s entire savings. But … Continue reading

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Kicking Up

In the late 70s I was working at the Pizza Hut in Ronkonkoma, NY. The pay was chump change, but I really enjoyed the few years I was there. My mother kept track of the days, hours and minutes I … Continue reading

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My Father’s Poison

Love blinds us. If it doesn’t blind us, it’s not love. Narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) is a personality disorder characterized by a life-long pattern of exaggerated feelings of self-importance, an excessive need for admiration, a diminished ability or unwillingness to … Continue reading

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My Stomach Ache

I was about 8 years old. My father wasn’t home. I told my mother I had a stomach ache. I wasn’t keeling over or anything. Probably something I ate was backfiring – too much Halloween candy, downed too much soda … Continue reading

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Ding Dong

I answered the front door of our home at 4 o’clock in the morning. I turned on the porch light to reveal 6 police officers positioned in various locations on the lawn with their guns drawn and aimed at ME. … Continue reading

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