Tag: #innerchildhealing
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Post 22: The Apology That Never Came
There are some things you wait your whole life to hear, even when you know deep down you never will. For me, it was simple. Three words. “I’m sorry, Michael.” Not sorry for the yelling. Not sorry for the fear. Not sorry for the moments that shaped the way I walk into a room, or… Read more
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Post 21: When “I’m Fine” Became My Shield
There are two words I’ve said more than anything else in my life. I’m fine. I said them when I wasn’t fine. When I was overwhelmed. When I felt something rising inside me that I didn’t know how to express. When I was scared that being honest would only make things worse. Growing up, honesty… Read more
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Post 19: How Anger Learned to Live in Me
Anger never felt like something I chose. It felt like something that chose me. It lived in my home long before I understood what it was. It sat at the dinner table, echoed through the hallways, and filled the silence in between the yelling. It was the third parent in the house. And as a… Read more
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The Constant Clock: Living Life Around His Work Schedule
Time ruled our house long before I understood what time even meant. Not hours or minutes, but moods. We didn’t need a calendar; we just needed to know where he was. The week ahead didn’t depend on the weather or what was going on at school. It depended on his schedule. His shifts weren’t just… Read more
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Post 15: Why I Don’t Drink
Sometimes I’m surprised I’m still alive. I’m sure I was a passenger in my mother’s car many times while she was drunk. Crazy, right? But it’s the truth. My first “drink” came when I was 12 years old. It was a hot August day, I was playing baseball in Niagara Falls, and I had been… Read more
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Post #5: What Healing Actually Looks Like (It’s Not Pretty, But It’s Real)
After that day in the hospital when I held my daughter for the first time and saw my childhood through new eyes something in me broke open. But here’s the truth no one tells you: That moment of clarity doesn’t fix everything. It just shows you what needs to be fixed. And that’s when the… Read more