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A Thanksgiving Story

How a Narcissistic parent gives permission for the infliction of pain. Thanksgiving as it never was I loved my mother. I have to say that from the beginning because before I am finished it is going to seem as if I don’t. As a matter of fact, one of the…

Thanksgiving

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A Thanksgiving Story
A Thanksgiving Story

Apr 13

White Supremacy Is Coming For Will Smith
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Will Smith did a stupid violent thing but the worst for him and for us is that he did it in front…

Will Smith did a stupid violent thing but the worst for him and for us is that he did it in front of millions. Some of which would be impressionable children and teens. What did that act teach them? That powerful men can attack other men and get away with…

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Mar 13

Confessions of a ‘Karen’

And no, I’m not sorry at all I have a dear friend. Her name is Karen and she is a talented weaver, a tireless worker, a loyal friend, soft-spoken, intelligent and kind. I can’t imagine her calling the police on a bird-watcher who happened to be Black or threatening a…

Racism

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Confessions of a ‘Karen’
Confessions of a ‘Karen’

Mar 4

Ukraine, Asylum Seekers and the End of the World

And not just ‘as we know it’ I live in Britain. Russia and Ukraine seem very close. The news is full of the horrific war, perpetrated against the Ukrainian people just to feed the needs of the Putin’s ego. We all know what he is after. He wants to be…

Ukraine

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Ukraine, Asylum Seekers and the End of the World
Ukraine, Asylum Seekers and the End of the World

Mar 1

Losing my Religion (Apologies to R.E.M.) Part 2

I Don’t Need the Promise of Heaven to be Good. Many years ago, in completely painful frustration, my dear friend said to me “But Dawn! I want you to accept Jesus in your heart as your personal Saviour so that you and I can go to the same…

Religion

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Losing my Religion (Apologies to R.E.M.) Part 2
Losing my Religion (Apologies to R.E.M.) Part 2

Mar 1

Losing My Religion (Apologies to R.E.M.) Part 1

What Does ‘Having a Religion’ Really Mean? The largest part of my family ‘have a religion’ or rather a religion has them. There, now you know a bit more about what I am going to write about here and how I am going to approach it. But first, a disclaimer…

Religion Or Not

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Losing My Religion (Apologies to R.E.M.) Part 1
Losing My Religion (Apologies to R.E.M.) Part 1

Jan 19

My Dear Little Kindle

Or my 2022 Reading List… So Far… I’m nobody special, I was never the President of the United States, or the First Lady. I’ve never presented a TV show or become a millionaire/billionaire. Still I have opinions and tastes and I like books. You know, the hardbound ones that have…

Readinglist

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My Dear Little Kindle
My Dear Little Kindle

Jan 7

Lovecraft Country Should Not Have Been Canceled.

Just finished watching the series and I want, no I need more. I am not a horror fan. I don’t like seeing a lot of blood and guts and I’m astounded at the idiocy of some of the protagonists who just INSIST on going into that bloody basement! The Horror…

Television Show Review

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Lovecraft Country Should Not Have Been Canceled.
Lovecraft Country Should Not Have Been Canceled.

Jan 6

I’m an Introvert

This is what that means to me First of all, I am dismayed that suddenly, your not-so-you’d-notice-it friendly, neighbourhood introvert seems to be having a moment. What? That’s honestly the last thing an introvert wants — to be noticed. Wouldn’t you think? …

Extraversion Introversion

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I’m an Introvert
I’m an Introvert

Dec 21, 2021

What I Know About Going to Church

Generation’s of varied experience and perhaps its outcome. The story goes that when my Grandparents got married they tried to decide together what religion they should follow. The families blended by their marriage were already subjected to a variety of widely different sorts of systems of belief. On my Grandmother’s…

Church Going

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Dawn Vickerstaff

MSW, Mental Health Therapist, Writer of Truth

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