Family Relationships
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Upon traveling down to Tifton, Georgia to celebrate my partner’s Mother’s wedding union, it had not occurred to me Imbolc was also this weekend. For those unfamiliar with Wiccan Sabbats: Wiccans celebrate Imbolc (Feb 1st) by honoring the goddess Brigid, focusing on purification, new beginnings, and the returning light, using candles, spring cleaning, feasting (especially…
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Watching HeartStopper makes me feel bittersweet. Jealous. But most of all… alone. Nicholas “Nick” Nelson came out to his Mom and friends (new and old) as Bisexual with a response that most people of the LGBTQ+ community are absent of having: support, love… A Hug. A hug layered in a deep and rich sense of…
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Mother’s Day is a time to celebrate and honor mothers, but for many of us, it can also be a time of reflection on what we’ve received, and more often than not, on what we didn’t. For me, this day brings mixed emotions, as I think about the relationship I had with my mother, and…