Just Jessica: This Mom Wears Combat Boots 02/15/2018 I consciously and deliberately put a big, stinky, shitty smear on my beautiful children’s view of the world today. It saddens me greatly to do such things but their good judgment and safety are my first priority. I also believe a good dose of reality and truth goes a very long way. They are not growing up in a land of nothing but fairy tales after all. The big bad wolf, even though it kills and eats grandma, just does not make the impression that I need it to because my kids are kids. They are READ MORE
I consciously and deliberately put a big, stinky, shitty smear on my beautiful children’s view of the world today. It saddens me greatly to do such things but their good judgment and safety are my first priority. I also believe a good dose of reality and truth goes a very long way. They are not growing up in a land of nothing but fairy tales after all. The big bad wolf, even though it kills and eats grandma, just does not make the impression that I need it to because my kids are kids. They are
Just Jessica: Does the Holiday Season Have You "Worked Up" Already? 11/20/2017 Do you get stressed out just thinking about the holidays? Are you relieved when they are over rather than looking forward to them? This was definitely me and I know I am not alone. I hated feeling like such a miserable person but I couldn’t change how I felt. Why? Because my feelings were very real and there was no use ignoring it. It got worse, too, until I addressed it. My breaking point was several years ago standing in my driveway, venting and crying like a whack-a-doo “I f****** hate READ MORE
Do you get stressed out just thinking about the holidays? Are you relieved when they are over rather than looking forward to them? This was definitely me and I know I am not alone. I hated feeling like such a miserable person but I couldn’t change how I felt. Why? Because my feelings were very real and there was no use ignoring it. It got worse, too, until I addressed it. My breaking point was several years ago standing in my driveway, venting and crying like a whack-a-doo “I f****** hate
Just Jessica: Faulty Thinking is Jacking Up Your Life and You Don’t Even Know It 10/14/2017 There are so many people snared in “black or white thinking.” Good grief, we all know there are at least fifty shades of grey! Let me state for the record, the character Christian Grey is a trauma and abuse victim with issues. I read every word of all three books and I have known adult survivors of trauma and abuse. What is unfortunate is that often these faulty thinking patterns and discolored views of the world are in fact a result of trauma and/or abuse. There is poor awareness about the READ MORE
There are so many people snared in “black or white thinking.” Good grief, we all know there are at least fifty shades of grey! Let me state for the record, the character Christian Grey is a trauma and abuse victim with issues. I read every word of all three books and I have known adult survivors of trauma and abuse. What is unfortunate is that often these faulty thinking patterns and discolored views of the world are in fact a result of trauma and/or abuse. There is poor awareness about the
Just Jessica: Why Would a Second Grader Freak Out About Babies in Her Belly? 09/28/2017 Because she had science class that day of course! Now when I claimed my daughter as mine when she was three, she was a little confused about her anatomy because apparently, some people are afraid to call a spade a spade, or a vagina a vagina. At that time she called everything her butt. Needless to say, we straightened out those details pretty promptly so the child could actually communicate clearly should something be wrong. We discussed the words vagina, ova, ovaries, and uterus. She was aware READ MORE
Because she had science class that day of course! Now when I claimed my daughter as mine when she was three, she was a little confused about her anatomy because apparently, some people are afraid to call a spade a spade, or a vagina a vagina. At that time she called everything her butt. Needless to say, we straightened out those details pretty promptly so the child could actually communicate clearly should something be wrong. We discussed the words vagina, ova, ovaries, and uterus. She was aware
