Category: Her Blog
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Mad Axe Mother
🪓 My mother told me more than once that she felt me jump in her stomach when my father was aggressive. She said he was violent before, during, and after her pregnancy with me. I can’t say if this is true, and I mentally apologise as I write this—because he died in 2019 and can’t…
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No one’s their own worst enemy
I don’t believe anyone has the authority to call you your own worst enemy — and you should not do it either. Here’s why. “Her own worst enemy” can sound concerned. It can even sound wise. But when it comes from someone close, someone who “knows it all” — a parent, a partner, the very…
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My Worst Friend
I have a memory of sitting on my mums knee in her chair. She told me I was her best friend She looked at me and said it with “love” she said it like it was special and I was. I believed her. I thought it meant I was loved more than other kids were…
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My Own Worst Enemy
I’ve called my site Her Own Worst Enemy as it just goes – i’ve used it as various usernames/ aliases for a while now. Its ironic its sarcastic and its me fighting back. My mother (I called her Mum but I struggle to use it now. Even Mother feels too personal!) My Mother used to…