Ian: You have something to say. Elizabeth: Why you? Why does it have to be you? Ian: You chose me for this. I should be asking you, “Why me?” Elizabeth says nothing and stares out the window into the rain. “I want to be back in Ireland,” I said, and just like that, I was […]
Protected: Broken: The Characters
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Writing Broken
“Was it hard writing Broken?” This question comes up often. Most just assume it was and state, “That must have been hard.” But, occasionally, some one asks, “Was it?” The answer is less straight forward than one expects. Writing Broken was hard… and easy. It felt great, and horrific. It was mind-numbing, and emotionally stimulating. […]
Him vs. Me
On 7 November 2015, I posted an article depicting my life with a pedophile. It was a passage from Broken. At the time that I posted this article, I was confident, scared for the children who were out there possibly being subjected to a known pedophile still on the loose. In confidence, I wrote and […]
Meeting Your Child’s Needs
Meeting Your Child’s Needs By Angela b. Chrysler My husband and I are very active in our parenting. We are the kind of parents who hold nightly meetings to evaluate the day. Right after the “Hi, honey. How was your day?” we launch into a “How do you think the day went?” “Well, Daniel […]
Inside the Mind of a Pedophile
To Protect Your Children, Know. Inside the Mind of a Pedophile by Angela B. Chrysler The year was 1995 and floppy discs, “A” drives, and .DOS were new. AOL had just landed the scene paving the way for something none of us had expected: Online predators. Within five years of opening the cyber doors of […]
Walking Dead Review: 6:6
I mean really!? Holy sugar! I don’t usually write a post dedicated to JUST a review on an episode, but this one was right up my alley. I burst into tears about twenty minutes in, nodding my head at Eastman saying, “Yes! Yes! This! This is what it looks like! This is how it feels! […]
Coming Soon… Breaking Down BPD
Coming Soon… Breaking Down BPD At the core of BPD lies an unspoken process I didn’t see coming. This process was revolutionary and dug into the heart of the “IT” factor with BPD. I wish I knew what it was I was going to write… 24 February 2016
Unbreaking Me
Unbreaking Me By Angela B. Chrysler On 2 April 2015, my husband rushed me to the local Emergency Center for Mental Health. I often brooded on suicide, having the thought cross my mind probably three times a day since I was twelve years old. My daily beatings were not only normal in the household […]
7 Steps To Healing That Surprised Me
Originally posted on 20 August 2015 7 Steps To Healing That Surprised Me By Angela B. Chrysler Recently, I watched a video with Matthew Perry on his 30 years of drug abuse… As some of you may know, I endured 30 years of trauma that ranged from rape and torture, to animal abuse and […]