Category: Crime
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Women Who Snap
As many of you know, I’m one of those women who snapped. It cost me a 2.5-year prison sentence. Reactive abuse led to a serious charge, grievous bodily harm with intent. But you already know my story. Today, I want to talk about my friend Kim another woman who reached her breaking point. I think…
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Bottom of the Barrel.
People use the term “working class,” but growing up, I didn’t even feel like working class. I felt worse, like I was at the very bottom of the barrel. A junkie’s rejected daughter, My mum and stepdad never worked (until later in life), they claimed benefits for as long as I can remember. Even though…
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My Step Dad the White Rasta.
Where do I even begin with my stepdad? Back in the 80s and 90s, he was a white Rasta, fully immersed in Rastafarian culture. He worshiped Jah, the Rastafarian term for God, a spiritual figure rooted in Ethiopian emperor Haile Selassie, whom Rastafarians revere as a messiah. My stepdad couldn’t have been more different from…
Bipolar Mum Journey 