Older posts from May 30th

On This Day You have 33 posts from this day, May 30. 🌷 2025   🌊 Back to Me   View •    🌿 You Are Not Responsible for Their Misery   View •    💔 When You Love Someone Who Is Miserable All the Time   View •    💔 The Slow Burn of Meanness in Long-Term Relationships   View •    🧨 Definition of Cruelty in a Long-Term Relationship   View •    🌊 Just… Read More Older posts from May 30th

Everyone Comes Into Your Life for a Reason… I’m Just Still Waiting for the Memo on the Last 32 Years

Apparently, everyone who walks into your life has a purpose. A teacher.A lesson.A blessing.A catalyst for growth. Lovely theory. Very neat. Very spiritual. Now someone please explain the last 32 years, because I seem to have missed the PowerPoint presentation. For three decades I apparently completed an advanced course in: No certificate yet. Still waiting… Read More Everyone Comes Into Your Life for a Reason… I’m Just Still Waiting for the Memo on the Last 32 Years

The Pros and Cons List That Went Wrong

Someone recently suggested I write a list of the pros and cons of my marriage. A healthy exercise, apparently.Balanced. Reflective. Therapeutic. So I sat down fully intending to be fair-minded and emotionally mature. I thought:“Come on, Linda. Thirty-two years. There must have been positives.” I made a cup of tea.Opened a notebook.Prepared myself for deep… Read More The Pros and Cons List That Went Wrong

Why Someone Demands “Half the Car” and Then the Car Gets Vandalised Twice

When an ex-partner insists they are entitled to “half the car,” and soon after the car is keyed, damaged, repaired, and then keyed again within days, that pattern is not a coincidence.In coercive or abusive dynamics, this behaviour is often a form of retaliation, property intimidation, and psychological punishment. Below is the breakdown. 1. Retaliation for Losing Control… Read More Why Someone Demands “Half the Car” and Then the Car Gets Vandalised Twice

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🔍 What this tells us ✅ Recent policy / legislative developments 📝 Important caveats & considerations Recent news on gender‑based violence in Spain El País 2,7 millones de mujeres han sufrido violencia física o sexual de su pareja o expareja en España Yesterday ElHuffPost Los datos que desmontan el negacionismo machista: más de seis millones… Read More Key statistics

¿Qué conductas sanciona el artículo 183 bis?

El artículo 183 bis del Código Penal español tipifica conductas relacionadas con el “grooming” o acercamiento a menores con fines sexuales. Esta figura delictiva fue incorporada en 2010 y se encuentra en el Título VIII, Capítulo II, del Código Penal, que aborda los delitos contra la libertad sexual. ¿Qué conductas sanciona el artículo 183 bis?… Read More ¿Qué conductas sanciona el artículo 183 bis?

From “No, No, No” to “Yes, Yes, Yes” — Reclaiming Joy After Control By someone who finally chose herself.

I remember it clearly — the day I dared to ask for something simple.A two-day trip. One room.Asia Gardens in Benidorm — a place I had dreamed of visiting.It wasn’t extravagant. It wasn’t reckless.It was a gentle, honest request — something to look forward to. A little beauty to soften the hard edges of life.And… Read More From “No, No, No” to “Yes, Yes, Yes” — Reclaiming Joy After Control By someone who finally chose herself.

To the sick and deranged individual who came into my home on Thursday lunchtime –

You walked into my house, uninvited and unhinged. You left behind muddy footprints and a dark presence, and then you violated my personal space in the most disturbing way. You downloaded two disturbing songs onto my laptop — one of which included the lyrics: “I pretend that I’m glad you went away, But these four… Read More To the sick and deranged individual who came into my home on Thursday lunchtime –