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Was I Born This Confident—or Did My Parents Create Me?

Was I Born This Confident—or Did My Parents Create Me?

by adminJD | Sep 18, 2026 | Family & Relationships, Personal Growth

Was I Born This Confident—or Did My Parents Create Me? Was I Born This Confident—or Did My Parents Create Me? Confidence, Chutzpah, Childhood Survival Skills, and the Making of the Mafia Hairdresser I have never suffered from a crippling lack of confidence. This may...
How to Un-Gay Your Gay: Spoiler Alert—You Can’t

How to Un-Gay Your Gay: Spoiler Alert—You Can’t

by adminJD | Sep 17, 2026 | LGBTQ+ Life & Identity, Personal Growth

My mother sent me to a psychologist to cure my homosexuality. I couldn’t wait to go. We had very different ideas about how this was going to end. How to Un-Gay Your Gay: Spoiler Alert—You Can’t Let me begin with my position on homosexuality. I am gay. Very gay....
Why Winning Arguments Can Destroy Relationships

Why Winning Arguments Can Destroy Relationships

by adminJD | Sep 16, 2026 | Love & Relationships, Personal Growth

There Are No Winners and Losers in Love The moment I decided I had to win every conflict, I also began learning how to lose relationships. Why Winning Arguments Can Destroy Relationships When I was seventeen years old, I made one of the most important decisions of my...
My Mother Found My Gay Boyfriend—and Told Dad to Get the Shotgun

My Mother Found My Gay Boyfriend—and Told Dad to Get the Shotgun

by adminJD | Sep 15, 2026 | LGBTQ+ Life & Identity, Memoir & Life Stories

What if the lowest point in your life became the beginning of your greatest personal transformation? There are easier ways to move out of your parents’ house. I do not recommend mine. My Mother Found My Gay Boyfriend—and Told Dad to Get the Shotgun I was nineteen...
Becoming Like Your Parents: The Day I Became My Mother

Becoming Like Your Parents: The Day I Became My Mother

by adminJD | Sep 15, 2026 | Family & Relationships, Personal Growth

I spent years blaming my mother for being controlling. Then, at nineteen years old, I accidentally became a parent—and started sounding exactly like her. I think I really did become my mother. Becoming Like Your Parents: The Day I Became My Mother My mother used to...
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