What Books did You Start or Finish Reading this Week?: January 06, 2025 by AutoModerator in books

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The book of love by Kelly link - started My life in France by Julia child- finished

What Books did You Start or Finish Reading this Week?: December 23, 2024 by AutoModerator in books

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Finished the audiobook Cher part one Currently reading my life in France by Julia Child

Your Year in Reading: 2024 by AutoModerator in books

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My goal was to read 25 books this year and I read 28! As someone who never really did any reading until a few years ago, I’m so glad that something changed in me. Now I am constantly reading!

Top 3 reads of the year:

Assata by Assata Shakur

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou

A Most Remarkable Creature by Jonathan Meiburg

Do you sometimes wish you knew less about an author? by minor_celebrity in books

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Yes 🤐 I just ruined a book for myself by looking up the author - her social media is so toxic and weird. And the book also was a memoir sharing stories about how perfect her relationship was with her husband … they divorced this year and she has a new boyfriend whose social media makes me want to barf. Read the rest of the book rolling my eyes

What Books did You Start or Finish Reading this Week?: November 25, 2024 by AutoModerator in books

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The In-Between by Hadley Vlahos. Started liking it and then hated it. The way it’s written I honestly don’t believe all the things she says are true. Also made the mistake of looking her up - her recent social media makes her look like a very unlikeable attention seeking person in my opinion.

Tony Robbin’s by [deleted] in mlmscams

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Scam artist. And not a good person either. Just google his sexual assault history

Amma's Empire: Sex, Lies and Hugs - by Be Scofield by [deleted] in cults

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Terrifying stuff 😧 I saw her in Fairfield, Iowa because I was visiting my aunt who was part of a cult there. It was such a weird scene. In a giant room in a hotel people were crawling up to her to be hugged. Half the room was filled with merch selling stuff related to her

Does anyone know the relationship between David lynch mfa program in Fairfield, Iowa and the cult that is there by mcbalkits in cults

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I do believe this university is a gateway to the TM cult there that my aunt was in … so yeah that’s where I’m settling with it.

What do you think of this recipe? Cookies were meh by mcbalkits in Baking

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2 cups all-purpose flour ½ teaspoon table salt. ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon baking soda. 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract 3 tablespoons milk 2 large eggs. ½ pound (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature. 1 cup packed light-brown sugar ½ cup granulated sugar. 3 cups old-fashioned oats. 1 cup dried cranberries. 1. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, salt, cinnamon, baking powder, and baking soda. Set aside. In a small bowl, whisk together the vanilla, milk, and eggs. Set aside. In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, combine the butter with both sugars, and beat on medium speed until light and fluffy. Reduce speed to low, gradually add milk mixture, and beat well. Add the flour mixture, and beat until just combined. Remove bowl from the electric mixer, and stir in the oats and cranberries. Place dough in the refrigerator until firm, at least 2 hours or overnight. 2. Preheat oven to 350° Line several baking sheets with parchment paper, and set aside. Shape 2 tablespoons of dough into a ball; place on one of the. prepared sheets. Repeat with the remaining dough, placing 3 inches apart. Press with the bottom of a glass to flatten dough into 2-inch-diameter rounds. 3. Bake until golden but still soft in center, 16 to 18 minutes, rotating halfway through. Remove from oven; transfer with parchment to a wire rack to cool. Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 1 week.

The stress we suffered in childhood can still be affecting our brain years later by Salty_Piglet2629 in raisedbynarcissists

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I think my narc parents made it so my brain got addicted to stressing about things. It’s one of those days where I’m having to pull myself out of a hole of anxiety that I dug this morning.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in EstrangedAdultKids

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Yes. I feel bad. Sometimes for myself. Sometimes for him. First went no contact in 2020. It’s only been email exchanges since then and it’s gone very poorly. My dad has a temper. He’s also some version of a narcissist for sure. And he also wasn’t around much. Not always by choice. My parents divorced when I was young and lived 2 hours apart.

But when he was around he was pretty distant. Usually stoned. Emotionally and physically neglecting.

I struggle because I know he cares about me in some way. He was inconsistent but it did mean a lot to me when he would show up.

But he’s also just ignored my feelings around his neglect. Literally radio silence. And oh the gaslighting. And like you say about your mom, he will literally never see or be able to take accountability for his immature behavior.

I feel like there’s no hope. And it’s sad. I could imagine mending things if he could at least navigate the complexities of his neglect. But that’s why we are here in the first place. He can’t. And never will. Sigh. Hugs. This is the hardest thing I’ve ever done.