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Money, it's a crime

What are the most important things needed to live a good life? “You get a good job with more pay and you’re OK” Maslow’s hierarchy of needs Maslow’s hierarchy of needs is a conceptualisation of the needs (or goals) that motivate human behaviour, which was proposed by the American psychologist Abraham Maslow. The pyramid begins at the bottom with physiological needs (the most prepotent of all)…

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Chris Kamoze

If you had to change your name, what would your new name be? This bastard gave me, his bastard, two of his names. I am going to change my name before I die. I have been aching to change my name since this man told me that he didn’t care that he hid the SA his children suffered. “SO WHAT!?!?!” He bellowed at me when I asked him how he felt about concealing the child SA. May 2021. I have a…

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I used to be afraid of my mother

What fears have you overcome and how? Mother in the late 1960s I used to be afraid of my biological mother. I used to freeze around her. I used to be so afraid of her I would wet the bed. My earliest memories are of my mother screaming. My mother hitting me. My father straddling my mother and holding her wrists together while she screamed and gnashed her teeth. Writing this blog and…

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Do you practice religion? no. no. no. no. no. no. no. no. Religion ruined my life when I was six years old. Learning about the gory insides of religion at such a young age was traumatizing. Still here? Check out my new podcast: https://rss.com/podcasts/mormoncoverup/

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Working for 30 yrs

What jobs have you had? I inherited my father’s work ethic. Me and father in 1983. Here’s most of the jobs I’ve had, in alphabetical order. Which sounds the most fun to you? account manager biscuit maker bookseller bus boy carry out cashier concession district manager electronics sales gas station attendant general manager it consultant janitor line cook operations…

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Belonging and self-esteem

What does “having it all” mean to you? Is it attainable? Maslow’s hierarchy of needs is a psychological theory that organizes human needs into five levels, typically depicted as a pyramid. The levels, from the bottom to the top, are physiological needs, safety needs, love and belonging, esteem, and self-actualization, with the idea that basic needs must be met before higher-level needs can be…

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My sister

Who would you like to talk to soon? Courtney’s real smile. This is Courtney when she is surrounded by people that care about her. I would like to talk to my sister. I want to know how she was so brave when we were kids. I want her to know how much our time together means to me. I miss her. Rest in peace. 💐 Award winning Courtney Courtney smiling Courtney’s last xmas Courtney after…

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A survivor.

What is the legacy you want to leave behind? Fixe abused children, one wearing a mask. The little girl covering her ears was not abused. I am a survivor. That is the legacy I want to leave. I overcame incredible odds to make a life for myself. My parents actively worked to prevent my success and happiness. My parents did not help me in any way, I made it in my own. The church I was raised…

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Being flexible, I mean, Agile

How do you balance work and home life? Work life balance and office memes. Always leave the office / close the laptop on time facts truth it do be like that it’s a suitable response I’m in stage 3, you? VLOOKUPs and Pivot tables

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Fruits

List your top 5 favorite fruits. wat Apples – Honeycrisp. Bananas – not too ripe. Watermelon. Pineapple. Cranberries.

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Hell yes

Do you vote in political elections?

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the sound of guns

Me. Right now. 7:49pm. We all have hard days. There are wars and state-sponsored terrorism all over the world. In the united states, we have the culture wars led by a puppet regime. the rapist has created chaos in the stock market. This is our lifeblood in the united states. In these supposed united states, our healthcare is connected to our employment. While the billionaires make cash on…

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Panic attack, then overthink

What are your morning rituals? What does the first hour of your day look like? I am working with my therapist on these morning panic attacks. As a CSA victim, a common symptom is bed wetting. I wet the bed from age 6 to 14ish. Every. day. After my mother learned about the CSA, she didn’t do anything about it. Didn’t get me medical help. Didn’t get me therapy. Didn’t tell the…

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It is my default answer

How often do you say “no” to things that would interfere with your goals? Sophia Petrillo from The Golden Girls. Played by Estelle Getty. Love. Her. At work, “Nope” has become my default answer when people suggest I help in ways that are not spelled out in my contract. Who has time for anything but simply surviving? We are all doing more with less thanks to the rapist’s trade war. I am…

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My middle school English and Language Arts Teacher

Who was your most influential teacher? Why? A depiction of my teacher standing up to the Mormon Cop who tried to intimidate her. My middle school language arts teacher was the first adult to believe me about the rapes and child abuse. Ms. Alan* reported my parents to Child Protective Services and attended the follow-up meetings as part of the investigation. I would be dead without her. That…

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2018 : 2025

My job is like most people’s jobs.  We are all doing more with less.   In November of 2018 I learned that I have limits.  During an extended critical situation at work I went down while on a zoom call.   My spouse was holding our 4 year old. They were stay-at-home parent then.  They watched me collapse on the floor of our home.  They called 911 because it appeared I was having a heart attack.…

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my downfall: Relentless

What is one word that describes you? A picture of a relentless human. Are they climbing up or going down the rabbit hole? Vince Lombardi, for whom the Superb Owl trophy is named for. “Gentlemen, we are going to relentlessly chase perfection, knowing full well we will not catch it, because nothing is perfect. But we are going to relentlessly chase it, because in the process we will catch…