Jeannie McDaniel
Stories (4/0)
Innocence
I've been born again. Awake, finally. These suppressed memories have kept me in a walking nightmare for all these years. I went from knowing nothing to knowing everything all at once. My heart has stopped yet beat again. I am choking yet breathing at the same time. What is coming of me?
By Jeannie McDaniel4 years ago in Poets
You Hate Yourself, but I Hate You More
Before you dive too deep into my past, I must warn you that this piece is an emotional one, and it is a true story. I don't get the opportunity to discuss my childhood much. I mean, upon meeting new people, I assume that the last thing they want to hear is my sob story. I don't have too many close friends that I am comfortable carrying on personal and disturbing conversations with, and I learned firsthand that my experiences cannot be trusted with the men that I engage with, as it's the first thing they love to turn to the moment I upset them. And let's face it, therapy isn't cheap, and the thought of having to pay someone to listen to my problems is depressing all on its own.
By Jeannie McDaniel6 years ago in Families
I Promised You Forever, but What Did You Promise Me?
You had decided that, after only a few short weeks of knowing me, you wanted to devote the rest of your life to me. I remember that day as if it happened yesterday. It came from nowhere. I received two text messages, back to back, one reading, "I am totally and completely in love with you," while the message that followed read, "I will marry you. It's not a question of if, but when." My heart dropped into my stomach, as days before, as we were driving back to your place from sitting on the lake, you informed me that you were never, ever getting married. We were discussing my previous marriages, and we discussed how you had spent so very long with someone before me without ever discussing marrying her. You told me that if you ever did get married, you'd likely be in your forties and had been with the lady for many, many years.
By Jeannie McDaniel6 years ago in Humans