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Loose Skin
On the Eve of my final night at a job I loved…
I wasn’t looking for a job when this one found me. I remember the initial meeting to discuss the idea of me making a change; I was nervous as heck, completely convinced that I was not- NOT going to be making any changes. I didn’t know what to expect.
The thought that someone asked me to come work for them? Humbling. Awesome. Exciting. Wow. The thought that it would be doing something that I’m not scholarly trained to do? Geesh.
I came in with a lot of heart, an open mind, and a lot of drive. I didn’t know what I was going to do, and since it was so new to our store, they weren’t positive either. We learned a lot together.
On the Eve of our little one’s final night at a daycare we loved…
Daycare…
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Posted by Jacqueline on May 23, 2017
https://justonetake.com/2017/05/23/saying-goodbye-to-good-things/
From the Blog: Loose Skin
Learning the right weigh to live. Over and over.
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Posted by Jacqueline on September 29, 2015
https://justonetake.com/2015/09/29/my-fault/
“I’m guessing there’s a time in each child’s life where the things said are immortalized in their subconscious. Regardless of the reason they were told to me–to make me strong; to make me fight; to make me prove myself, the effect has been devastating.
My conscious mind is able to process and understand the reason, but my little girl brain that heard it still just can’t get past it. I was never beaten. I was never witness to horrific abuse. But I was told those words over and over again.”
Source: Stuff Nobody Says
Posted by Jacqueline on September 19, 2015
https://justonetake.com/2015/09/19/youre-selfish-you-have-no-ambition-youll-never-amount-to-anything/
Content note: discussion of sexual assault, rape, depression
I haven’t blogged in months. Three-and-a-half months, roughly. On Monday, I wrote about how depressed I was most of the summer, and that’s part of the story.
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Posted by Jacqueline on September 2, 2015
https://justonetake.com/2015/09/02/survivors-digging-deep-and-the-exhausting-nature-of-rage/
By Mason Nelson
Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche
Friedrich Nietzsche was widely considered to be one of the greatest philosophers of the 19th century. His unique mindset carried a patent despair, and a nihilist approach to what would eventually become post-modernism in the 21st century. Yet often his name is maligned for his godlessness, and his philosophies and writings are often associated with the ideology of the Nazis.
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Posted by Jacqueline on March 23, 2013
https://justonetake.com/2013/03/23/a-brief-analysis-of-nietzsche/
Posted by Jacqueline on February 26, 2013
https://justonetake.com/2013/02/26/an-essay-about-anne-frank/
Written by D.O.
Holidays can be a time of great joy. This past year, my holiday season was filled with gifts of generosity, the love of family and friends, and sounds of laughter that sang such a sweet ambient melody I couldn’t help but stop for a moment to bask in the peaceful joy of it all – even amid the hustle and bustle that can also accompany the latter months of the year. (more…)
Posted by Jacqueline on February 22, 2013
https://justonetake.com/2013/02/22/the-importance-of-prevention/
by Abel Nelson
Yesterday morning (02/04/2013) Mom and I made a trip into Bismarck so that Mom could testify on House Bill 1426. Before Mom could testify, however, she had to have the written version hole-punched with a special hole puncher that made particularly large holes so that when it was put in the record book it would turn the page easier. (more…)
Posted by Jacqueline on February 8, 2013
https://justonetake.com/2013/02/08/abels-legislative-experience/
Just One Take 