Originally written in July 2022, this post came from a place of hurt—and strength.
When I first launched my blog and website, I expected support, especially from those closest to me. Instead, I was met with silence, criticism, and side-eyes from people I thought would be my biggest cheerleaders. Some even read my posts religiously—just to tear them down.

This post? It was my response to being done with the bashing. My line in the sand.
I wrote it when I realized that I didn’t need their approval to keep going—and that maybe, just maybe, the reason they kept showing up was because they were scared I’d tell the truth.

Since then, so much has changed.
My kids now read my writing and support me. My dad, who didn’t always tune in, is now one of my top readers. I even have family members who read secretly (yes, I know—hi there!) and others who are boldly in my corner. But the core of this message still stands: I didn’t stop writing, and I never will.

Strangers—beautiful souls I’ve never met—lifted me up when people I loved didn’t, with email and messages overflowing my inbox. They told me my words helped them breathe. And that gave me breath.

So, here it is again. Raw and unfiltered. I’m resharing this for every person who’s ever been doubted, silenced, or shamed for telling the truth, following the gift, and making a reality. God is good!

Skelly-

You’re Bad — Public Announcement

If you keep reading my blog—or anyone else’s—and it upsets you, that’s a you problem.

Funny how our biggest fans are often our biggest haters.
They flood our pages, constantly check what we’re doing, and yet… they can’t stand us. I’ll never understand that. Because if I dislike someone? I move on. I don’t give them another ounce of my energy.

Sure, it gets trickier when there are mutual connections involved.
But I don’t waste time on people who are actively destructive—not just in their own lives, but in everyone else’s too. Yeah, no thanks.

Public Announcement, y’all:

Not everything you read is about you.
But if the shoe fits? Go ahead and wear it. I still wish you the very best, but from way… way over here now.

Maybe instead of playing the victim or blaming life for dealing you a “bad hand,” you could recognize this truth:
You’re not unlucky.
You’re just making bad choices.

The End.

SK-

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