Family dysfunction – MacroEdgo

Distractions: I’ve Done The Work To Move On But Increasing Desperation Reveals Others Feel The Weight Of Time

After your visit for my 50th birthday it was clear that the only hope of arresting our growing disconnection was to address it with truth. I knew the chances were low, but your narratives and resulting distance were hurting me so deeply that I was willing to take any chance to have connection with you againContinue reading “Distractions: I’ve Done The Work To Move On But Increasing Desperation Reveals Others Feel The Weight Of Time “

Gun Violence Should Never Be Trivialised

Note: I’ve had this drafted (with only minor modification) since late 2024 intending to release it in gun violence awareness month. However recent events have prompted me to bring forward its release, especially because the Queensland Government is not going to participate in the gun buyback. I was raised on a farm in North Queensland,Continue reading “Gun Violence Should Never Be Trivialised”

Spare and Little Brother

I’ve finished reading “Spare” by Prince Harry and I relate to his story so very well, although our lives are miles apart, literally and figuratively, even more than I did when I wrote “For A Moment Consider That Meghan Might ‘Complete’ Harry Not ‘Contaminate’ Him“. I found the way in which Harry presents the dialogueContinue reading “Spare and Little Brother”

For The Sons Of Deeply Insecure Men

When I was an early teen I felt deeply insecure in my family. In many ways I felt like I was treated as foolish by them following the lead of my father. Perhaps it is normal that the youngest child is taken less seriously by the family, or perhaps that is a common perception ofContinue reading “For The Sons Of Deeply Insecure Men”

How Farmers Lose Their Perspective

What was running through my father’s enraged mind that night I will never know — he is too emotionally repressed to ever be able to even acknowledge it happened let alone give me closure on what he was thinking as he was fully loading his revolver — but I have had to live my lifeContinue reading “How Farmers Lose Their Perspective”

For A Moment Consider That Meghan Might Actually ‘Complete’ Harry Not ‘Contaminate’ Him

There is a subtext to the story revolving around Prince Harry and Meghan Markle that you probably would not recognise if you are a part of the dominant majority in society. You might not even recognise it if you are a part of a suppressed minority, especially if new to it through migration. I recogniseContinue reading “For A Moment Consider That Meghan Might Actually ‘Complete’ Harry Not ‘Contaminate’ Him”