Janna Leadbetter

Legend.

"Someone is at your back door."

Well, hello, pretty friend. Rest as long as you like.

a close up of a girl 's face with purple hair and blue eyes ALT: a close up of a girl 's face with purple hair and blue eyes

Totes knew what it was, though, and now it's stuck in my head!

Mine? I have no idea about this character:

TBH I'm kinda tired of too-confident people assuming the natural absence of aggression I have means I'm weak. How about you dial it back a bit and we'll see who has the real strength?

Ooooh. 👏🏻

Is this what they mean when they say "Dress for the job you want"?

That lil green leaf in the foreground is my pothos, Lucifer, waving hello.

I don't wear dresses much, because it doesn't matter how cute they are or how well they fit, I usually don't feel like myself in them.

Maybe the answer is SNEAKERS.

It only helps one person to stay silent about your abuser.

And that's your abuser.

But think about how many people you may help if you share about your experiences, which will also become a healing catharsis for you.

Sometimes I wonder if the overwhelming amount of love I feel for the people who truly see and care about me is because I spent so many years of my life being neglected by the people who were supposed to love me most.

At 9pm, in our family text chat:

son, 20: Just made it to the party!

daughter, 22: [Boyfriend] and I are heading to meet friends at a cafe!

me: I've tucked myself into bed with the dogs and my heating pad!

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

😓

😍😍😍

"Sometimes you have to stop and smell the mushrooms." -- Sunny Sue, my pitbull princess

They say hi!

I'm finishing my morning coffee at home in time to shower and go meet a good friend for more coffee at a shop I haven't tried before. Isn't life grand?

I will make an effort to pop in here more often!

HI! Me too! I spend more time on FB and Threads and often forget about over here. Are you not on Instagram anymore?

I have a lot to say about

feminism, allyship, dogs, writing, thrifting, DIY home projects, homeownership, peace, joy, Kansas City (MO), healing after abuse, having older kids (20 and 22), the human condition, being a single, empowered woman, and more.

And I'm Gen X!

Should we connect?

"You look happy."

Thanks! I just remembered that leaving my abusive ex-husband was the best thing I ever did for my kids and me.

😞 Sending hugs and dog treats.

Imagine not liking me and it's just because I'm over here holding the boundaries I had to create because of your own behaviors toward me.

🤗

We also happen to like Hawaiian Bros.

my kids, 22 and 19: <trying to live their busy young adult lives>

me: <blowing up their phones with adorable dog memes and reels>

This is why women choose not to date.

It's why women want nothing to do with men.

Went thrifting today. Saw the same attractive man at two stores and he was definitely checking me out. He even (politely) cornered me in a tiny crafting section. Problem is, he was shopping with his wife and daughter, about 8.

This is the landscape for single women.

Heal like you mean it.

#DatingAfterDomesticAbuse If you want to have a healthy relationship, your knowledge of dangerous men must be bigger than your heart, and your boundaries stronger than their pathologies. Okay?