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Baby Pies — A Bird Story

By Kathy Broady MSW 3 Comments

Here's something, just for fun....   :mrgreen:  And, this little story has received lots of good votes from other readers. So let's bring it back around today, just to remember something that is warm for the heart.   Warmly, Kathy   Copyright © 2008-2017 Kathy Broady MSW and Discussing Dissociation … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Child Alters, DID Education, Dissociative Identity Disorder, Fun!, Maggies, Stories for Child Insiders Tagged With: baby birds, bird stories, Bird Story, Cats, Child Parts, DID / MPD, Discussing Dissociation, Dissociative Identity Disorder, Inside Kids, Kathy Broady, magpies, Stories for children

Momma Larks – A Job Well Done

By Kathy Broady MSW 7 Comments

  Mothers.   Mothers are a difficult topic. Mother's Day is a difficult day. Complicated. Painful. Often a day of loss and grieving. A day that many dissociative survivors don’t want to think about. Ouch. If only…. If only, if only…..   I’ve been thinking about these things all week, knowing I would / should write something about mothers.   Hmmmmm….  I wasn’t sure which angle to talk about…. Then I … [Read more...]

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Pie Squabbles – A Story about Internal Conflict

By Kathy Broady MSW 5 Comments

Recently, my magpie visitors set a new record high for the size of the group gathering at my balcony waiting for treats. At one single point in time, I had 18 pies there surrounding me, all squawking and squawling and calling and cheeping and chirping and whistling and warbling and garbling and gawking and flapping and hopping, each hoping to be the next in line for the little bits of bologna I was handing out … [Read more...]

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The Bullying Bird

By Kathy Broady MSW 22 Comments

Continuing on with the magpie stories, I’m pleased to tell you about another interesting magpie. Please note – I am not an expert on magpies by any means.  I write stories based only on my personal observations and personal experiences with the birds themselves.  I really know nothing about them! Also, please note – this story has a few sections that could be upsetting for young readers.  Please let your older … [Read more...]

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Baby Pies — A Bird Story

By Kathy Broady MSW 20 Comments

I do have some short little stories I would like to share that are on the fun side. Animals have always been very important to me, and for most years of my life, I have had a variety of pets – lots of cats, dogs, horses – and when I was little I had a pet raccoon called Petunia, a pet pig called Snorkie, and a pet calf called Grassyhopper.  I would be writing for a very long time if I started through the list of … [Read more...]

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