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Erica Carlson

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I am, I am, I am I said I wanna get next to you I said I’m gonna get close to you You wouldn’t want me have to hurt you too Hurt you too I…

3 min readJun 29, 2022

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Erica Carlson

I wish that I knew what I know now…when I was younger — “Ooh La La”, Faces

I found this in a notebook while looking for some scratch paper. I don’t remember this incident at all, but was pretty disgusted after…

3 min readApr 21, 2022

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I wish that I knew what I know now…when I was younger
— “Ooh La La”, Faces

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Erica Carlson

“It’s all about you” — Tupac Shakur

Sometimes I think about the random shit I put up with and wonder WTF. One such instance is my birthday, 2014 I think. I always take my…

2 min readJan 27, 2022

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Erica Carlson

“If you don’t want to have one then I’m going to adopt because I want a kid”

Three weeks after getting engaged, I posted an article on Facebook (soooo glad I deactivated that) about reasons to not have a kid. I’ve…

3 min readJan 6, 2022

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Erica Carlson

“That’s it, I’m leaving”

At a crowded Texas Roadhouse, I am trying to keep him together. This ‘he’ being my second ex husband who is referred to as SlapHead, or SH…

2 min readDec 8, 2021

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Erica Carlson

Save Me

Had a bad day, don’t talk to me Gonna ride this out My little black heart, breaks apart With your big mouth And I’m sick of my sickness…

3 min readNov 18, 2021

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Erica Carlson

“I don’t know if you can help me, but my ex is on his way home, he said he’s going to kill my dog…

In the days leading up to the end, there were a few events that finally broke me. One was that his daughters (he had twins who were 11 at…

4 min readNov 11, 2021

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Erica Carlson

“You’re a sociopath, you don’t care about me.”

Looking back, it seems I had been gaslighted my entire relationship with FF. He would make up stories trying to catch me in something. He…

2 min readOct 12, 2021

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Erica Carlson

“If a guy ever put his hands on me, I’d be gone”

That’s what 90s Erica always said. There’s no way I would ever put up with that. I was loud mouthed and independent. An individual — as…

2 min readJun 20, 2021

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Erica Carlson

“You look like a bitch when you wear makeup”

This still floats around in my head randomly when I do my make up. I’ve never had great self esteem and laughed it off when he told me…

2 min readMay 7, 2021

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Erica Carlson

Erica Carlson

I am trying to be a glimmer of hope for someone who may be in a toxic relationship and think it’s not that bad or there’s no way out. You deserve better.

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