Ageism in 2024 What is Ageism? Age is one of the first things we notice about a person. Young, middle-aged, around 40, 50, 60 or an “older” person. Ageism affects all ages not just those in their latter years. From the minute we are born we are taught that we are too young to do […] Read more…
Who’s Your Daddy?-Part Four
THE TRUTH REVEALS ITSELF This behavior ebbed and flowed through the years, but it happened less and less until right before my 46th birthday. Another piece of the puzzle fell into place and opened the doors of my mind to the possibility there was way more to my story than I had been told. At […] Read more…
Who’s Your Daddy?-Part Three
I HAD MY SUSPICIONS Todd and I celebrated holidays, birthdays & other special occasions with the Ballard and Reynolds families. Grandparents were a huge part of our upbringing. It was on one unusual occasion, just after I turned 26 years old, that Dad and I had decided to have dinner alone. We went to one […] Read more…
Who’s Your Daddy?-Part Two
A LITTLE HISTORY I was born August 31, 1963 to Joan Gayle Reynolds Ballard and Billy Bob Ballard. My parents met in high school, got married and had my brother Todd. According to the stories, things were rocky, and they divorced. Approximately a year or so later they remarried and had me. It was just […] Read more…
Who’s Your Daddy?-Part One
I have always felt a little different and at times like I didn’t fit in. A piece of the puzzle was missing. We have all probably had moments like this but, when it becomes years, self-reflection and steps for active healing need to transpire. My story is not from a tragedy, and I did not […] Read more…