This Cracked Teacup

09/16/2026

I worry my illness is stealing something from my girls every single day. Turns out, this wasn't one of the things it took.

09/16/2026

Childhood Fears: Breaking Generational Cycles

My girls aren’t scared at night. At least, not like I was. I noticed it a while back and honestly just felt relieved. But then it started to nag at me a little. They are like me in almost every other way — neurospicy, dramatic, opinionated, deeply weird in the best possible sense. So why weren't they scared? Because I was absolutely, paralyzingly, down to my bones, terrified....

Breaking the cycle of childhood fear. A deeply personal reflection on healing from the past and fiercely protecting my daughters' emotional security.

09/11/2026

Cuddle Bear: 0% rainbow, 0% bear, 100% a whole crisis.

09/09/2026

Subluxed my hip, forgot my meds, heart's doing its own thing, lights are dim so my brain doesn't stage a coup — but Gizmo showed up for emotional support duty and that's basically a full recovery plan, right? 🐕💛

09/04/2026

Subluxated my collarbone again by having the audacity to sleep on my side. This is hEDS — connective tissue that gave up on connecting. 🦓

09/02/2026

Living with ME/CFS and PEM means accepting help for things like showering.

I’m talking about my experience with PEM, doctor rants, and managing my energy budget on the blog this week. Check out ThisCrackedTeacup.com!

09/02/2026

PEM Symptoms: My Body’s Accounting Department Has No Mercy

There's this thing called PEM — Post-Exertional Malaise. Fancy medical term for you only have so much energy and if you overspend, you'll regret it for days. For me, PEM is the defining symptom of the ME/CFS that shadows my other diagnoses — the POTS, EDS, and MCAS that are all constantly fighting for control over my system. But frankly, most doctors treat it like a suggestion rather than a biological wall....

Managing chronic illness isn't about being lazy; it's about managing a strict energy budget that doesn't accept credit. Read one accountant's witty look at energy limits, ME/CFS, and PEM.

08/28/2026

Anyone else find themselves telling themselves to stop talking... while still talking? Asking for a friend (me, I'm the friend).

08/25/2026

Hey y'all, I'm Lee. Chronically ill, disabled, AuDHD — and apparently once you get a few diagnoses, they just keep coming up. Collecting them like Pokémon at this point.

Married to my high school sweetheart, mom to two neurospicy girls (10 & 14), and outnumbered by 4 cats and 4 dogs.

Emotionally unstable mom, unreliable body, tendency to cuss — if that's your vibe, hit follow and let's be friends.

Toodles!

08/21/2026

"My skin holds a grudge longer than I do. An hour later and I'm still wearing the CPAP mask imprint like it's a personality trait. 🫠
Toodles! Follow for more proof my body has zero chill.