You know what happens when news coverage of a shocking topic is on 24-7 for months? People become numb to it. They get tired of hearing about it. They feel powerless. Any outrage they may have felt is replaced by resignation.
I know this because it’s how I feel about the “war on terror.” But...
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Should Adults Be Tinkering with Kids’ Friendships?
I just read an interesting post today on Blogher about kids and best friends. In a nutshell, some don’t think it’s healthy for kids to have strong friendships with one person or, I suppose, a limited number of people and that adults (teachers, camp counselors etc) should intervene...
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This is just a little love note to my readers and even more so, to my commenters.
I don’t give anyone much of a reason to come back here on a regular or even semi-regular basis. I know that.
But you guys are always here for me, regardless.
You lift me up when I’m down, you shoo...
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I recently removed myself from a situation that was making me really unhappy. Actually, it was making me more than unhappy. I was stressed all the time; I felt distrustful of the people I was involved with and constantly felt enveloped in negativity.
I had originally entered this situation at a friend’s request. It seemed...
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When I was about eleven, a dog inadvertently came into my life. It was one of those things where a kid got a dog from God Knows Where and brought it home and their mom was all NO WAY! And then that kid had to find a home for the dog and asked another...
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Can you even imagine being 100% honest ALL THE TIME?
It’s been reported that 93% of Americans surveyed admit to lying on a regular basis.
And yes, I lie, too.
I lie about why I’m late picking my kids up from school; or why I haven’t returned phone calls from someone I really don’t want to talk...
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I’m not an anxious person by nature. I mean I do worry about things but I don’t SUFFER from anxiety naturally. It’s actually a side effect of my antidepressant which…I’m pretty sure I can’t live without. So. I just deal with the unfortunate side effect of random anxiety.
It doesn’t come every day. In fact...
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Resurrected by request, for Sarah D.
Lately, I’ve been lost in my head. Daydreaming. Longing. Wishing I had a time machine or some such device that would let me be young again. It’s not that I want to relive my youth; my glory days, per se. I don’t want to repeat history — I got...
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If you know me at all, you know I teeter on the fence between wanting to share and wanting to hide—under a big BIG black cloak of privacy. I do want to blog. I want to voice my opinions. I want to spill my guts. I want to pour my heart out. I just...
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My 24 hours of special treatment from my family is almost over…another birthday nearly behind me.
If I were a pessimist, I’d say “Ohhhh, another birthday, another year closer to death” but I make a point not to think of stuff like that. I cannot, however, lie and say I haven’t spent a few moments...
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