Learning how to deal with a skillful manipulator.
Syndromes, Semantics, and Protecting Our Kids
Bad behaviors versus emotional abuse, semantics versus syndromes.
Do You Know Who You’re With?
We think we choose well. We think we know each other. But…
(Mind) Games People Play
Mind games are useful. But what happens when we cross the line?
Sex, Drugs, and Rock ‘n Roll
Drugs. Alcohol. Big kids, big worries.
When Beliefs Are Broken
When belief systems are broken, then what?
Parenting Tips (and Burst my Bubble)
Parenting rocks. Parenting sucks. Parenting rocks. There are great sources of information out there. And terrible sources of information out there. There are great sources of information out there. When it comes to parenting (mothering in particular), we are our own worst enemies. We are also – potentially – our greatest cheerleaders and sources of […]
It Takes Two Hands to Hold the Mirror Steady
My mother was beautiful, stunning really – 1940s movie star stunning. She had black curly hair, pearly teeth decades before bleaching and veneers, wide-set hazel eyes, and lush, arching brows that gave her face softness. Her nose was fine, and her full lips were painted deep red, shimmering coral, occasionally pink. She wore no other […]
I Cannot Pretend Today
There are betrayals of flesh and blood and they are the worst betrayals. I am not alright: My sleeping is pocked and marred again and not by dreams but by insufficiency. The result is a veil that positions itself between my deepest thinking self and the formation of words, the processing of numbers and their […]