A therapist once told me of a client who kept her Christmas tree up all year because it made her feel good. The woman brought to my mind Miss Haversham from Dickens’ Great Expectations who from the moment of her abandonment at the altar does the rest of her life in a wedding dress. But… Read More Great Expectations
She gargles the fire in her throat (upstairs), makes lunch (downstairs), dusts (both floors), washes the sheets (downstairs), reviews geography with her son (upstairs), heats the castor pack (downstairs) hacks into the waste bin, does her saline wash (upstairs), empties the trash bin (downstairs), gets her boy more blankets (upstairs), checks the soup (downstairs), does… Read More Men and Women: Oh, the Flu
we felt so grown up when we were kids and now wonder that we are so old when we’re not yet grown we started losing our parents to time and frailty. in the cycle of life things go upside down sometimes you rush d o w n the rabbit hole into a world… Read More midnight in wonderland
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This guest post is written by K. Badgers, a valued contributor to this blog. “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” ~ George Santayana Memory is intrinsically entwined with politics – there are restrictions on who is deemed important enough to remain in the history books and…
Hi, you have a brand with organic ingredients for the lips? The color I have in mind is a cross between plum and raspberry. No, a little brighter than that but not pink. Would you have it as a lip liner? Matte but creamy. Wide-stick. (Eh, a little lighter than I wanted.) Oh, I wish… Read More Men Have It Easier
Sorry. Have no photos, people. Mrs: If I die, you’ll marry someone nicer than me. But dumber. Mr: This is true. I’ve had enough of smart wives. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mr: (Caressing wife) Honey, can you…talk 20% less? Mrs: ????!!
His: Korean Food, home-cooked (BAH! Do you know how time-consuming it is?) Hers: Completing To-Do List (cheerfully) His: Touch (Bah! Just Bah!) Hers: Eye contact, full attention. Turn off A.D.D. (Touch not necessary.) His: Live piano music (Well, all right. I do miss playing.) Hers: Time. To. Write.
I deserve flak from my female cohorts. As a young adult, I never got the I-AM-WOMAN-HEAR-ME-ROAR hullabaloo. Why Oprah and devotees, TV shows, and pop culture rattled on about the woman with all the balls up in the air, exhausted in the attempt to satisfy diverse roles. Then I got married. And became a mother.… Read More Men and Women: Another Difference
Jody was new to town and after being introduced to Jeff, agreed to hang out. Over her glass of beer, she wondered, “Now, how am I going to tell him I’m a lesbian?” He said he was cool with it. She made it clear this wasn’t a date. At one point in the drinking marathon,… Read More They Went On Dating Him After He Raped Them
A Holistic Journey 