I belong to a group on Facebook focused on writing and publishing. Someone just left the group due to judgmental comments. Mean words. Then I read an article about how one comment meant in a teasing way, caused a profound response. I have been on both sides. At work one …
I was in marriage counseling almost 25 years ago and the counselor told my spouse he needed to stop a behavior that was scary and painful for me because I was the person he had promised to love, honor, and respect. I was his partner. That’s what you do. And …
I start a new day job Monday. Except for a short year, I have been home with Little Sir since he was born. It wasn’t supposed to be that way. You see, I like to work. When Gorgeous Gal was born, I couldn’t wait to get back to work (I …
I’m going to tell you what happened and I’m interested to hear what you think you might have done in the situation. But beyond that, let’s discuss ANY situation where you’re “on the spot” and what do you do? How do we handle it? So, let’s discuss: I was at …
It’s Father’s Day on Sunday and I was happy to post about my Dad and some steps towards healing in our relationship. Something that has been asked of me repeatedly when people (or therapists) know much of my background is, “How did you make it?” Well, first, we need to …
I haven’t blogged about my Dad. I don’t think I have (have I?) blogged a lot about my mom, but I’ve written about the struggles and pain she caused me and others…due to her own struggles and pain. But on my Dad, I’ve been pretty quiet. Kind of in the …