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On Slavery, Child Abuse, and being a COH
I would like to offer a disclaimer at the beginning of this: I do NOT believe that being a COH is equivalent to being a slave or to major child abuse. That is to say, it could be equivalent, but it all...
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More Than the Diagnosis
“Wow, you’re a bit OCD, huh?” No. I am not OCD. Any more than I “am” PTSD. How can one BE a disorder? I have OCD, PTSD, and dysthymic disorder. They affect who I am, but do not define me. So I’ve been...
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Just a Story
The following is just a story. A true story. But not one with any significant point. And yet I feel there is some significance to it, and the conversations have been rolling around in my head for days....
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A Job Doing . . . What?
Talked to my mother on the phone yesterday. Somewhere in there, she threw in, “Oh, by the way, pray for me, I have a job interview Monday.” “Where, doing what?” “Well, you know the person who comes to...
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Judgments
It’s so easy to be so judgmental. I do it. I know other people do it too. Contrary to what our culture often seems to say, judgments aren’t always a bad thing. You have to use good judgment to...
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Small, Manageable Tasks
Wow, it’s been a while since I’ve posted! I actually regularly “write” new posts in my mind, but time gets away from me and they don’t always make it into actual writing. But lately I’ve been rather...
View ArticleMonkey See, Monkey Don’t
Once upon a time, there was a family of monkeys. Most of the other monkeys lived in trees, but this family lived in a deep hole in the ground. The baby monkeys were always dirty. They looked at the...
View ArticleStill Kickin’
So. It’s been a minute. Well, like, 2+ years, whatever. Obviously, I don’t write here often. Partly because I’ve been insanely busy so sometimes I mentally write a post and then never type it out....
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Birds and Fishes
A bit of context: I wrote this at night, while struggling with depression and after a week of being out of my meds. The metaphor is solid, the angle of origin is a bit . . . dark. “Sky and Water” by...
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Musings of the Neurodivergent
I’ve been thinking–as I often do–about the distinction between “wrong” and “different.” Specifically, it’s on my mind as relates to both mental and physical health. For instance, when I was growing up...
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