Notes from a Parent Realizing a Child is Addicted and Wishing her own Mother was Alive / Circa 2001 This book is not about my mother, who has been the sole subject of my musings for more than five years; it is about raising children and being human. I am engaging in...
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Incest, Molestation, Sexual Abuse, Of Course, Pedophilia
When you are the molester, and the abuser, this is what is true about you, here are the things that must be true in order for you to be the perpetrator: You want power. The reason for your power absolutism is that you can say to your victim, “I don’t care what you...
To People Born in the 80s & 90s
https://themammablog.com/2025/02/16/what-american-poverty-is-and-is-not/
What American Poverty is and is NOT
Experiences in Poverty and some clarifications.
An Important Pain Recognition for Fibromyalgia Sufferers
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/12/magazine/chronic-pain.html?smid=url-share
Please Don’t Do Me Any Favors
Communication means clarity, both ways. Sometimes that’s slow and clunky and sometimes doesn’t exist at all.
Coping with the Holidays
The overall secret sauce to great holidays is planning. I want to say that there are some things that you can do and I am sure that there are. I also want to say that part of coping with the holidays is to understand that you will be very tired when it’s over....
How American Healthcare Gets it Wrong
Birate Doctoral by Wikimedia Commons This morning I watched a show about Israel’s healthcare system having found (after much experimentation) an effective treatment for TBI (traumatic brain injury)and PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder). The show demonstrated how a...
Female Signs of Childhood Sexual Abuse
Telling signs that a woman has suffered from childhood sexual abuse. Trauma Responses can be mixed and unexpected.
Having Children, Or Not?
Why do we have children and should we? A brief look at the current statistics and costs of child bearing.
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