Even the most outgoing parent of an addict may find herself dreading those ubiquitous holiday social events. For the most part, I’m an extrovert and LOVE a good party. But, some years I’ve wanted to ignore every f…ing invitation and go underground until all of the festiveness and fellowship is over. Even though I have […]
Today, I am at a peaceful place, in my head and in my heart. I’m still on the same uncertain journey with my son, but I now have the tools to start each day with clarity and resilience. It wasn’t easy to get here – it took a tremendous amount of soul-searching, emotional work. Although […]
While watching the nightly news recently, my husband made an indignant, but compelling remark about one of the many reasons our country has reached a 16 trillion dollar national debt. I won’t quote him because it wouldn’t be ladylike, but here is the gist… the American people have been repeatedly (nudged) towards overspending, by those who […]
This morning, I saw something online that stopped me in my tracks. An unflattering picture on Facebook of a familiar teenager who looked high as a kite. No, it wasn’t the camera causing the red-eye. I’ve seen that same photo of my own child. I decided to write about what I consider to be a new age […]