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Friday, January 4th, 2008By Dad Gone Mad
I’m sitting here this morning wondering when our senses of compassion and respect deteriorated to this point.
When did we become so callous and heartless that we started to view a young mother struggling with a mental illness as entertainment?
When did we stop trying to empathize?
When did we find ourselves so miserable [...]
The need to please
Monday, November 26th, 2007I am a classic Adult Child. I need to please everybody, and my self-worth is measured by my ability to make everybody happy/calm/sober/sane. Between my alcoholic dad and my depressed nonfunctional mom, I was the adult of the family. I spent a lot of time being quiet, being good, being busy, being [...]
Similar Features, Shorter Hair
Wednesday, November 21st, 2007By coolbeans
It’s been a really long time since I’ve seen my dad in person. While I was out with my daughter today, I saw a man who looked a lot like my dad. It was startling how much. I kept glancing over, trying to decide if that’s what my dad would look like with shorter [...]
Good news, bad news
Tuesday, November 6th, 2007The good news is that I have my new new official theme song. “Because I’m Awesome” by The Dollyrots. That’s my new motherfucking theme song: You’re stronger, faster and can spell. Yes, thanks, but I would use a serial comma after that penultimate item. And that sentence isn’t parallel. But whatever. It’s rock.
Anyhow, I especially [...]