Photo credit: Photo bychristopherdale on Flickr When I was younger, my best friend Vickie and I used to hide under the stairs in the basement of my house and whisper curse words to each other in an elementary school act of defiance. "Asshole," I would say, and giggle. "Shit," she would whisper back, covering her [...]
Posts from ‘June, 2008’
The Latest on Alex Barton
Just a quick update on the Alex Barton story: TCPalm News reports that Alex was interviewed by the school district on June 17 as part of their ongoing investigation. The school also plans to interview his former classmates. CBS 12 quotes the Barton's lawyer as saying they will not file a lawsuit if the district [...]
A Mama’s Song of Longing
Sleep, sleep, peaceful sleep.Sleep, uninterrupted sleep.That's what I want: sleep.
Letting Off Steam
Photo credit: Photo bywesty559 on Flickr When my son becomes overwhelmed -- whether from the stress of a trip to the grocery store or simply from routine end-of-the-day hunger and tiredness -- he lets out a high pitched shriek. And usually not just one, he emits them periodically: sometimes one after another, very rapidly, or [...]
Who? Me?
Photo credit: Photo byMs. Maze on Flickr Conversation between a neighbor and me as we bonded over writing: Neighbor: "You know, I always dreamed of becoming a published writer, but so few people are ever published, and the publishing process itself is so daunting." Me: "True. The whole aspect of selling yourself and your work [...]
Before I Die…
Photo credit: Photo byMs. Maze on Flickr Death is on my mind for obvious reasons lately: the loss of first one friend and then another, both younger than 45 and both within days of each other. And I've noticed, in this thinking about death vein, that my friends Mama, MomVee and storyteller have all posted [...]
Bottom
Photo credit: Photo bydavidteter on Flickr When I was a little girl, I had a best friend named Vickie. Together we played detective and watched Wonder Woman and chased the boys away from our favorite haunts on the elementary school playground and teased our pesky little brothers. Her little brother, Frank, was my brother Rob's [...]
Partying the Autistic Way
Photo credit:by G & M on Flickr Today we attended a small end of school party for children from my son's special ed class. Now if you've heard that autistics live in their own little world, cut off from the enjoyment of society, a party entirely attended by autistic children probably doesn't sound like much [...]
Haiku Memoriam for an "Imaginary" Friend
When my son was bornI met the mom of a sonthe same age as mine. Her hair was jet blackor so I imagined itthrough pixels on screen. My computer hums.Together we laugh, cry, share.She's there every day. Monitor flickers:Eerie light of a false dawnwaking me to day. I see the words there,detached, non-corporeal:my friend passed [...]
What Is Sex Addiction?
Photo credit: by fabbriciuse on Flickr The ever astute Chatti Patti reminded me in a comment on my last post that I've been blogging for over a year about sex addiction and codependency, but have failed to explain, in general terms, what either is. Sex addiction (also sometimes referred to as sexually compulsive behavior) is [...]
