Category Archives: Love

Taking It Out On the Lucky Ones

I don’t tend to get pissed off very often… you know, the kind of pissed-off-rage that suddenly comes over you like a blanket, only to have this urge to hit something (or someone). That feeling or moment came over me … Continue reading

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Guest Blogger: My Boyfriend

My boyfriend Jon talks about meeting my mom… funny to read his story, because in some ways, it’s very different than mine, which you can check out below: The week leading up to the big meet. The meeting… postmortem. Jon’s … Continue reading

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Wishing Her Away

I started this blog to chronicle and share my experience with my mom and her disease… but the more I wrote, the more it forced me to examine my own relationship with my mom (and myself)—before she became my demented … Continue reading

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