One of the great joys of depression is the games it plays with you. Let’s personify it for just a moment. Envision it not unlike the oft-portrayed little angel and devil shoulder dwellers, but more forest troll that has nested the wilds of your hair.…
If there is a difference that stood out from the first between Sandy and I, it was our experience with wealth, or in my case, the lack of it. Sandy parents were clinicians. Of course, they were not in private practice, instead they…
I work in Information Technology at a university. I acquired this position shortly after finishing a Master’s degree in Information Science with an emphasis on human computer interaction. From about 1995 until 2009, I leveraged technological skills in a variety of forms. It…
A few years ago my 10 year old son had to write his first biographical research report. I do not recall if he chose Robert Ballard or if Ballard was assigned to him, but I jumped into the exercise supplying enthusiasm for his shortfall of it. Ballard,…
As I wrap up the day at work, I recognize that I need to be a Mom again soon. The switch of roles exhausts me. Earlier today I thought that being divorced with alternating custody rights has one side benefit. It crafts a strong delineation between when you…