Since my last post, I’ve spent a little time browsing around some of the religion-oriented blogs I frequent, plus a few I don’t.
I (heart) this by NinjaNun (from comments on one of the StupidChurchPeople blogs):
One can be sincere, and still be sincerely stupid.
Preach it.

Rough paraphrase of something I told my counselor last week:
Growing up, I never had a concept of myself as an adult.
Seriously, I think my first major depression (at age 26) was largely brought on by a lack of vision for myself and my future. I’d grown up expecting to go to school, get good […]

I may add a little more on this later, I may not. Whatever, it was SO nice to have a date I actually enjoyed, rather than tolerated.
From: Allison
Date: Jul 15, 2006 6:08 AM
Subject: Accolades and Apologies
Hi, (name)!
First, the accolades:

I had a blast. Seriously, what fun — I’ll pay for it on the trail […]

Snippet of an IM conversation with a Male Friend Who Usually Thinks He Knows Everything (MFWUTHKE). He’d just read these two posts on Maya’s site.
MFWUTHKE: interesting stuff on the Maya saying NO on the blog..
MFWUTHKE: sure you “could” just solve it for her.. and let her down.. or give her fruit…
MFWUTHKE: but I like […]

I remembered that Effexor does wonky things to my appetite. Last time I took Effexor, I dropped 7-1/2 pounds during the two weeks I was on a sample package (142 to 134.5). So, my starting to feel ambivalent about food (I want to physically eat — comfort — but the idea of food […]

This morning, I saw my physician assistant and got the ball rolling on the medical side of the what-the-hell-is-wrong-with-me puzzle. He walked into the room, glanced at the chart, looked at me, and commented, “you’ve picked up some weight, eh?” That’s all it took for the tears to start. I hate crying […]

[Mary has well-behaved toddlers in public] by clear communication in advance, by making expectations understood, and by following through with firm, compassionate, consistency. The key to avoiding conflict and acrimony, and to creating a warm and nurturing environment, is good communication.
Mary P. (of It’s Not All Mary Poppins) is part of a new blogging community, […]

Received:
Subject: hi how are you
Message: how are you tonight
(quotes short, uninspired profile word. for. word.)
Set aside for a moment the fact that this man has written to me before — not recently, but maybe in my “last round” of match dating. I told him “no” then, too.
Replied:
Hey there — I’m not your girl, but […]

So, what do you think — is it okay to self-medicate if you’re doing it intentionally?
A little background: Before my initial “real” diagnosis with depression, and even a bit afterward (even until I began counseling), I had a propensity to drink a smidge more than is generally considered a good idea. This decreased significantly […]

In at least one anti-feminist post, I’ve read people posit that they “used to be feminist, but then [they] had kids.”
What.Ever.
Having a daughter has been an eye-opening experience about gender roles in our society. While I might have some left over baggage from the messages I’ve heard all my life, you’d better damned well […]

Fucking brilliant.

h/t Pandagon

To the man in 80s-style weightlifter pants and a bright goldenrod tshirt with the sleeves cut out:

You didn’t catch my eye at you because I think you’re hot. You were a gym train wreck.
Patterned grey baggy pants and bright gold tshirt? No, they don’t go together.
On that note, they’d look pretty bad on […]

Ego snacks from SWM, 45 in Kansas City:
We probably will never meet, but if you think that you’re special, I will second that motion. You radiate. You’re the kind of woman that a man can love hard and you will only be stronger for it.
Daayummm. Nice morale booster.

I just finished what was a difficult session with my counselor, but one that provided insight into some ideas I believed true (deep down, if not consciously), but hadn’t even considered.
One of the biggest presenting symptoms for me with this current dip into depression is frustration with my seeming inability to get. stuff. done. […]