From Dooce:
Sometimes Jon and I talk about what life was like before we had a baby, before the dog, before the ongoing chaos of those responsibilities. And I remember during those first months of Leta’s life when I had a hard time going ten minutes without giving in to a nervous breakdown how I sometimes […]

Amazon’s new “Plog” feature sometimes provides content of actual interest. Here’s a piece of something I noticed today:
A caveat to keep in mind, “overbearing” people generally come from a mindset of scarcity rather than abundance. This means that they will fight tooth and nail to get their way and fight to the death before […]

It’s over!
Would you believe that this was the end of a 3+ month stay, that was originally supposed to last 2 weeks or so? It’s not entirely his fault…trust me…there were many reasons why the stay lasted as long as it did (job stringing him along, then not happening was the big one). […]

I read the original post PZ mentions a few days ago, and found myself retching at the link. I really wish that the super-religious would leave religious instruction in the church, where it belongs. Provide it in parochial schools, fine…but ftlog, don’t teach religion to my child in a public school. That’s […]

Okay, I’m not usually a fan of forwarded emails, but this one had me rolling. Enjoy!
1. Schizophrenia — Do You Hear What I Hear?
2. Multiple Personality Disorder — We Three Queens Disoriented Are
3. Amnesia — I Don’t Know if I’ll be Home for Christmas
4. Narcissistic — Hark the Herald Angels Sing About Me
5. Manic […]

Love.

My online mommy group is probably the most calm online community I’ve ever known. Everyone is very supportive of each other. We’re friendly. We don’t argue.
Earlier today, a forward to the list pushed my buttons, and I responded in what I considered to be a reasonable manner. Instead of trying to […]

Earlier today, Maya and I ventured out to Babies ‘R’ Us to pick up a couple items (a TV control protector among them). While there, I wandered to the crib bedding section; I’m considering keeping her new room (we move in 2-1/2 weeks) the color it is, so I wanted to see how expensive/difficult […]

I woke this morning and found that the angst of last night had almost completely faded. It makes sense, really. I’m such an extravert, writing things down and getting them OUT OF MY HEAD makes all the difference.
Once I put my worries on paper (recording them for my later review), I no longer […]

Related to the previous post, here’s an example from Boundaries and Relationships that felt familiar to me:
Joe was a 40-year-old man who grew up with an over-controlling mother who told him and other family members what to feel and what to do, and she still does. Although this was frustrating and hurtful for him […]

As I just mentioned, I’m starting to get a bit more insight into the issue that remains. Well, I imagine there’s more than one, but this is the one that’s bothering me at the moment. To get me started, here’s a snippet from Boundaries and Relationships:
How the True Self Gets Wounded
Like most psychological […]

From Operating Instructions:
Larry called me one night at the end of my pregnancy when I was just desvastated by the thought of the hole in Sam’s life bacuase he wouldn’t have a dad, how much that was probably going to hurt and how I wasn’t going to be able to do much about it. […]

Harry Potter Personality Quiz by Pirate Monkeys Inc.
Thanks to NinjaNun for the link.

This isn’t a post bemoaning the Religious Right’s careful control of what may be said/not said on a local radio station (although I learned a bit about the “Kingdom Watchers” from a local TV personality who works out at my gym and recently guest-hosted on a local Christian station).
This isn’t about the politically-correct left and […]