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Book Review: January First
It was Tim’s first birthday when we realized something wasn’t quite right. We couldn’t put our finger on it, but sitting in a high chair, screaming at the group of friends and relatives surrounding him, terrified by the single candle on his cake, wrists and ankles turning frantically, we knew he was different. It would be…
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Book Review: Easy to Love but Hard to Raise
I have a confession to make. I’m not proud of it. When parents of children with mental illnesses I personally feel are less severe than Tim’s express how hard it is to raise their child, I sneer. It’s almost involuntary. I feel like shouting, “Ha! I’ll trade you my kid for a month, then we’ll…
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More Reading, More Cynicism
I’ve been taking the train into the city to my company’s alternate set of offices one day a week for the past month or so, and The hour ride each way has given me back time to leisure read. I love to read, but am usually too busy or to tired during the week to…