Thanksgiving and a Teen Gift Guide
By Besimo – click for original on Flickr All I want for Christmas is the same kind of uneventful...
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Ekphrasis – Free Writing Based on an Image NBPHM / NaBloPoMo Day 22
Photo by ashleydoar I’ve seen this installation at the Art Institute of Chicago. It’s meant to represent the artist’s...
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Just A Friday Update, No Big Whoop – NBPHM / NaBloPoMo Day 18
Even with the holiday coming, it’s been a pretty good week for Tim. One rough morning earlier this week...
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Deja Vu All Over Again
…My son Tim, who has a diagnosis of Schizoaffective Disorder, turns 18 in eight months, and he will age...
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It’s Not Easy – NHBPM / NaBloPoMo Day 15
I’ve posted this song before, so if you’ve been brave enough to have been reading my blog for the...
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It’s Monday Again – NABPM / NaBloPoMo Day 14
So…another week begins. We spent time Thursday and Friday last week talking as a family about what’s going on...
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Screw It
I’m in a wickedly foul mood today. I don’t really have the time to be in this bad of...
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Advocate or Hardass? NABPM / NaBloPoMo Day 9
There has to be a fine line between being an advocate and fighting stigma, and being a killjoy. I...
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What’s the Truth? NABPM / NaBloPoMo Day 8
Ok – I’m back on the WEGO Health prompts today! Today’s topic is Three Truths and One Lie: Tell us...
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Stigma and Sophie’s Choice Part 2 – NABPM / NaBloPoMo Day 7
Continuing from yesterday, I do think mental illness has a caste system. The disorders that are seen as less...