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Depression is Real
My daughter, who was attending college at the time, called me after a particularly trying day to inform me that according to her psychology professor, depression isn’t real. Apparently it can be controlled by changing our perspective of things. I immediately called him a loser under my breath before my daughter reminded me that everyone…
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Debating Debate
This is not a debate on anything political. It’s a debate on debate. Is it even possible to have a rational discussion about abortion, or immigration? Or anything for that matter? Each side, pulling further and further apart, throw words of bigotry and hate that seem to stop all conversation before it even starts. So…
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Withdrawal
Anger, anxiety, confusion, insomnia, migraines, dizziness, nausea, fatigue, headaches, mood swings, seizures. Sounds like someone needs to get on some medicine with all those symptoms. Amazingly enough, however, those are the symptoms I’ve experienced while trying to do the exact opposite. Coming off medicines and detoxing from it all is worse than the original symptoms…
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It’s Not Just A Balloon – Building Trust With Your Children
Full disclosure: I’m not a parent, but I get asked for advice about parenting and children all the time. I admit that it’s a little weird, but I guess being a nanny who helps to raise other people’s children makes people trust me with theirs. Trust is a short word with an important definition, not…