I’ve been contemplating the last year or so where my emotions seem to be threatening to spill out without the normal control I’ve fought so hard to retain over my lifetime. I find myself getting emotional over the smallest things. For the most part this only results in my eyes filling with tears and one […]
Originally posted on Ancestral Women:
The third weaving is of Polly DeGroat, a woman many Brothertown Indians trace their lineage to, though the photo used for her weaving describes her as a Munsee-Delaware Indian. For Polly’s weaving, Mary started with a washed-out photograph of her and redrew the image, placing her within a forest with…
I was talking to Mary (my wife) the other day about this blog. When I started it was intended to just be a place for me to start putting down my thoughts and experiences that have been store… Source: Why so dark?
Originally posted on The Quotable WELS Teacher:
In my years of teaching, coaching basketball, and being involved in the lives of teens I learned one thing that dwarfs everything else I learned. Boys and young men need dads. Most importantly, they need to know that their dad is “there.” Being “there” doesn’t mean you have…
It’s been quite a while since I wrote here. Once again, I failed at continuing something that is probably beneficial to me. What’s new, right? I’ve thought about this post for weeks, trying to push it aside. It just kept coming back to me like a damn fly buzzing in your ear that you […]
Did you know Night Terrors happen in a different (a deeper) stage of sleep than dreams and nightmares? Did you know that medical experts really have no idea why people have these sleep episodes of … Source: NIght Terrors- What Are They, Really?
And love will hold us together Make us a shelter to weather the storm And I’ll be my brother’s keeper So the whole world would know that we’re not alone I shouldn’t have bee… Source: His brothers keeper
It has been 8 days since our last D.V.R. appointment, and no word on our next meeting or plan. I am tired of meetings, and case workers and no jobs for my son or no answers And I am frankly tired of sifting through this alphabet soup. Since 2001, it seems as though our life […] […]
Ok, here we go. It has happened. Probably my greatest concern since starting this blog. I had a feeling this was coming. The greatest obstacle in my mind has finally emerged. I found a comment yesterday from a family member to “stop wallowing”. And followed up with “I love you”. If you knew me, […]
I was talking to Mary (my wife) the other day about this blog. When I started it was intended to just be a place for me to start putting down my thoughts and experiences that have been stored away and dragging me down. A place to put the toxic feelings of anger,depression, regret, fear and guilt. […]
Breaking down walls 