relationships

Happy birthday daddy

/ family, loss, relationships /

Today is my dad’s birthday. If he hadn’t died 28 years ago he would be 91 today. Wow. Twenty-eight years later and I still miss him and think of him often with incredible love and fondness. I still wish he was here, but since he’s not I hope he’s with my son. It may seem […]

Is Anybody Listening?

/ other, relationships / , /

I have begun to wonder if we in America are losing the art of listening to other people. This may seem like an odd topic for someone who is an inveterate story-teller and would like to be heard, but I feel we all need our turn. Several years ago I had complained to a co-worker […]

Maybe only amusing to me

/ family, narcissism, relationships / /

The acorn doesn’t fall far from the tree… This one might only be appreciated by someone else who had the misfortune of being the “scapegoat” in a family controlled by a narcissistic parent. This is about my sibling who was the “golden child”. I have to admit I’m not a big fan of Facebook since […]

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