Not for the Faint of Heart

Not for the Faint of Heart

I got hit in the gut last night. Don’t you hate that? You are going along having a perfectly fine day, singing that stupid song stuck in your head, when, BAM! Reality decides that now, right god-damned now, is the time to teach (or re-teach) you that lesson. My almost...

Suck It Up

Inadvertently, I had the same conversation with both my teenagers recently. Different circumstances, same theme. My son led with his anger. My daughter with her pain. “This place is not for me!” yelled my son. “I can’t do this,” cried my daughter, a box of tissues...