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Digging Up Bones Part II, Something's Happening Here
(Continued from Part I) When puberty arrived, everything hit the fan. It didn't happen all at once, of course. It was a gradual process. The first sign of something changing occurred at summer camp, just after I'd turned 13. I had isolated myself throughout the summer, spending all my time at the horse stables and simply not going to other scheduled activities. No one forced me. It was my fourth... (posted by Debi 2 years 103 days ago.)
(Continued from Part I) When puberty arrived, everything hit the fan. It didn't happen all at once, of course. It was a gradual process. The first sign of something changing occurred at summer camp, just after I'd turned 13. I had isolated myself throughout the summer, spending all my time at the horse stables and simply not going to other scheduled activities. No one forced me. It was my fourth... (posted by Debi 2 years 103 days ago.)
Digging Up Bones Part I, Childhood Scars
"I'm diggin' up bones, I'm diggin' up bones Exhuming things thats [sic] better left alone" Randy Travis As this Randy Travis song suggests, digging up the bones of your past is not the greatest thing to do for your psyche. But I can't help it. The graveyard of my life, where my childhood, past relationships, and old regrets are buried, is not the quiet, contemplative place that it should be. Instead, it's a... (posted by Debi 2 years 106 days ago.)
"I'm diggin' up bones, I'm diggin' up bones Exhuming things thats [sic] better left alone" Randy Travis As this Randy Travis song suggests, digging up the bones of your past is not the greatest thing to do for your psyche. But I can't help it. The graveyard of my life, where my childhood, past relationships, and old regrets are buried, is not the quiet, contemplative place that it should be. Instead, it's a... (posted by Debi 2 years 106 days ago.)
Five Easy Steps to Slowing Down the Time Between Halloween & Christmas
When I was a child, the time between Halloween and Christmas seemed interminable. Honestly, I remember how it felt like there was a year in between October and December. Now, as a parent, it seems that I barely get a chance to blink and put my daughter's Halloween costume away before suddenly the time-space continuum collapses and, poof , it's Christmas! And it's not just in my mind.... (posted by Debi 2 years 110 days ago.)
When I was a child, the time between Halloween and Christmas seemed interminable. Honestly, I remember how it felt like there was a year in between October and December. Now, as a parent, it seems that I barely get a chance to blink and put my daughter's Halloween costume away before suddenly the time-space continuum collapses and, poof , it's Christmas! And it's not just in my mind.... (posted by Debi 2 years 110 days ago.)
More Thoughts from the Reluctant Student of Depression
I hate getting older. Hate it, hate it, hate it. I feel like time is running out and I still haven't "gotten it right." Depression definitely doesn't help the situation. I seem to struggle with so many issues on an almost daily basis and I hate that too! I know it's a waste of time, but my brain just goes there. When I was a CSI, back in the old days when there wasn't a TV show and no one really... (posted by Debi 2 years 113 days ago.)
I hate getting older. Hate it, hate it, hate it. I feel like time is running out and I still haven't "gotten it right." Depression definitely doesn't help the situation. I seem to struggle with so many issues on an almost daily basis and I hate that too! I know it's a waste of time, but my brain just goes there. When I was a CSI, back in the old days when there wasn't a TV show and no one really... (posted by Debi 2 years 113 days ago.)
More Than Another Adoption Story
Ten years ago, in November, 1999, my husband and I traveled to China to pick up our daughter, Xiaoxiao.* Since then, many friends and acquaintances have asked me why I adopted at such a late stage in life. I was 44 when we brought her home, and now at 54, with a 10-year-old, the question comes up even more frequently. Why did I choose to spend this time in my life as a mother instead of a happy-go-lucky empty nester? ... (posted by Debi 2 years 113 days ago.)
Ten years ago, in November, 1999, my husband and I traveled to China to pick up our daughter, Xiaoxiao.* Since then, many friends and acquaintances have asked me why I adopted at such a late stage in life. I was 44 when we brought her home, and now at 54, with a 10-year-old, the question comes up even more frequently. Why did I choose to spend this time in my life as a mother instead of a happy-go-lucky empty nester? ... (posted by Debi 2 years 113 days ago.)
Personally Speaking: Some Thoughts from a Reluctant Student of Depression
Having been a student of depression for most of my 54 years, life is a struggle. I call myself a "student," rather than a "sufferer," or "victim," simply because having survived up until now is an accomplishment in itself, which must mean that I am learning something as I go rather than simply swirling down the toilet of life. I have never written about this. It's shameful and I am... (posted by Debi 2 years 114 days ago.)
Having been a student of depression for most of my 54 years, life is a struggle. I call myself a "student," rather than a "sufferer," or "victim," simply because having survived up until now is an accomplishment in itself, which must mean that I am learning something as I go rather than simply swirling down the toilet of life. I have never written about this. It's shameful and I am... (posted by Debi 2 years 114 days ago.)
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