Who Do I Care For, Really?
I spend way too much emotional and physical energy toward the care of others, aside from myself. Why do I care so much, too much? No doubt due to my upbringing, to my relationship to [...]
Time to Write Again?
Pre-Christmas Travel Writing I jump from one app to another. Jigsaw puzzle to reading to writing. Back and forth, writing and jigsaw. Uneasy. Jittery. Uneasy. Not at ease. Tense. Guilty. Dramatic, yes, but [...]
Bipolar Network News
The Bipolar Network News offers fabulous articles about the latest research. I subscribe to their newsletter, which I'm sharing from my email. Sign up for more information at bipolarnews.org. Latest Findings on Ketamine [...]
I'm at a Loss…
My son has missed WAY too much school this year. He's attending a private school where he gets one-on-one attention and learns at his own pace, so he simply falls behind and the [...]
Nothering, Too Good, or Good Enough Mother?
Feminine Collective published Good Enough Mothering, a poem of mine about mothering a migraineur. Check it out: femininecollective.com/good-enough-mother/
Wave the White Flag
Need to write out the pain and exhaustion in my heart Pain and grieving my parents’ dementias Pain and exhaustion caring for my son Must back off both Must take care of myself [...]
Cocooning
Cocooning Recovering from social demands From social interaction From caring for others My son My husband My parents From caring about too many From caring too much You may not hear from me [...]
Happy Anniversary to KittOMalley.com
I've been blogging for three years! Yay! Hope to do more writing. Hands full this week caring for my son. He's going through a rough patch. His migraine medication (anti-seizure medication topiramate aka [...]
The Rebel and His Mother
The Rebel When my son was a preschooler in daycare His class had a field trip to the local In ‘N Out As we walked back to the daycare center My son held [...]
MHA Infographic: Things Adults Say That Hurt Instead of Help
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