Posted on June 27, 2009 by therealmotherlode
I’ve long contended that most people shut down and die sometime between 5th and 8th grade. Those middle school years, in my opinion, are when the pressures to conform are greatest. Hormones are surging and the sorting process that takes place through the mechanism of institutionalized schooling is becoming more apparent.
God forbid you should stand [...]
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Posted on September 28, 2008 by therealmotherlode
Jay read to me from a book he is reading entitled, “Lust for Life” and it’s on the life of Van Gogh. Van Gogh’s past is fascinating. It took him a while to sort things out before his artistic brilliance took center stage.
One of his obstacles on his road to self-discovery was his dad. His [...]
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Posted on August 27, 2008 by therealmotherlode
Probably not. Unless of course you wish to invite a boatload of stress into your home. Not to mention the expertise and evaluations required. I mean—let’s be real now. You’re just a mom.
Yes, you heard right. Now let me clarify. We educate our children at home….including the young man who had a string of diagnosis’ [...]
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Posted on August 25, 2008 by therealmotherlode
The other day I went to a chop shop to restore my “natural” hair color. The little gal doing my hair was young, in her early 20s. We did the usual chit-chat stuff—what’s your name, yadda, yadda, yadda.
“So what are you hobbies?” I asked.
“Oh, current events,” she replied. Wowsers, I thought, maybe [...]
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Posted on August 23, 2008 by therealmotherlode
If want a sure and swift way to finish off life on planet earth as we know it, just pit the “ADD/ADHD is a real mental health affliction” crowd against the “ADD/ADHD is a fake diagnosis fabricated by a massive pharmaceutical conspiracy” crowd and watch the fun begin. (From a safe distance that is.)
ADD/ADHD’s reality…or [...]
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Posted on August 19, 2008 by therealmotherlode
My college career was stunning. I’ve attended five schools….and dropped out of four of them. I pulled off graduating from Practical Nursing school through sheer grit. Oh, not because I’m weak academically I just remember a defining moment in my education when I had a patient look at me with saucer eyes and exclaim, “You’re [...]
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