This is full blown grief, my friends; the inability to comprehend what’s being said and done in the moment.
Grieving the White House
Category: Social Justice
What if he wins?
Look, I know he lies. And he’s got a thing for dictators and Hitler, and maybe a little Putin puddin’ on the side (wink wink nudge nudge).
Man vs Bear: Lynn’s Version
Not surprisingly, many women chose the bear. Also not surprisingly, many men chimed in with their mansplainations about why women were wrong.
Doesn’t Mean He Wasn’t a Jerk…
"That same year, another officer pulled me over, on a back country road, for a burned out taillight and said he’d let you go if I gave him a blowjob."
Bridges
I was today years old when I learned my fear of driving over bridges has a name: gephyrophobia. * Because I live near the “City of Bridges,” gephyrophobia can be a problem since it’s hard to avoid one or more of the 446 bridges in Pittsburgh. (Although, technically, 445 because the Fern Hollow bridge collapsed … Continue reading Bridges
To See, Change, and Unlearn: Confronting My White Privilege
In therapy, I was taught that the key to effective communication is through “I” statements. They are meant to relate the speaker’s needs and/or feelings to the listener, as opposed “you” statements, which are usually accusatory, blaming, and contain negative attributions about the listener. Whites/people in positions of power have a long history of using … Continue reading To See, Change, and Unlearn: Confronting My White Privilege
Lynn Haraldson, Author and Writing Mentor 