Problem Statement: Corporations have bought and paid for the United States House of Representatives and the Senate (with few exceptions). This means that legislation with *no benefit to human beings* is being voted on and made into law. This legislation benefits the corporations and not the American people.
The American…
I remember that gorgeous day when she was born like it was yesterday. I woke up in labor; I had been waiting for this overdue baby for awhile. She wasn’t really overdue, her due date was simply incorrect. That was back before instant sonograms were available. The due date was…
Let’s just say that the pandemic has transformed us in so many ways. We know this. Right now, we are more careful about our own health, perhaps more grateful for maintaining our own health.
As importantly, the world of work has changed so much. I hear a lot of complaining…
Have you been in situations where you are consistently ignored? You can be sure that those who are ignoring you have dismissed you. You have no importance to those who ignore you. They can’t be bothered with what you need. They actually cannot be bothered with you at all.
Make…
I get that working with an addicted loved one can be traumatizing and cause anger and pain.
What I don’t get is all of the anger pushed outward, to be pressed on others who are *at best* sideliners to the drama unfolding in the family.
It helps if you work…
All my life I’ve needed a rudder to go with my oars, and that rudder has always come in the form of words. Those words never had to be mine. I didn’t mind copying the great philosophers and writers. …
I Require that my disability is honored.
And yet, you get angry with me because I can’t.
Your able-bodied self can’t imagine being disabled.
You think I reject you when I say no to your plans.
Your plans are flawed, I can’t possibly stand, walk, sit or give that much.
…
And I sure know what I am talking about.
So, I am a mother, and I am old enough (62) that I don’t have a mother. Actually, it’s been 25 years since my mother passed. If that is also true for you, then trust me, I understand in ways that…
I’ve always been one of those people that defines my world as increments of life energy. My life energy is the most valuable thing I have to offer to anyone, be it my child, my husband or the Bank of America. …
Dedicated activist for economic equality. Baby Boomer. Wife, mother and blogger: Life According to Johanna, johannayorksr.com and themammablog.com
