My Grandma Deaton lived some four hours away when I was in college. At that time, I was not only a student at the University of Michigan, but I had long-prior been a full-time resident of Washtenaw County. Now that I stop and think about it, Grandma wasn’t all that keen on the fact that I lived here and she lived there. By the way, that’s exactly what I needed to do: Stop, and think about it. Furthermore, my perceptions notwithstanding, Grandma always thought that I was never truly “home” unless I was where she lived. She was demonstrably excited… Continue Reading…
August 31, 2009
“Divorce: Practical ways to cope with the anger, loneliness, guilt, fear of divorce,” is a 1993 publication of Int’l Lutheran Layman’s League, “Lutheran Hour Ministries.” Picking up on what I last wrote in this Blog, let’s take a look at something author Jean-Marc Daignault, Director, Care Associates, wrote for this free pamphlet. In a section titled “Emotion,” Ms Daignault relates a vignette about a woman named “Tricia” who harbors anger and resentment toward her former husband. “‘I think it’s because he’s so inconsiderate,’ she explained. ‘Yesterday, for example, was our youngest daughter’s birthday. She waited all day for her father… Continue Reading…
November 12, 2004
Thus goes the succinct wisdom of Tom Arnold, playing the role of secret agent “Gib” in the 1994 Schwarzenegger blockbuster, True Lies. [1] “Do you dance, Ms. Skinner?” [2] But the “in”-“sanity” that’s really moving me here came some 31 years earlier. The first chapter in Mr. Arnold’s autobiography is titled, “Daddy, Did You Ever Have a Real Mommy?” Riveting pages describe his parents’ divorce. He was four years old. [3] It’s not a story for the faint of heart. Then again, divorce stories never are. And don’t let your guard down if you make it through this first “gut-wrenching”… Continue Reading…