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“I know it sounds ridiculous,” she said softly, “but I worry about everything.”
A mom with tired eyes sat across from me, explaining why she refused to leave her child with anyone—even for a moment of respite.
Even God Wanted a Peaceful Home
My husband loves peace. When we first got married, I wondered what on earth was wrong with him. It was like he just refused to argue with me. I think it was partly my age (19) and partly my personality, but I actually enjoyed a bit of conflict here and there. If someone offend
There’s a certain kind of panic that rises in a parent’s chest when their child begins refusing school. It starts with small things—complaints about stomachaches, missed assignments, growing resistance to waking up—and before you know it, the morning routine has become a daily battle.
Dear Little Mama,
Stop looking for the final landing strip of this parenting journey—it doesn’t exist. I know you think it does. You see airplanes landing all around you… safely, smoothly, touching down on milestones and achievements you can only imagine.
That’s such an important (and painful) question. When a trauma-impacted child rejects a parent—whether through words, behaviors, or distance—it can cut deeply.
One of the most painful contradictions in our mental health and justice systems lies in the way we treat teenagers struggling with severe mental illness, including psychosis. On one hand, these young people are granted civil rights that allow them to refuse psychiatric medication—even when their judgment is deeply impa
