Dear John: Boyfriend’s Sexy Talk A Total Turnoff

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A guy saying suggestive things in front of her son, a coworker who got mailed pot, and a couple on opposite ends of the political spectrum.

Beware the Angry Spinning Suns

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Two poems by Jack Varnell

“Present-day American culture gives a lot of voice to anger and outrage, all the while being afraid of it.”

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Our culture has a lot of knee-jerk anger, righteous angry, religious anger, and indignant anger. While anger has its place, it also can be very unproductive. Wellokaythen thinks it’s because of our news cycles and political culture which encourages people to be full of stubborn rage.

“What I found was the attitude that it’s okay for women to talk about feelings and cry for help, but men can’t.”

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This is a comment by Cy Young and Bonnie on the post “6 Ways to talk to Your Son About Male Violence and Healthy Masculinity”. What messages have you been bombarded with about violence as a man? Were you taught how to punch so you could defend yourself on the playground?

“Survivors will be angry for as long as is necessary. Telling them to forgive is pointless at best.”

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This is a comment by Mike on the post “Some Thoughts on Forgiveness”.

“Should I Be Friends with My Ex?”

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I still care about him. What should I do?

“I am also a formerly angry (and depressed) son of an angry father.”

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This is a comment by Jonathan and Daan van den Bergh on the post “Angry Like Dad”.

“Forgiveness is not a verb, but a place that one gradually arrives at after internal work.”

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This is a comment by Drew on the post “Why Forgiving Others Makes Life Better For You”.

How to Lose a Guy…Forever

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Raymond Bechard discusses the trend of current relationships and the top 15 reasons why they just won’t work out.

Re-Imagining Heaven

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Jack Varnell uses free verse to look at religion and the society that needs a God.